Or Then and Now…
One aspect of my photography that I am developing is ‘Before-After’ or ‘Then-and-Now’ comparisons. This is often done by using a slider that moves across the image revealing and hiding one or the other of the two images. Below are a few examples:
This example shows a Before & After of the cooling towers at Rugeley Power Station that were demolished in the spring of 2021.
![With cooling towers](https://www.pmstudios.co.uk/before-after/2021-rugeley-power-station-demolition/F21_3160r1-aligned-cropped1-1080p.jpg)
![No cooling towers](https://www.pmstudios.co.uk/before-after/2021-rugeley-power-station-demolition/F21_4065r1-aligned-cropped1-1080p.jpg)
This next example uses 2 images taken from a sequence photographed over a period of nearly a year. It shows a tree at the height of summer in full leaf, comparing it to its winter state after a few inches of snow:
![The tree in summer](https://www.pmstudios.co.uk/before-after/2020-tree-summer-snow+WP/F20B4686r1-aligned-1080.jpg)
![The tree in the snow](https://www.pmstudios.co.uk/before-after/2020-tree-summer-snow+WP/F20C1225r1-aligned-1080.jpg)
I have to admit that this needed care throughout the year in taking the photos and a bit of Photoshop skill in aligning the two images. Bear in mind that this is a living organism that changes with the weather and the seasons so there isn’t perfect registration across the images.
I also have processed the whole set of images for the year which can be seen on the ‘Transitions‘ page both as a video ‘Transistion-Time Lapse’ or as a ‘Virtual Tour’.
Another use is to compare the results of different toning made to an image:
![View with normal colour](https://www.pmstudios.co.uk/before-after/2020-colour-variations+WP/L20_5282r1-1000.jpg)
![View with toning](https://www.pmstudios.co.uk/before-after/2020-colour-variations+WP/L20_5282r1 whitewash v1 colour 1.jpg)
But the real value is for ‘Then and Now’ type of comparisons:
![Then](https://www.pmstudios.co.uk/before-after/2021-rugeley-power-station-1950-2021+WP/rugeley power station-3 compare-3 with f91 detail blend-old720.jpg)
![Now](https://www.pmstudios.co.uk/before-after/2021-rugeley-power-station-1950-2021+WP/rugeley power station-3 compare-3 with f91 detail blend-current720.jpg)
If you are interested in this aspect of my work feel free to contact me.