Research in Music Magazine Covers.

            Rolling Stones magazine ‘Taylor Swift’ cover

           

• The purpose is to attract readers that enjoy Taylor Swift’s music.
• Her lightly applied makeup and natural wavy hair support the subtitle under her name: ‘Secrets of a good girl’, as it protests her innocence. 
• As she is holding a guitar and her hair looks slightly as if its blowing in the wind, it emphasis’ the style of music Taylor Swift sings, which is country. 
• The camera is at eye line level, and with her giving direct eye contact to the camera, it makes you look directly at her face. 
• The colours used are brown and grey shades, which again supports the style of music she sings, as they are very outdoor colours. 
• Even though she is shown as innocent, she is also showing a very lustful gaze. 
• Lighting - seems to be as if there is a spotlight shown, focusing on the centre of her face, as you can see slight shadows around her cheeks. 
• As it states ‘secrets of a good girl’ this lures the audience in to reading the rest of the magazine, wanting to know more. 
• Little flesh is shown, again keeping her ‘good girl’ image.