Clever Guy Uses Forced Perspective to Create Funny Interactions With Tiny Superhero Toys

Forced Perspective Photography by Wire Hon

Anything is possible through photography. While we’ve often admired the incredible photo manipulations created in programs like Photoshop, editing on the computer isn’t the only way to produce fantastical images. Using tricks like forced perspective can make things magically change in scale, transforming them into seemingly much larger or smaller versions of themselves. Wire Hon shows just how effective this technique can be with his forced perspective photography of action figures.

Hon, a Malaysian toy collector, has cast various DC and Marvel superheroes to appear in his portraits. The Hulk, Batman, Superman, Deadpool, and Black Widow are made to look as tall has Hon and his family. Because the toys are seemingly the same size, Hon treats them like regular people. They are expected to help out with household chores like cleaning the back porch and using their superhuman strength to move a mattress. Though the superheroes often begrudgingly perform these tasks, they’re one big happy family and pose for a group photo. Considering that these are just toys, their size makes the images believable—and are a testament to Hon and his skill at using forced perspective.

It might seem like Hon uses special equipment to achieve these amusing photos, but the process is much more low-tech than that. He simply uses his smartphone and strategically angles it to create the illusion. Be sure to follow along with more of Hon and his superhero antics on Instagram.

Using forced perspective photography, Wire Hon makes action figure toys look much larger than they actually are.

Forced Perspective Photography by Wire Hon

Here's how he sets up a shot…

Forced Perspective Photography by Wire Hon

… and here's how it looks.

Forced Perspective Photography by Wire Hon

The amusing images feature the superheroes performing tasks around the house…

Forced Perspective Photography by Wire Hon

Forced Perspective Photography by Wire Hon

Forced Perspective Photography by Wire Hon

Forced Perspective Photography by Wire Hon

Forced Perspective Photography by Wire Hon

Play fighting…

Forced Perspective Photography by Wire Hon

And having petty arguments.

Forced Perspective Photography by Wire Hon

Forced Perspective Photography by Wire Hon

But when it comes down to it, they all get along.

Forced Perspective Photography by Wire Hon

Wire Hon: Instagram | Facebook

My Modern Met granted permission to use photos by Wire Hon. 

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Sara Barnes

Sara Barnes is a Staff Editor at My Modern Met, Manager of My Modern Met Store, and co-host of the My Modern Met Top Artist Podcast. As an illustrator and writer living in Seattle, she chronicles illustration, embroidery, and beyond through her blog Brown Paper Bag and Instagram @brwnpaperbag. She wrote a book about embroidery artist Sarah K. Benning titled 'Embroidered Life' that was published by Chronicle Books in 2019. Sara is a graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art. She earned her BFA in Illustration in 2008 and MFA in Illustration Practice in 2013.
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