A while back I had Grammy Award Winner, Sir Mix-A-lot on chasejarvisLIVE. The guy is smart – dropped some pretty serious knowledge on the show [here’s the re-watch if you missed it].
At the end of the show, I shot the cover for his upcoming album, live, online. Here are the results.
The lead one that shows his face is my fav, but there’s plenty of debate, because the other shot is tough and mysterious. I’ll resist the temptation to make any real case for one or the other, and I’ll let this is a straight up survey – which photo do you like better A (top) or B (bottom)? (please answer in the post, not via other social channels so we don’t have to chase your feedback – thx!)
Here is photo A:
Here is photo B:
Thanks for your input.
||And if you missed it: Here’s the chasejarvisLIVE episode with Mix||
Looking at this from the marketing standpoint for what would sell and capture the artist on the cover of his album / promo / web / social media / act. The clear choice is A because you can see his face. Its proven that a face draws the viewer in longer. I believe that as a photo the B photo is pretty great and would be a fitting insert (for those who still buy CD’s or Vinyl) or for supplemental art on a website.
Let me know if this is what you were going for.
Cheers!
Justin
B for an album cover
Woman’s “Light & Style”: A
Man’s Light: A
Man’s Style : B
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Final: A
B is way too busy around his face. I can’t even tell what all that business is. A is much more clean. A is the clear winner.
Like Sir Mix-A-lot best in “A” but not the bikini model – she looks skanky and cheap. If you could composite the bikini model in “B” into the “A” image, that’d get my vote.