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It is silly to claim the eyes were changed the whole photo was brightened slightly it is just that it is more obvious on the lightest part (eye whites). Yes is makes the eyes more pronounced but it brightens her face and hair which is to her benifit. Remember it is not a professional studio portrait where lighting can be controlled.

No. I do this stuff for a living; they deliberately went in and selectively boosted the whites of the eyes. It's so ham-handed and obvious it's laughable.

All newspaper photos are color adjusted for reproduction, but it's taboo to alter the "reality" of the shot in a selective manner... say, deliberately highlighting a facial mole, or wrinkles... or erasing an annoying telephone wire in the background, etc.

Eyes are whitened routinely in all fashion or showbiz magazines, but it's forbidden for new photos. A fire-able offense, for sure, if not for premeditation then for sheer incompetence.

It is silly to claim the eyes were changed the whole photo was brightened slightly it is just that it is more obvious on the lightest part (eye whites). Yes is makes the eyes more pronounced but it brightens her face and hair which is to her benifit. Remember it is not a professional studio portrait where lighting can be controlled.

Look again - Her necklace is no brighter in the altered photo. Her earrings are no brighter. Look at the man behind her - his face is no brighter, his collar is no brighter.The ONLY thing that is changed is her eyes. There is no way this could be anything but intentional.
Where is this story on the MSM???
I showed these photos to some of my liberal co-workers. Their response was "What's your point? - Condi IS evil and USA Today is only showing her true personality."
These people actually believe that!
I hope and pray that it's Condi in '08. The democrats would be put in a position of attacking and defaming the first woman president and the first black president. How on earth will they be able to keep up their facade of "inclusiveness"?? Oh - wait. They'll do it the way they've ALWAYS done it - with the help of their allies: the Lamestream Media.