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#1 Rolling Stone (January 22, 1981)Rolling Stone’s cover of John Lennon and Yoko Ono was named the top magazine cover to appear since 1965. The image was photographed by renowned celebrity portraitist Annie Leibovitz mere hours before Lennon was shot on December 8, 1980. The photo was eventually used on the cover of Rolling Stone’s tribute issue to Lennon on January 22, 1981

i love this photograph i think that there is so much love conveyed between john and Yoko Ono. just the way that he is holding her shows how much he cares for her. and in a way how he cares for people and other things in general. the lighting is kind of dim and it looks a little dingy, which makes the two look a little earthy which he was. so much about him and Yoko Ono was conveyed in just this one photograph. i feel like I'm getting to know him and her just by looking at this photo. that's why i chose it as my favorite!

Cover History

Cover types

1. Early Magazine Covers

2. The Poster Cover

3. Pictures Married to Type

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1. early magazine covers resembled the covers of books. the rarely had large pictures or cover lines.often all they had on the cover was the title and the books author and publisher. (just like a book would.) it also had something to do with the fact that photography was at its best in that day.they later began to use drawing on the cover. often they had to be interpreted. like the fountain picture on the cover of mother magazine in 1844. most back then were bible readers and were used to interpreting things. such as the deep interpretation need for the water fountain picture. 2. as time went on the poster covers began to become the norm. although many of the pictures didn't even have anything to do with the articles presented inside, they were a big hit. they also used painting instead of photographs though good photography was available at this time.this is where the photography behind today's magazines started. they had few cover lines. if any. most were tiny and over shadowed by the picture. this type of cover was generally used to attract higher class readers. like the rolling stone issue of 2001. all that was on the cover was the title rolling stone and a picture of George Harrison. they assumed that the readers would know that the article was a tribute to the recently deceased former Beatle member.3. this layout where the photos appear to be married to the text show just how interact the design of a magazine is. the text and the picture look as if they were made for each other. the model in the photo is set in just the perfect way for text.and the text is made for the picture. they equally compliment each other just like a married couple should.4. this next type of magazine cover layout is what we see today a large picture surrounded by text.the pictures today often are covered completely by the cover lines.

i like this photo because i like how simple it is. i think that it wouldn't be that hard to imitate her style. i think if i can just get a good enough idea of what i want to shoot then i should be okay.