Is this photograph "faked" Grandma Palmer

[Tephra]

It's the face . ..  there's definitely something about the face - and there's not a mark on the 'old' picture.


Barbara                

[Berlin-Bob]

The hands on the first picture look too old for the face  ....

[cazza59]

The dress in the first pic looks more like a costume to me.  Just noticed the chairs are different.

The picture on the left definitely looks younger than the one on the right.

[Glen in Tinsel Kni]

The early picture looks far too clean for my liking, the lightsource is low and the shadows seem to be either non existant or in the wrong place. It almost looks like she is holding a cardboard cutout in place of her real face, the shadows on the cheeks don't match the light source either.

[cazza59]

BTW am I the only one where the picture first appeared blue with a small grid right across it?  (NO, I haven't been drinking   )

[Tephra]

I think you've cracked it there Bob, it's the hands in relation to the face.  And the whole thing reminds me of one of those posed pics you can get in 'sideshow alley' where you can dress up as anything you want.


Barbara

[mangomania]

I agree with Bob, the clarity of the face in the first pic and that she appears to be wearing make up in a more modern style - also the nose is different.  My guess would be that this is an attempt to show, using a current relative, how the old lady would have looked.

Ian

[bearkat]

I think this photo shows that photo restoration can be a mixed blessing.

Rootschatters have made some fantastic improvements to old photos  
but it is possible to change something too much.  

[cazza59]

Was just thinking the same thing Ian, I bet it she's a Granddaughter.  The dress definitely looks like a hired costume.

Caz