BTI #364: Why Shooting Magazine Covers Sucks

The topic of today’s show is magazine covers. I shot two new magazine covers this past weekend. And I don’t want to talk about my 600 magazine covers I shot in my career or how great they are (wink). Today, I want to talk about why shooting magazine covers absolutely sucks.

Let’s dive into the anatomy of magazine covers.

“Unless you own the magazine, you’re not in control.”

IN THIS EPISODE

• What makes a good magazine cover photo?
• Why shooting a magazine cover kinda sucks.
• The cover photo you want versus the cover photo that’s chosen.
• Bad cropping and bad editing.
• Where you’ll see the best version of your cover photo.
• Cut lines; have I seen that one before?
• Safe but not boring.
• Why cover photoshoots are also amazing and life changing.

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