Damage
Fix fire-damaged photos
Fire-damaged photographs almost always trace back to a house fire, a smoke-filled room or a print that sat too close to a heater. The fire damage shows up as charred and curled edges, a brown scorch gradient, soot in the grain and areas lost entirely, and it worsens the longer the print stays where it was damaged.
Repairing fire damage is a matter of separating the damage layer from the image layer, and Photo Restoration is written to do that on a fire-damaged scan. The result arrives in seconds and leaves everything the fire damage did not touch alone.
Standard handles most fire-damaged prints headed for a screen; Pro and Max recover more texture where the fire damage was heavy and the print will be reprinted. Every result keeps the shape of the fire-damaged upload, so nothing is cropped away.


Original on the left, restored on the right; hover to see more of the repair. Made in the Studio from a scan of the print.
What matters for these photos
- Charred and curled edges, a brown scorch gradient, soot in the grain and areas lost entirely
- Fire damage caused by a house fire, a smoke-filled room or a print that sat too close to a heater
- Faces and clothing under the fire damage that need rebuilding from what survives
- Fire-damaged prints that are the only copy in the family
Suggested order of passes
- 01
Remove the fire damage
Photo Restoration is written for charred and curled edges, a brown scorch gradient, soot in the grain and areas lost entirely and rebuilds the area beneath from the surrounding image.
Photo Restoration - 02
Run a full restoration on the fire-damaged print
Picks up the fading, scratches and softness that usually travel with fire damage.
Photo Restoration - 03
Restore the faces
Recovers eye and skin detail where the fire damage had softened it; use strong only for tiny faces.
Face Restoration - 04
Upscale for reprinting
Adds the pixels a reprint of the fire-damaged photo needs, with the shape of the upload unchanged.
Image Upscaler
This damage, by subject

Wedding Photos

Military Photos

Baby Photos

School Photos

Family Portraits

Graduation Photos

Immigration Photos

Baptism Photos

Holiday Photos

Vacation Photos

Sports Team Photos

Farm Photos

House Photos

Classic Car Photos

Pet Photos

Grandparents Photos

Ancestor Portraits

Group Photos

Funeral and Memorial Photos

Class Photos

Band Photos

Workplace Photos

Wartime Photos

Honeymoon Photos

First Communion Photos

Prom Photos

Anniversary Photos

Birthday Photos

Church Photos

Childhood Photos
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