This type of book cover is made for a biography so the picture has to relate to the person who the biography is about. This book is about the 17 years Steve Peat has been racing downhill mountain biking. This book is made up of photographs from the years Steve has been racing and it gives the reader an insight to what it was like building up to be world champion. The photography has been done by Victor Lucas who specializes in mountain bike photography. This cover is good as it draws the audience in and makes them more interested in the book.

 

 

This is another biography about the late Cliff Burton from the heavy metal band Metallica who died in a bus crash whilst on the damage Inc. tour. The cover is a classic picture of Cliff that most Metallica fans can relate to so this is a good picture to have on the cover to sell the book. The book is about the life and death of Cliff Burton from his early days in trauma to writing masterpieces like ‘Orion’ and ‘The call of Ktulu’. This book is a must have for any Metallica fan and anyone interested in music in general as Cliff was a great musician.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jim Higgins

Jim Higgins is a photographer for the company Higgins and Ross which was formed by Jim Higgins and Joan Ross who have been in the image creating business for 30 years. They specialize in cover art as they have had their images printed on more than 30 books from completely different genres.

The two covers here are covers that Higgins and Ross produced for these books. They are heavily photo shopped but many of their photos are as this is their unique style. The cover for ‘put a spell on you’ relates to the title as you would think that the cover is to do with magic and spells.