to me this first cover is great. It's simple, not a lot's going on, its clean cut and straight to the point. I think the covers with a lot of colors and a lot going on are hard to focus on and understand. Another thing i like about this picture is the reflection, you can se the picture being taken along with what the person being photographed sees.
The second one i hate, Its seems like its trying too hard, like someone said "this need to be symmetrical" so the person put two candles and a weird looking piece of food that you can't even tell is a cake. If this cover is about holiday dieting, why would they put something as stupid and simple as this. I almost feel like in this case less is bad, if they had added a few more dishes and moved these candles i would be a lot better looking.
