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When Vogue magazine released this issue about the lady, it blew the readers away. The picture taken for this issue shows Lady Gaga wearing entire This photo taken for the cover of Trace magazine is very innovative. It is a very out of the ordinary and really stands out from the crowd. outfit made of real meat, the creativity behind this photo works well with artist because Lady Gaga is known all around the world to be a person who pushes all the boundaries and has a flamboyant representation. The photo helps Vogue magazine to The photographer has used a close up shot on the cover, this puts a lot of emphasis on the lady in the picture. the close up of the image directly brings out that half of the lady’s head has been covered in some sort of white paste. This is a very creative piece of

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When Vogue magazine released this issue about the lady, it blew the readers away. The picture taken for this issue shows Lady Gaga wearing entire

This photo taken for the cover of Trace magazine is very innovative. It is a very out of the ordinary and really stands out from the crowd.

outfit made of real meat, the creativity behind this photo works well with artist because Lady Gaga is known all around the world to be a person who pushes all the boundaries and has a flamboyant representation. The photo helps Vogue magazine to stand out from its rivals and express a very bold statement.

The photographer has used a close up shot on the cover, this puts a lot of emphasis on the lady in the picture. the close up of the image directly brings out that half of the lady’s head has been covered in some sort of white paste. This is a very creative piece of photography and really knows how to catch an audiences eye.

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When Q magazine released issue it was there worst ever selling till date. Cheryl Cole is not the artist that the Q readers were particularly drawn to. Q is known for appealing to a much older audience than magazines such as NME.

Cheryl Cole is not your usual rock chick artist therefore she didn’t fit in with the way she was being represented in the picture. Q’s audience being older than a lot of other magazines meant that they would not be drawn to read this issue if they saw an artist who fits the genre of hip pop and younger people lie to see

The cover featuring Kings Of Leon however more fitted the readers of Q magazine. The photo used for the cover shows the band jumping through glass as if they were coming out the photo.

This relates to the slogan “Break Through” used on the issue. The photo brings a freshness to the band because they have had so much success and relates to what the band is really about. The photo and text used on the cover would definitely make readers want to buy the issue.

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Clash magazine are known for the simplistic covers and strong eye catching photography. This cover in particular is very bold and would catch anybody's eye.

The close photo uses a basic colure scheme of blue and white. The blue used is very bright and allows the white stand out against it. The cover is so simple yet it makes readers so intrigued by taken on the futuristic theme making people think what could be inside.

This picture of singer Beyoncé on the cover Billboard is very stylish and comes across as quite fashionable. The picture uses very simple and natural colures that when all put together they compliment all aspects of the photo.

Also her hair is done in a way that the surrounding headline and straplines on the covers are framing her face. The range of font used on the cover is playful and breaks up the different features it also makes it easier for the readers.