5 Rules for taking a good cover photograph

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.
If it's a single artist make sure its a medium close up shot.
3. A 3/4 image may be good not centered.
Leave room for a masthead (and don't cut off heads).
4. No high angle shots- they make bad cover images. Fine for double page spread, poor for covers.
5. Animate your band- make sure they look at the camera.