Photographs for 'Whistling Dawg'

After looking at many music magazine front covers, I have decided I am rather fond of this particular front cover of NME as the main picture is only of the music artists head. To me, this looks effective and stands out among other magazines that may show the artists full body for example.
I think it would be a good idea for my 'Whistling Dawg' magazine to have a similar sort of style. Good plan stan.

Here is a plan on what I would love my Whistling Dawg front cover to look like: