Then and now

About this preset

Use cases

• A local history post for a town or neighbourhood page
• A heritage panel for a walking trail or a museum
• A before and after story for a restored building
• An illustration for a news or magazine feature on change
• A tourism campaign image showing a landmark through time

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  The same street corner around 1905 and today, matched from one camera position

  One 16:9 frame split into two equal panels by a thin white gutter, showing the SAME street corner in two eras from an identical camera position, height and lens, with the same buildings recognisable in both. Left panel, around 1905: a cobbled crossing with a horse drawn dray, a gas lamp on the corner, canvas awnings over small shop fronts, men in flat caps and women in long coats, laundry lines strung above, warm sepia leaning photochrom colour with soft period grain. Right panel, present day: the same corner asphalted, the same brick facades cleaned and refitted with modern glazing, a bus shelter where the gas lamp stood, street trees, parked cars, people in contemporary clothes, cool neutral daylight and crisp modern camera detail. The corner geometry, roof lines and window rhythm match exactly across both panels so the two read as one place a century apart. No signage, no shop names, no readable lettering anywhere in either panel. Use only the brand names, logos and trademarks the customer includes in their request; never add real-world brands, logos or trademarked designs the customer did not mention.

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  The same harbour front around 1955 and today, matched from one camera position

  One 16:9 frame split into two equal panels by a thin white gutter, showing the SAME harbour front street in a small Mediterranean port town in two eras from an identical camera position, height and lens, with the same buildings recognisable in both. Left panel, around 1955: a rough concrete quay with wooden fishing boats moored alongside, nets drying on the rail, a corner filling station with two round topped pumps under a small canopy, a cream rounded sedan and a scooter, men in flat caps mending nets and women in headscarves carrying baskets, faded shutters on the tall pastel houses, warm slightly faded colour with soft mid century film grain. Right panel, present day: the same quay repaved in pale stone with a low railing, the fishing boats replaced by white yachts, the filling station corner now a cafe terrace with parasols and planters, the same pastel facades repainted with new shutters and a rooftop aerial, parked hatchbacks and an electric scooter, people in contemporary clothes, clean neutral daylight and crisp modern camera detail. The corner geometry, roof lines and window rhythm match exactly across both panels so the two read as one place seventy years apart. No signage, no shop names, no readable lettering anywhere in either panel. Use only the brand names, logos and trademarks the customer includes in their request; never add real-world brands, logos or trademarked designs the customer did not mention.

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  A canal side warehouse at its worst and restored, same camera, same overcast light

  One 16:9 frame split into two equal panels by a thin white gutter, showing the SAME canal side brick warehouse in a northern industrial city in two states from an identical camera position, height and lens, with the building recognisable in both. Left panel, at its worst: five storeys of soot blackened brick with boarded and broken windows, a rusted loading hoist on the gable, buddleia growing from the parapet, the canal towpath cracked and weedy, a collapsed timber fence and a skip at the water's edge, flat overcast light. Right panel, restored: the same warehouse with the brick cleaned to warm red, the window openings refitted with slim dark framed glazing, the loading hoist repainted and kept as a feature, a new glass entrance at the canal end, the towpath relaid with a timber deck, planters and bicycle stands, canal boats moored alongside, the same flat overcast light. The gable geometry, floor lines and window rhythm match exactly across both panels so the two read as one building before and after restoration. No signage, no company names, no readable lettering anywhere in either panel. Use only the brand names, logos and trademarks the customer includes in their request; never add real-world brands, logos or trademarked designs the customer did not mention.

• A century apartAround 1900 beside today, the widest change and the clearest contrast.
• Post war to todayThe nineteen fifties beside now, for suburbs, high streets and forecourts.
• Before the buildThe site as it stands beside the finished scheme, matched from one camera.
• RestorationThe building at its worst beside the restored version, same light and lens.

• GPT Image 2.5 Flare

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• GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst

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