What does restoring a baptism photo cost?

One Standard run of any tool on baptism photos is covered by the 4 free credits a new account starts with. Pro and Max use more credits and return more detail on a baptism photo; the pricing page has the current numbers.

Do I need a scanner for baptism photos?

No. A phone photo of the baptism photo works; run Photo-of-a-Photo Fixer first to crop, straighten and remove glare, then restore the result.

Can I reprint the restored baptism photo large?

After restoring, send baptism photos through the Image Upscaler. The output keeps the shape of the baptism photo upload and gains the pixels a wall print or an enlargement needs.

Subjects

Restore old baptism photos

Q: Which tool should I start with for baptism photos?

Exposure Fixer is the usual first step for a baptism photo; it addresses the white gown blown out by flash, church shadows blocked up and a fold straight across the baby. Chain a second tool in the Studio if the print needs more.

A baptism photo carries an infant in a long white gown held by the godparents at the font, and the copy in the shoebox is often the only one there is. Prints of baptism photos from the 1900s to 1990s typically show the white gown blown out by flash, church shadows blocked up and a fold straight across the baby.

The AI-powered restoration works on a scan or a phone photo of the baptism photo and returns the repaired image in seconds, keeping the gown, the font and the faces of the godparents as they were photographed. Nothing in baptism photos is redrawn for effect; the tools repair the damage and leave the rest alone.

For most baptism photos the order is damage first, faces second, upscale last, and each step in the Studio takes the previous result as its input. The first Standard baptism photo restoration is covered by the 4 free credits every new account starts with.

Open with these settings Exposure Fixer

Restore old baptism photos, the original print

OriginalRestored

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

Baptism photos scanned years ago at low resolution and never reprinted
The white gown blown out by flash, church shadows blocked up and a fold straight across the baby
Small faces of an infant in a long white gown held by the godparents at the font, which fall apart when enlarged
Color casts on baptism photos from the 1900s to 1990s that hide the real skin tones

Suggested order of passes

01
Run Exposure Fixer on the baptism photo
The first pass for baptism photos: it takes on the white gown blown out by flash, church shadows blocked up and a fold straight across the baby while keeping the gown, the font and the faces of the godparents as photographed.
Exposure Fixer
02
Repair what the first pass left on the baptism photo
Photo Restoration picks up the remaining marks on baptism photos without touching the tone or grain elsewhere.
Photo Restoration
03
Sharpen the faces of an infant in a long white gown held by the godparents at the font
Recovers eye and skin detail in baptism photos; keep it at natural strength unless the faces are tiny.
Face Restoration
04
Upscale the baptism photo for reprinting
Adds the pixels a framed print or enlargement of baptism photos needs, with the shape of the upload unchanged.
Image Upscaler