But..but... it really looks like cleavage

I found this article today on Fark.com.

Some kid's mom is freaking out, because she thinks her 7 year old daughter's school picture has had cleavage photoshopped onto it, presumably by some sick photographer.

And now the Eyewitness News team is on the case, and doing a bang-up job, I must say.

“It blew my mind. I couldn't believe that someone would do that,”

the girl's mother is quoted as saying.

The crack news team at WFTV also 'showed the photo to several photography professionals who all said it appeared to have been doctored and likely was not a natural shadow.' Well done.

The only problem is their so-called experts are probably the kids at the local Ritz Camera (who still should have known better). And the girl's mother is talking straight out of her ass. It's pure hysterical knee-jerk reaction. Jump to conclusions much?

Let's take a look at the photograph in question. The girl's jean jacket is open and it is several inches away from her body, casting shadows from each lapel. Since each lapel is casting a shadow inside the jacket, there must have been two light sources, one on each side.

The so-called "cleavage" is simply the intersection of those two shadows. For those who think the shadow is "too dark", look at the shadow to the left of her neck, it's just as dark.

And besides, if anything shouldn't the mother have been complaining that the girl's face was all out of focus? Just kidding.