Do I need to scan creased group photos?

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

How many credits does a creased group photo take?

The 4 free credits on a new account cover one Standard restoration of creased group photos. Pro and Max return more detail on every face, the row order and the banner where the creasing was heavy; see pricing for the current amounts.

Can I colorize the group photo after fixing the creasing?

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

What if the creasing took part of the group photo away entirely?

Run Missing Parts Filler after Scratch & Tear Repair and describe the gap the creasing left in the group photo. It continues the scene, clothing and background of the group photo from what survives; a face fully gone from creased group photos cannot be recovered, only inferred.

Group Photos

Creased Group Photos

Creased group photos usually come out of a print folded into a wallet, a letter or a pocket, then flattened again decades later. On a group photo the creasing shows as a white line where the emulsion broke along the fold, very often straight through a face, right across a whole family, club or congregation arranged in rows.

Upload a scan or a phone photo of the creased group photo and the AI-powered repair comes back in seconds with every face, the row order and the banner left as they were. Where the creasing covered a face in group photos, check the result against family memory before you print it.

If the creasing on the group photo is worse than it looks, run Scratch & Tear Repair twice rather than reaching for a heavier setting. Then upscale the creased group photos for a reprint, since the output keeps the shape of the upload.

Open with these settings Scratch & Tear Repair

Creased Group 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 creased group photo needed for a memorial, an anniversary or a reprint
A white line where the emulsion broke along the fold, very often straight through a face, spread over a group photo
A creased group photo that is the only copy anyone has
Every face, the row order and the banner, hidden under the creasing

Suggested order of passes

01
Remove the creasing
Scratch & Tear Repair targets a white line where the emulsion broke along the fold, very often straight through a face while keeping every face, the row order and the banner in the group photo untouched.
Scratch & Tear Repair
02
Repair the rest of the group photo
Face Restoration addresses the usual wear on group photos, small faces, a fold through the middle row and one person half lost to a tear, once the creasing is gone.
Face Restoration
03
Sharpen the faces of a whole family, club or congregation arranged in rows
Recovers the eye and skin detail the creasing softened; keep it at natural strength on group photos unless the faces are tiny.
Face Restoration
04
Upscale the group photo for reprinting
Adds the pixels a wall print needs after the creasing repair, with the shape of the creased group photos unchanged.
Image Upscaler