Shut Your Stupid Face

Here's a run-down of the many types of photograph poses generally seen today, all of which I find hilarious and annoying in equal measure.

i. Duck-face - where the subject puckers their lips in a way meant to make themselves more attractive, but usually ends up achieving the complete opposite.

ii. Self-taken - where you can clearly tell the picture was taken by the subject itself.

iii. Head-tilt - where the subject in question has problems looking directly at the camera, and/or has difficulty keeping their heads up straight.

iv. Peace-sign - where the subject flashes the peace sign for no obvious reason.

When these poses are mixed together, 15 sub-sections emerge. It's like Dante's Seven Stages of Hell, but each one is much, much worse than the previous.


They are :


1. Duck-face









2. Self-taken







3. Head-tilt







4. Peace-sign







5. Self-taken + Head-tilt







6. Self-taken + Peace-sign







7. Head-tilt + Peace-sign





8. Self-taken + Head-tilt + Peace-sign





9. Duck-face + Self-taken







10. Duck-face + Head-tilt







11. Duck-face + Peace-sign







12. Duck-face + Self-taken + Head-tilt









13. Duck-face + Self-taken + Peace-sign





14. Duck-face + Head-tilt + Peace-sign





15. Duck-face + Self-taken + Head-tilt + Peace-sign







The advent of digital photography and the availability of cheap digital cameras has, I think it's safe to say, ruined the art of posing for photographs.

Then again, maybe not.