research ito artists

I decided that I would look into what type of at artists I would have on my front cover. Although we have to create our own artist/band I think it would be helpful to look at some artists to see how how the present themselves to give me some ideas. Also as we have to use original photography I looked at poses they do to give me some inspiration.
Rihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fent  (born February 20, 1988), known as rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist. Rihanna's work has earned her numerous awards and accolades, including five American Music Awards, eighteen Billboard Music Awards, two BRIT Awards and five Grammy Awards. She is a world famous artist who songs are a mix of R&B, pop, reggae, hip hop and dance. She often dominates the UK charts having had 7 UK number ones, and with 'Umbrella' she lasted 10 weeks at number one.
Rihanna is known for reinventing her style and image with every album, changing her personal appearance with several different hairstyles.She stated that when selecting her personal wardrobe, she takes risks with fashion and that she looks "for the most interesting silhouette or something that's a little off."Her appearance has landed her on Maxim's Hot 100 list and on FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World" the last six years, with her highest position being at number 6 on Maxim and at number 3 on FHM. So it is clear that Rihanna is not only famous because of her songs, her image plays a huge part and if I were to have her on my front cover I would have to make sure I represented her in way which is pleasing to the eye.                   



I like this image of Rihanna as i feel Glamour have presented her as being sexy yet glamorous which is how Rihanna trys to present herself as. The topless back makes her look sexy but is not too revealing and her hair and make up make her appear more glamorous as they are not over done. Rihanna has direct eye contact with the reader which helps her connect to them, I also like her pose as it allows her to maintain eye contact yet still show of her sexy side.

Bruno Mars
Peter Gene Hernandez (born October 8, 1985), better known by his stage name Bruno Mars, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer.  Bruno Mars won Best International Male Solo Artist at the 2012 BRIT Awards,sold 6 million albums, 40 million singles worldwide and has had 4 UK number ones. His music is noted for displaying a wide variety of styles and influences, and contains elements of many musical genres, although the most popular are pop, R&B and soul.
Bruno Mars is known for his quirky image and is know for his collection of hats. However he is not an artists that is seen in numerous headlines for his personal life as he is more focused on his music. If I were to interview Bruno Mars I would have to keep it based on his music and not his personal life unlike other artists which are quite open.

I like this image of Bruno Mars and think it would make a good cover image for a few different reasons. He is using direct eye contact which is a convention of a front cover image. Also his outfit is quite plain but also fresh and fashionable which reflects his personality as he likes to keep himself to him self but also has a cool, quirky side, its important that the magazine portrays an artists image right. In this picture he is also wearing a hat which is his signature look, so this adds to portraying his public image.