Contents Page Image Choices

I chose between the image on the left and the image on the right to have for my contents page and I decided to go with the image on the left. I felt as though the image on the right was too light and didn't seem right for the contents page. I wanted the makeup to be a prominent part of her face on the contents page and that couldn't be seen well with that image. It didn't seem engaging to readers and the positioning of the image took up too much space on the page so I barely had enough room to write down all the features for my magazine. The image on the left is a medium close up so it allows readers to see her face and her clothes more clearer. She looks more engaging in the image on the left so that attracts more readers than what the image on the right would've done. I asked people from my target audience which image would look better and all of them said the left hand image as her face was clearer and the jewelry stood out more.