Will a child in white holding a candle, a rosary or a prayer book still look like themselves after the blur is removed?

The prompts keep every face, age and expression in the blurry communion photo as photographed. Where the blurry area covered a face, compare the result with other first communion photos and with family memory before you print.

Do I need to scan blurry first communion photos?

A flat scan is best, but a phone photo of the blurry communion photo works too; run Photo-of-a-Photo Fixer first to crop and remove glare, then repair the blur.

How many credits does a blurry communion photo take?

The 4 free credits on a new account cover one Standard restoration of blurry first communion photos. Pro and Max return more detail on the veil, the candle and the folded hands where the blur was heavy; see pricing for the current amounts.

Can I colorize the communion photo after fixing the blur?

Yes. Repair the blurry communion photo first, then run the Photo Colorizer on the result. Colors are inferred from the era and the materials in the repaired blurry first communion photos, so type any remembered colors into the hints field.

First Communion Photos

Blurry First Communion Photos

Blurry first communion photos usually come out of a slow shutter, a subject who moved, a lens that was never sharp or a camera held by a child. On a communion photo the blur shows as soft edges, doubled outlines on faces and hands, and detail that never resolves however close you look, right across a child in white holding a candle, a rosary or a prayer book.

Upload a scan or a phone photo of the blurry communion photo and the AI-powered repair comes back in seconds with the veil, the candle and the folded hands left as they were. Where the blur covered a face in first communion photos, check the result against family memory before you print it.

If the blur on the communion photo is worse than it looks, run Unblur Old Photos twice rather than reaching for a heavier setting. Then upscale the blurry first communion photos for a reprint, since the output keeps the shape of the upload.

Open with these settings Unblur Old Photos

Blurry First Communion 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

A blurry communion photo that is the only copy anyone has
The veil, the candle and the folded hands, hidden under the blur
Blur from a slow shutter, a subject who moved, a lens that was never sharp or a camera held by a child, on first communion photos from the 1920s to 1990s
Small faces of a child in white holding a candle, a rosary or a prayer book that the blur has taken the detail from

Suggested order of passes

01
Remove the blur
Unblur Old Photos targets soft edges, doubled outlines on faces and hands, and detail that never resolves however close you look while keeping the veil, the candle and the folded hands in the communion photo untouched.
Unblur Old Photos
02
Repair the rest of the communion photo
Exposure Fixer addresses the usual wear on first communion photos, hand-tinted cheeks gone hot pink, the white dress or suit blown out and a studio stamp fading away, once the blur is gone.
Exposure Fixer
03
Sharpen the faces of a child in white holding a candle, a rosary or a prayer book
Recovers the eye and skin detail the blur softened; keep it at natural strength on first communion photos unless the faces are tiny.
Face Restoration
04
Upscale the communion photo for reprinting
Adds the pixels a wall print needs after the blur repair, with the shape of the blurry first communion photos unchanged.
Image Upscaler