Album cover analysis- Lady Gaga

This is the debut album by pop artist Lady Gaga called ‘The Fame.’ The album has a clear close up shot of the artist; Lady Gaga, this is done in order for consumers to understand that this is her album. In the image Gaga is wearing glasses to hide her eyes which people do in order for them to hide their identity. Gaga’s style is very unique and peculiar; the glasses she wears in the shot are also not normal everyday glasses as they have one eye covered. This gives a brief idea of what is to be expected from the album and also for future albums to come. She herself has hidden her identity and we can expect more of this in her future material. The name of the album is written in the corner of the glasses whilst ‘LADY GAGA’ is the main text on the image, the possible reason for this would be that as her face is mostly covered some consumers may not notice that this is her album, given the fact that it is her first also. The name is therefore emphasised in order for it to be more noticeable to the consumers. The use of also dark colours and blonde hair contrast and make the image stand out, as we know Lady Gaga takes her appearance to extreme levels although she has kept it simple for her first album.