Régine Mahaux, who has been photographing the Trumps since 2008, told Vanity Fair that Melania’s new portrait “didn’t need to be retouched.”

Melania Trump’s official portrait differs notably from first lady portraits that came before and not just because it was taken in stark black and white.

The president is taking optics more seriously. Now it seems the first lady has taken a leaf out of her husband’s book.

We asked two experts for their take on the image, which was shot in the White House a day after the inauguration.