Kurtisjeffers: I haven't seen Bartoli in person, but you have to admit on the album cover's. Maybe it's just me, I always give Italian women an extra ten points (on a scale of 1 to 10). I wonder if that Star Trek Counselor chick sings....
It is indeed amazing what photographers can do to improve a person's image. I remember when I was a concert security guard (yes I was one of the guys lining the stage!), I would sometimes do a double take when I saw a 'star'. Billy Idol is about 5'2, scrawny w/inch thick glasses, and really drugged out/sickly looking. David Bowie is a shrimp & looks 20 years older in person. Lousy, uncaring musician too. Bon Jovi is a really nice guy, plays a great live show, and talked to everyone. The rock group 'Cinderella' is actually a bunch of studious looking guys with short hair who were extremely serious, and detail oriented about their set / sound setup. I thought they were a bunch setup engineers until they came out dressed up for the show.