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.
But the real value of this is for ‘Then and Now’ type of comparisons making use of historical images. The Black and White image is believed to be in the 1960s:
Seasonal Changes
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:
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. You may notice that the tree has had some dead branches removed during this time!
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’ and as a ‘Virtual Tour’.
Image Processing
Another use is to compare the results of different toning made to an image:
If you are interested in this aspect of my work feel free to contact me.