Will a grandmother or grandfather, sometimes together, in the only portrait ever taken of them still look like themselves after the mold is removed?

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

Do I need to scan moldy grandparents photos?

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

How many credits does a moldy grandparent photo take?

The 4 free credits on a new account cover one Standard restoration of moldy grandparents photos. Pro and Max return more detail on the expression, the glasses and the hands where the mold was heavy; see pricing for the current amounts.

Can I colorize the grandparent photo after fixing the mold?

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

Grandparents Photos

Moldy Grandparents Photos

Moldy grandparents photos usually come out of years in a humid attic, a cardboard box on a concrete floor or a plastic sleeve that trapped moisture. On a grandparent photo the mold shows as fuzzy grey or white patches, brown foxing spots and a musty smell that comes with the print, right across a grandmother or grandfather, sometimes together, in the only portrait ever taken of them.

Upload a scan or a phone photo of the moldy grandparent photo and the AI-powered repair comes back in seconds with the expression, the glasses and the hands left as they were. Where the mold covered a face in grandparents photos, check the result against family memory before you print it.

If the mold on the grandparent photo is worse than it looks, run Stain & Spot Remover twice rather than reaching for a heavier setting. Then upscale the moldy grandparents photos for a reprint, since the output keeps the shape of the upload.

Open with these settings Stain & Spot Remover

Moldy Grandparents Photos, the original print

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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

Moldy grandparents photos that a copy shop refused to touch
A moldy grandparent photo needed for a memorial, an anniversary or a reprint
Fuzzy grey or white patches, brown foxing spots and a musty smell that comes with the print, spread over a grandparent photo
A moldy grandparent photo that is the only copy anyone has

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 expression, the glasses and the hands in the grandparent photo untouched.
Stain & Spot Remover
02
Repair the rest of the grandparent photo
Face Restoration addresses the usual wear on grandparents photos, the one surviving print handled by every relative, fingerprinted, softly creased and worn at the edges, once the mold is gone.
Face Restoration
03
Sharpen the faces of a grandmother or grandfather, sometimes together, in the only portrait ever taken of them
Recovers the eye and skin detail the mold softened; keep it at natural strength on grandparents photos unless the faces are tiny.
Face Restoration
04
Upscale the grandparent photo for reprinting
Adds the pixels a wall print needs after the mold repair, with the shape of the moldy grandparents photos unchanged.
Image Upscaler