Subtlechangesintheclient’sbodylanguagearepowerful
visualcuesthatthephotographershoulduseasa toolto
conducttheirwaythroughasuccessfulportraitshoot.We
all know a little about positive (or open) and negative
(closed)bodylanguage.Assoonasapersonleanstowards
you,youcantakethatasacuethattheyareengagedand
interestedinwhat isbeingsaid.Ifthesubjectisleaning
backwardstheyaregivingtheimpressionofaloofnessand
a closed nature.
Usingallofthesecluesthephotographercanreadandreact
to their clients in a more understanding and empathetic
way, remembering that it takes communication and
collaboration betweentheclientand thephotographerto
create the mostsuccessfulimages.