My favorite cover

The New York Times Magazine, August 26, 2012: "Deuce"

This is a formal portrait of Venus and Serena Williams. They are sisters that play tennis, and both are really good. What is being communicated is that they are both athletic because of what they are wearing. They have on sports bras and skirts and shorts. Also they are holding hands which means that they are together or a team. Which they are ranked high as a doubles team in tennis. It is a formal portrait because their faces are serious and they are posing in a serious pose. I'm guessing that they played against each other, because of the title "duece". Which means tie. The lighting is interesting because you can't really tell. They are photo shopped onto a white white background so we can't really tell the lighting, however, they have shadows and a small glare off of their skin. which would be the exposure. The way that they are photo-shopped onto the white background makes them two stand out better, drawing more focus to how serious the matter is.