Analysing Beyonce Magazine- front cover

• close up of the artists face 
• very natural colours and natural light 
• the artists head fills the majority of the photo- which makes her the only focus 
• there is no other images on the front cover- so the reader is not distracted from the artist
• makeup- natural colours, flawless skin, very natural copper/brown eye shadow
• Beyonce's name is in a bold and white font that contrasts with her golden hair 
• the artist has shiny red nails that stand out and that also makes what shes doing stand out
• her red nails and the artist  biting the wood brings the attention to her mouth
• the title of the magazine "billboard" which is in big bold writing- it also has three colours in the circles that stand out and that appeal to different people- the colours are red, yellow, blue and green
• the title of the magazine is effective because its a hit pop/modern music magazine 
• has information about whats in the magazine and the artist down the side in white bold and contrasting writing

For this magazine billboard was has done it really well because they are a hit pop/modern charts music magazine so they have picked the perfect person for there magazine, the queen of pop Beyonce. Who is loved and adored by millions from all different genders and ages. This helps make this particular magazine really special because Beyonce is such a hit artist and she + the magazine (billboard) will make this issue such a hit. The main photo is of Beyonce and its a close up of her. This picture works really good for the magazine because this makes her the focus of this issue with her big sun-kissed lions mane covering the majority of the photo. The artists makeup is fairly natural with a copper/brown eye shadow which will read the reader into her eyes. Because she is looking at the reader it make it a lot more personal and it will draw the reader in. The title of the magazine is very effective (billboard) its big, bold and draws the reader in because of the four different colours in the name. The name "billboard" stands out and is very effective because a billboard is somewhere that you would get information from and this magazine is just like a billboard because its giving information and stuff that's going on with the artist, in this case Beyonce.