Body Language

The body language of each person is one of the key elements of the photographs because I believe that you can learn and read so much about a person by the way that they pose when confronted with a camera. I will now share my thoughts on the body language of each of my favourite photographs.

The body language of the above man is quite stiff, this suggests to me that he is uneasy with getting his photograph taken but from the drawing you would think that he would be quite relaxed about this because he see's himself as an action figure. His eyes also give away his vexed look, you can see some fear in his eyes, from getting his photograph taken. 

From the above photograph, I take it that this man is quite confident because unlike the previous photograph his stance is quite open. His tensed arm shows that he sees himself as a dominant person and this is backed up by his dress sense. His drawing also says something about him as a person, he is a confident person who sees himself as a comic book hero. 

The above man says to me that he is neutral, he is not scared about having his photograph taken and he is not over confident about it. There may also be a message in the fact that he has only chosen to draw his head and not his full body.

This photograph looks to me that the man is fairly uneasy about his photograph being taken and from what I can remember when we talked to him, this photograph shows this. He was willing to help us but slightingly uneasy at the same time.

This man was another confident person, with a open stance he looks like he is comfortable getting his photograph taken.

Each viewer may read each image differently.

Ben Stokes