The successful magazine cover is a combination of artistic and commercial aims. The great photographer Annie Liebovitz says her magazine cover work, therefore, is much different than the work she does inside a magazine. A work of art and an advertisement, a cover will be displayed on a rack next to a variety of images you can’t predict, with the aim of capturing a potential reader’s interest in a split second. Not only that, a cover really teaches you how photography is not a one-to-one representation of reality. A person’s facial expression, for example, can end up conveying a mood they never intended. The attention to detail required for this medium means that a shoot usually lasts an entire day. It’s so hard to get all the elements just right and arrive at something eye-catching. Our design team enjoyed working with Sara and the results show it.
title: “Glimpse On The Cover” ShowToc: true date: “2023-01-15” author: “Katherine Brueckman”
Oh reflects that confidence and ease we wanted to showcase, but she also illustrates the real diversity of our readership: people from all walks of life taking time for what matters. And her celebrity status? It all goes to show the commonality of the practice—that politicians, police officers, and many others are being mindful. In more ways. And in more places. In our Q&A with Oh, she talks about how being present is the actor’s job, and how meditation and acting live in the same space—both having to do with cultivating a deeper relationship with one’s thoughts, feelings, and body. —James Gimian, Publisher & Jessica von Handorf, Art Director For more than just this Glimpse:
See the full table of contents for Mindful‘s April 2014 issue.
