You’ve Never Seen Disney Princesses Look Like This Before
For Halloween this year, makeup artist Shonagh Scott reimagined your favorite Disney princesses as victims of tragic events that were inspired by the original story lines. If that sounds creepy, that’s because it is, but Halloween is creepy too, so it all kind of makes sense. Got to give it to her though: Her princess transformations are pretty spot-on and the gory makeup is disturbingly believable too. Continue reading »
8 Before And After Photos That Prove The Awkward Years Don’t Last Forever
To anyone that thought they were alone in being awkward at age 13 or that it would last forever… here is proof that it wasn’t just you and most people grow out of it. Continue reading »
The Best Perfectly Timed Photos From Before It Was An Internet Meme
Perfectly timed photos from before the age of digital photography and smartphone cameras are even more impressive. Some of the best photographers of the time captured iconic moments on film.
This picture, identified as a woman sneezing and taken in 1900, is often called the original perfectly timed photo. It’s more likely that the picture is staged, however, and the woman is an actress advertising her skills. Film exposures were too long to catch something as fleeting as a sneeze—especially with no blurring. (via Imgur)
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Victorian Wars: Star Wars Characters As You’ve Never Seen Them Before
These artworks by Canadian illustrator Terry Fan, take some of the most popular characters from the original trilogy of Star Wars movies and give them a steampunk twist.
Some of the characters’ titles are translated to their real-world equivalents, while others receive new positions that still make sense. The protocol droid C-3PO becomes a baron, fitting for his dapper demeanor. Meanwhile the 900-year-old Jedi Master Yoda becomes a “Sir”, the title used for knighthood. Lord Vader barely even needs a name change, since he’s already a Sith lord. Also featuring are Boba Fett as a general, Chewbacca as a chancellor, a Stormtrooper as a sergeant and R2D2 as a Duke.
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Shocking Before and After Composite Portraits of Drug Abuse
London-based photographer Roman Sakovich gives us a glimpse of the drastic visual differences that substance abuse can cause in his series titled Half. By splitting his subjects’ style choices and physical appearances straight down the middle of their portraits, the photographer presents a before and after composite image that shows us two timelines—one of the addict (on the right) and one of the non-user who still has the choice to change his or her fate.
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20 Chinese Women Before And After Plastic Surgery
Images showing the drastic transformation of 20 different women who’ve undergone plastic surgery procedures were recently published online. Continue reading »
Bride-to-be Whose Fiance Died Just Days Before Their Wedding Has A Heartbreaking Photo Shoot In Her Dress ‘To Say Goodbye’
Janine, who felt a strong connection to the element of water, teamed up with Del Sol Photographer Matt Addock to create an enchanting wedding ‘trash the dress’ photo shoot unlike any other. Continue reading »
Mind-Blowing Before And After Pictures Of Makeup Makeovers
These are stunning before-and-after Instagram photos posted by Melissa Murphy, a talented makeup artist who has worked with models, actors, actresses and even adult film stars. Continue reading »
Methamphetamine Addiction. Before and After.
Methamphetamine, also known as metamfetamin, meth, ice, speed, crystal, glass, tik, N-methylamphetamine, methylamphetamine, and desoxyephedrine, is a psychostimulant of the phenethylamine and amphetamine class of psychoactive drugs. Methamphetamine is highly addictive. While the withdrawal itself may not be dangerous, withdrawal symptoms are common with heavy use and relapse is common.
Methamphetamine-induced hyperstimulation of pleasure pathways can lead to anhedonia months after use has been discontinued. Investigation of treatments targeting dopamine signalling such as bupropion, or psychological treatments that raise hedonic tone, such as behavioral activation therapy, have been suggested. Continue reading »
Satellite Photos of Japan, Before and After the Quake and Tsunami
Really scary photos, by the New York Times.
