Photographers like their subjects to be doing something, though, even if it's only shaking hands or waving.
Is it against Catholic laws or something fro cardinals and popes to ever be seen with their arms straight down at their sides?
The majority of people I know, pray with their hands clasped. The press photographers tend to prefer that pose.
Photographers like their subjects to be doing something, though, even if it's only shaking hands or waving.
Why do you ask this question?
Have you information about the “Orans” position?