The cult of Celebrities

Taylor Swift is an American country-pop singer-songwriter and actress. She has been described as "one of the most pragmatic adults more in touch with her inner life than most adults". Her debut single was released in 2006 which went platinum several times. In November 2008 Swift released her second album which topped the billboard 200 in 11 non-consecutive weeks.

For my magazine cover i will be creating a young celeb singer in the style of Taylor Swift that will be photographed on my front cover in an elegant and appealing way. I am using Taylor as an inspiration as she is looked up to as a celeb by younger people, and is defiantly a good role model. I feel if Taylor was on the front of a magazine, young people would be interested in the magazine and want to buy it.

Looking at other celebs with the similar genre to Taylor Swift, I have looked at their fashion, expression/body language and how they look in photo's in order to get an idea for my front cover shot.


Miley Cyrus

Miley is always well presented and respectful. Her fashion is fairly simple, although her Hannah Montana look is a lot more eccentric with glitter and gewls. Miley has a good reputation and is idolised by many young girls.


The Saturdays


The Saturdays are an all girl pop band that also have a good reputation and are recognised as good role models to the public. They are always photographed elegantly and appeal to a wide range of people.


Demi Lovato


Demi Lovato is also a pop singer that is well known for her good reputation and good looking appearance. Her fashion is always appropriate, and her body language and facial expressions are always positive. This could be seen as a connotation for Pop music, its happy, positive and has a good reputation.

By looking closely at how the 3 examples are photographed and presented above, I will be using the following features for my model artist and photo shot:

• Natural/simple make-up
• Simple hair style
• Feminine clothes that aren't in any way revealing or provocative
• A gentle pose e.g. sitting down, standing up or just lying down
• A background that doesn't take the eye off the model artist
• Simple colours that aren't too bright