25 Dramatic Before-and-After Pictorials

From Reenacted Retro Portraits to Post-Baby Photoshopping

— December 12, 2012 — Pop Culture
Having two photos next to each other to show the dramatic before-and-after comparison is always so interesting you want to see more, which is exactly why you'll find so many astounding ones in this collection.

Before-and-after photos are often used in advertising as a way to provide consumers with a comparison of what they can expect when they use that specific product. Other times, they're used by activist groups to help highlight the dangers of drugs and alcohol as well as dramatic weight gain or lost. In some other more lighthearted pictorials, the before-and-after technique is used as a homage to yesteryear with adults reenacting pictures from when they were kids or of them imitating their favorite family members to pay respect to times long since passed.
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Fulfilled Fantasy Campaigns
Fulfilled Fantasy Campaigns
These Gosloto Russian Lottery Ads Realize Humble Dreams
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Agitating Aging Solution Ads
Agitating Aging Solution Ads
The 'Respibien: Breasts, Paunch' Prints Remind Elders of Good Days
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Past-Present Pet Portraits
Past-Present Pet Portraits
The 'Pets Growing Up with Their Humans' Series is Heartwarming
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Reenacted Retro Portraits
Reenacted Retro Portraits
Sander Koot's 'Back from the Future' Project Shows Then and Now
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Groomed Fast Food Ads
Groomed Fast Food Ads
The McDonald's McCafe a.M. p.M. Campaign
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Outfit Trading Shoots
Outfit Trading Shoots
Hana Pesut Photographs Couples Before and After Switching Clothes
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Before and After Advertising
Before and After Advertising
Women Against Violence Campaign Flaunts a Bad Look
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Amusing Model Morphs
Amusing Model Morphs
Greg Kessler's Elza Luijendijk Shots Show the Before and After
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Covered-Up Pop Stars
Covered-Up Pop Stars
Saudi Arabian Mariah Carey Album Covers Were Retouched to be Less Revealing
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Perspiring Marathoners
Perspiring Marathoners
Sacha Goldberger Photographs Before and After Shots of Joggers
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Semi-Drugged Portraits
Semi-Drugged Portraits
Half by Roman Sakovich Explores People's Superficial Judgements
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Irresponsible Beauty Ads
Irresponsible Beauty Ads
Fortis Bank Promotes Plastic Surgery Loans in Turkey
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Gory Comparative Photography
Gory Comparative Photography
The 'Boxer' Series by Photographper Nicolai Howalt
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Transformed Drag Queen Captures
Transformed Drag Queen Captures
The Leland Bobbe 'Half-Drag' Series Shows Before and After Makeup
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Before & After Greasy Hair Photos
Before & After Greasy Hair Photos
Hairwash Project
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Before and After Drug Use Photos
Before and After Drug Use Photos
Shocking Anti-Meth Campaign
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Reality Show Inspired Transformations
Reality Show Inspired Transformations
The Biggest Loser Fans Share Their Before and After Shots
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Vintage Photo Edits
Vintage Photo Edits
These Pre-Photoshop Pinup Girls by UlkaCurl are Eye Openers
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Contrasting Makeup Mods
Contrasting Makeup Mods
Models Before and After Hitting the Runway, With and Sans Makeup
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Plastic Beauty
Plastic Beauty
Before and Afters of Stars Who Have Undergone Cosmetic Surgery
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Post-Baby Photoshopping
Post-Baby Photoshopping
Jessica Alba's Before and After Campari Calendar Shots
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Exposing Digital Dissection
Exposing Digital Dissection
Before and After Pictures Show Celebs Are Human
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Extremely Retouched Pop Stars
Extremely Retouched Pop Stars
Madonna Dolce & Gabbana Ad Campaign Reveals Before and After Pics
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Celebrated Weight Gain
Celebrated Weight Gain
Before and Afters of Too Skinny Celebrities Who Have Bounced Back
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Exposing Airbrushing
Exposing Airbrushing
Excessive Before and After Pictures
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