Past and present

Blend old and new by combining two versions of the same scene

With a little preparation and basic Photoshop skills, two versions of a scene taken decades apart can be merged together to create a compelling blend of old and new. It makes for an enjoyable photo project that involves a little detective work – you have to find the exact spot where the original photo was taken, then figure out things like camera angle and focal length so your new shot lines up with the old scene. Sometimes this won’t be possible. For example, nowadays, Piccadilly Circus’s famous Statue of Eros sits outside the entrance to the tube station,its steps scattered with weary tourists. But once it was at the centre of the Circus (it was moved after the Second World War). So in some cases it’s impossible tocompose everything just…

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