Prom Photos
Moldy Prom Photos
A moldy prom 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 prom photos from the 1950s to 1990s were rarely stored well enough to escape it.
Stain & Spot Remover is the tool for moldy prom 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 prom photo alone. Output follows the shape of the upload, so the corsage, the dress color and the backdrop end up where they always were in the moldy original.
Scan the moldy prom photo flat, or photograph it and run Photo-of-a-Photo Fixer first, so the mold is the only thing left to repair. The prom 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
- Moldy prom photos that a copy shop refused to touch
- A moldy prom 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 prom photo
- A moldy prom 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 corsage, the dress color and the backdrop in the prom photo untouched.
Stain & Spot Remover - 02
Repair the rest of the prom photo
Red-Eye Removal addresses the usual wear on prom photos, a cardboard folder stuck to the print, red-eye from the flash and a heavy magenta shift, once the mold is gone.
Red-Eye Removal - 03
Upscale the prom photo for reprinting
Adds the pixels a wall print needs after the mold repair, with the shape of the moldy prom photos unchanged.
Image Upscaler
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