Is this a real photo of Ann Romney or has it been photoshopped?

[snagglepuss]

Nothing wrong with wrinkled skin but this she looks so much older here than in other photos. What gives?

[cthulu2016]

1. That's what happens when something is NOT photoshopped

[treestar]

2. Unflattering

A FB friend posted a flattering pic of her, the best one I've seen - I was going to say it wasn't her, but decided to avoid politics on FB.

She is over 60, isn't she? Is she much younger than her mitwit spouse?

[avebury]

11. She is 63, MittTwit is 65. nt

[flamingdem]

3. Lighting will do that to you

Especially light from the side, it emphasizes wrinkles. The chicken skin is due to her skin type, dry, and time spent in the sun. I don't know her age but she looks great really, except for her neck. That's usually hereditary.

[flamingdem]

4. Oh, and I forgot - she's certainly had a lift plus botox

That's the other reason that the neck looks so much worse, physicians haven't really come up with a "neck lift"

[snagglepuss]

21. So botox is why her forehead is so smooth.

I grant she has great hair but the discrpency between the deeply damaged skin and the treated skin looks odd.

[Iris]

13. She's also been very ill for half her adult life.

She has MS. That's hard on the body.

[OldDem2012]

30. Ha!! I thought you said LIGHTNING!! LOL!! nt.

[flamingdem]

31. Let's not forge FIRE and Brimstone LOL nt

[TheCowsCameHome]

5. She looks angry.

That can do it.

[hifiguy]

10. One of the help dropped her canapes, poor thing.

Off with their heads!!

[PD Turk]

6. It's been photoshopped

Somebody airbrushed out the fangs.

[GoneOffShore]

35. Thank you for the new keyboard. n/t

[hogwyld]

7. i think she' 62 or 63 years old

So she's earned a few wrinkles here and there. She's still an evil, batshit crazy, entitled, throne seeking bitch though.

[oldtime dfl_er]

8. who cares

about wrinkles and imperfect skin? she isn't 22 and we shouldn't judge her by her appearance.

we can, however, judge her by that nasty snarl on her face.

[buckyblue]

17. Agreed.

I know- women are supposed to look fuckable until the casket is closed. (sarcasmo)

I thought we were the content of character type people...not the oh look at the 'old' lady type?

[loves_dulcinea]

47. +1 n/t

[11 Bravo]

9. Airbrushed. She's nowhere NEAR that attractive!

[RebelOne]

12. Her neck looks as bad as mine

and I am 73 and have never had plastic surgery.

[MineralMan]

14. Why would it matter? She's 63. She has some wrinkles.

Rather than look just skin-deep, check out her ideas and character. Those are way uglier than a few wrinkles.

Focusing on appearances is a poor excuse for not thinking.

[snagglepuss]

37. Did you read the post? I clearly stated that there is nothing wrong with wrinkled skin.

The discrepancy between this photo and her speaking at the RNC convention is jaw dropping. Mormons aren't allowed to have plastic surgery so the question as to which image is real is justified.

[MineralMan]

49. Of course I read the post.

It was about her wrinkles. There are substantive issues to discuss about. Your post was about her appearance.

[snagglepuss]

50. My post asked a question as to whether a photo of her was photoshopped.

[enough]

15. She was born in 1949. She looks good for a person over 60.

This just happens to be an unusually candid shot.

[BigDemVoter]

26. She ought to look good.

She's rich as hell, and I'm certain she's had the best cosmetic surgery $$ can buy. Poor thing.

[OkieGranny]

16. Is that Bill Clinton behind her?

Maybe that's why she's snarling.

[JaneyVee]

18. No, but apparently her old Twitter pic was:

[flamingdem]

23. It's amazing what retouching can accomplish! n/t

[dynasaw]

19. It's Not the Aging

Wrinkles and aging don't matter. I've known lovely people with wrinkles, bags etc. It's the expression that betrays a mean personality, and that's ugly. I am a great believer in that you can't really be beautify outside if you are not beautiful inside.

[Major Nikon]

36. Here's a picture I took of a woman I thought was beautiful

If someone has the idea that beauty can only be associated with youth and/or youthful appearance, I suggest they are missing out on quite a bit that this world has to offer.

[hifiguy]

40. That angry snarl tells you all you need to know.

It must be hard for the upper crust to get good help these days.

