Scavino with the Hopium, Dayum
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Hi frens,
I see speculation on possible photoshop here. Deciding to weigh in on that, because it’s LITERALLY what I do professionally. (Not to out myself) but I work in photoshop specifically clipping one object into another photo and manipulating them to look unrecognizable. So, here’s my take f.w.i.w:
I don’t think this is a fake.
👉The color of DJT dark suit and very light hair are causing more contrast and standout than the service members olive drab. They’re jumpsuits fabric are meant to blend and be non reflective. He’s wearing a sharp expensive suit with fibers more glossy, in a rich color. His outline is crisp—but comparable to the service guys in the back row whose legs are also more defined and dark. Again: olivedrab vs expensive dark blue suit.
👉Donald’s shoes are shiny. Patent leather, buffed, will be. Combat boots/sneakers won’t be (unless it’s dress up day).
👉Shadows match up in angle and intensity. Multiple light sources match multiple shadows.
👉Don’s hair looks bright, but that’s in ‘contrast’ to everyone around him wearing dark helmets. The light falls on him appropriately. The angles of his facial shadows fall correctly. Blond hair normally does this brighter halo effect. Because: blond. Go find a summer pic of same height people with light overhead, and one blonde in the group. They will look more “glowing”. Darkhaired folks will have bright shiny spots on their hair that appear more white, smaller, and sharper. Blonde lights will not look glossy. They look glow-y. The whole blonde head can have a halo in bright light.
👉Service guy adjacent to DJT has an arm behind the President. I can see a sliver of his arm between Donald’s arm and side. The perspective and posture looks normal. ( I know if I get to have a photo opp with DJT, I want to be the guy next to him possibly touching him, rather than that poor fellow over there with his eyes closed. )
👉Could it be a fake? Sure. (Without a super high resolution image to study it makes grading this more challenging). But the shadows and reflections look good. My 2 cents.