Empire Magazine’s May 2009 cover features sexy Megan Fox with an Autobot tattoo. Hold the phone; we’re used to magazines photoshopping bodies to perfection, but upon closer examination, it appears that ‘Empire’ used a recycled photo of Fox and the tat was photoshopped.
The cover photo of the ‘Transformers 2’ star, Megan Fox, nude from the waist up and covering her breasts with her arms, was taken from T List Magazine. Maybe Empire Magazine, feeling the credit crunch, decided using an older picture of Megan Fox was cheaper than paying for a new one? Who knows.
Regardless of Empire Magazine's reason for using a duplicate photo of Megan Fox on their May 2009 cover, they aren’t the first magazine to reuse photos, as you’ll note from the gallery below.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Sustainable Cover Photos
- Magazine industry can experiment with using recycled photos for cover photos.
- Photo Editing Tools
- Magazine industry can use photo editing tools to modify recycled photos of celebrities for new publications.
- Reusing Photos
- Magazine industry can adopt the practice of reusing photos of celebrities to save production costs.
Where This Applies
- Printing and Publishing
- Printing and publishing industry can adapt to using recycled photos of celebrities for cover photos to reduce cost.
- Photography
- Photography industry can take advantage of the demand for new, innovative photos of celebrities to provide tailor-made shots for magazines.
- Entertainment
- Entertainment industry can explore alternative media for promoting movies or celebrities, such as social media or virtual events.
