5 main rules to take a front cover image
1. No cluttered backgrounds.
2. Make sure you focus on the lead singer if it is a band shot so the audience KNOW who they are.2.If it is a single artist make sure it is a medium shot - close up- 3/4 image may be good, not centered.
3. Leave room for a masthead (oh, and don't cut heads off!)
4. No high angle shots - they make bad cover images! Fine foe double page spreads but really poor on covers.
5. Animate your band - make sure they look at the camera