[panader0]

20. Is that Al Gore in the background?

kidding....

[Hell Hath No Fury]

22. Botox in the forehead and for frown lines --

Sun damage, low collagen from menopause -- looks right for a woman of her age and lifestyle.

[mstinamotorcity2]

24. Please!!!!!!

Not before I've had my dinner

[BigDemVoter]

25. Reminds me of my Chihuahua, Cookie, when she's PISSED!!!!!

BUT. . . Big difference-- Cookie is cute even when she's angry, whereas Anne Romney. . . oh never mind, I better not go there!

[WilliamPitt]

27. This thread sucks.

[Grammy23]

28. It's easy to increase the saturation in a picture and make it redder and darker.

It looks a little bit like this was done to this photo, thus making her skin have a harsher tone and the wrinkles more apparent. Looks like there are freckles on her forehead, too. Or age spots. With make-up those things would be minimized but with the increased saturation would still be visible.

For her age, she looks OK, especially for a woman who has probably spent some time in the sun on their boats and other outdoor equipment. She and I are close to the same age and back when we were teens, we used things like Coppertone Suntan Lotion. It had an SPF factor of about 4 (not kidding). So, like me, she probably had some fairly significant sunburns and is paying for that now. We didn't know nearly as much about the effects of sun on the skin as we do now.

As for her expression, if you snap pictures of anyone talking, you can get some pretty odd pictures since you freeze the mouth in mid-sentence. Some of the pictures of Chris Christie at the Convention during his speech were horrible and it was because of the emphatic way he was speaking and the photos stopped the movement in mid-snarl. Had he known in just a few short months he was going to be the President's BFF, he might not have been so harsh.

[flamingdem]

32. Truly, a little move on a Photoshop slider and everything icky can be emphasized

I've been doing retouching lately and it's amazing how much you can improve or wreck someone's looks

[snagglepuss]

42. Thanks for your informed reply. The image of Romney I had was from the RNC

convention. Can saturation alone make such a dramatic change?

[PATXgirl]

52. Professionally applied, air-brush makeup and pro lighting...

...a girl's best friend when photoshop or surgery is not an option.

[HipChick]

29. She is not a true blonde...

[magical thyme]

33. I can't get past the angry snarl on her face

and to me, that's all that matters.

Women have a right to age, and frankly they age more gracefully if they stop trying to look 20 by dressing like, say, biker chic.

[LadyHawkAZ]

34. It's the nasty expression on her face

Everything else looks normal. She's also not wearing makeup so her skin tone looks different from a lot of her official wife-of-the-candidate appearance photos.

[LiberalFighter]

38. It is what you get with digital cameras. More detail.

[Stinky The Clown]

39. THe expression of sneering hate is far more the issue than her skin

Geeze . . . . she's 63. Why are you concerned about her looks?

[Major Nikon]

41. Someone may have played around with contrast to make her wrinkles appear more pronounced

She appears to be in the shade with the light coming from behind her. As such I would not expect her wrinkles to be so clearly defined. However the highlights in her eyes seem to indicate that the light on her face is coming from below which is generally unflattering. For example, they use a lot of bottom lighting in the show Dexter to make him appear more frightening.

If I were to guess, I'd say it appears as if some manipulation to contrast was done in post processing. The vast majority of digital photos are post processed in one way or another, even if the image comes straight out of the camera.

[snagglepuss]

43. I was wondering whether someone added the wrinkes around her mouth.

The difference between this image and her image at the RNC convention is staggering.

[Major Nikon]

44. A good make-up artist can do this

People who are made up for the camera often appear to have way too much make-up on if you see them in person. You can get away with a lot more if the person is to be seen from a distance.

[Whisp]

45. it's probably real. She is not a young woman.

I think when we see her on interviews and tv the lighting and makeup and all that goop makes her look a lot younger.

Her wrinkles don't bother me at all - but her stone cold heart does.

[jmowreader]

46. I think it's real

The photo is largely backlit, and digital cameras don't do well under those conditions. Plus the pure evil and hatred is coming through; did someone tell her what her husband is?

[HopeHoops]

48. Unfortunately, that appears to be entirely real. Botox isn't helping either.

[gollygee]

51. It's just unflattering lighting

Women don't look 20 forever, and that's OK.