Comparing Two Magazine Front Covers Photography

Comparing Photography

 

These two magazines are vastly different. For starters they're both a different genre of magazine; therefore they're aiming for a different target audience. Not only that but the way they go about their photography is in a similar way as they both use the same photography techniques, but in different ways as they're trying to make different things stand out. 

For example, in the 'Vanity Fair' cover Lady GaGa is placed within the rule of thirds grid, but she's more to the right making it so she isn't positioned in the centre of the grid she’s been placed to the side, and is equally on either side of the right line of the gird, this is so that the intersection of the grid is over her hand. The thing that my eye is instantly drawn to when looking at this picture is the ring on Lady GaGa's hand, this may be partially because her hand is in the intersection of the grid, as well as being a bright colour and therefore standing out due to her black outfit. 

Whereas on the 'The Source's' cover the main image is placed directly in the centre of the rule of thirds gird, with the majority of his face being smack bang in the centre, showing the expression on his face, the gun is also a main focus point of the image. This is shown for the fact that when I first looked at this cover, my eyes were instantly drawn to the gun that the guy has placed to the underside of his chin. Then my attention was drawn to the guy’s facial expression, giving me a brief idea of what the image is about and how it links to the main article of the cover.