First Communion Photos
Moldy First Communion Photos
A moldy communion photo is a common case: years in a humid attic, a cardboard box on a concrete floor or a plastic sleeve that trapped moisture leaves fuzzy grey or white patches, brown foxing spots and a musty smell that comes with the print, and first communion photos from the 1920s to 1990s were rarely stored well enough to escape it.
Stain & Spot Remover is the tool for moldy first communion photos: it targets fuzzy grey or white patches, brown foxing spots and a musty smell that comes with the print and leaves the rest of the communion photo alone. Output follows the shape of the upload, so the veil, the candle and the folded hands end up where they always were in the moldy original.
Scan the moldy communion photo flat, or photograph it and run Photo-of-a-Photo Fixer first, so the mold is the only thing left to repair. The first communion photos come back in seconds, and the 4 free credits on sign-up cover the first Standard pass at the mold.


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
- The veil, the candle and the folded hands, hidden under the mold
- Mold from years in a humid attic, a cardboard box on a concrete floor or a plastic sleeve that trapped moisture, 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 mold has taken the detail from
- Moldy first communion photos that a copy shop refused to touch
Suggested order of passes
- 01
Remove the mold
Stain & Spot Remover targets fuzzy grey or white patches, brown foxing spots and a musty smell that comes with the print while keeping the veil, the candle and the folded hands in the communion photo untouched.
Stain & Spot Remover - 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 mold is gone.
Exposure Fixer - 03
Upscale the communion photo for reprinting
Adds the pixels a wall print needs after the mold repair, with the shape of the moldy first communion photos unchanged.
Image Upscaler
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