Front Cover Research 1 - Q Ed Sheeran

Main Image:

• Ed Sheeran, suggests the main article is about him as he dominates the cover.
• Although he is male, there is quite a soft feminine feel due to his body language, this is possibly the target audience. 
• Facial expression is gentle, innocent and welcoming, implies he is looking up at his dreams and aspirations which are coming true. 
• Ginger hair is a pull factor to Ed Sheeran fans.
• Guitar represents the acoustic genre.

The main image of the artist conveys the genre of music of the magazine, which suggests it is mainstream with an acoustic feel. The sense of acoustic is created through the guitar in the image and the calm colours used such as blue. The relaxed body language links with the genre of music from this magazine as it represents how the reader feels when they listen to this music. The centre positioning of the image ensures the reader is drawn to the artist There is only one picture of the front of this magazine, and it is not crowded like other pop magazines. This attracts the target audience as it shows that the magazine is for a more mature target audience.
For my magazine, I want to convey a similar image as this (similar body language and a guitar) because I am looking in to the quality music genre, with an acoustic theme. However, I will use a female model and perhaps have them looking directly in to the camera to draw the reader in.