First Communion Photos
Stained First Communion Photos
Stained first communion photos usually come out of coffee, ink, adhesive, fingerprints and whatever else was on the kitchen table that day. On a communion photo the staining shows as brown or grey blotches with hard edges, sometimes a ring, sometimes a smear across the sky, right across a child in white holding a candle, a rosary or a prayer book.
Upload a scan or a phone photo of the stained 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 staining covered a face in first communion photos, check the result against family memory before you print it.
If the staining on the communion photo is worse than it looks, run Stain & Spot Remover twice rather than reaching for a heavier setting. Then upscale the stained first communion photos for a reprint, since the output keeps the shape of the upload.
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
- Brown or grey blotches with hard edges, sometimes a ring, sometimes a smear across the sky, spread over a communion photo
- A stained communion photo that is the only copy anyone has
- The veil, the candle and the folded hands, hidden under the staining
- Staining from coffee, ink, adhesive, fingerprints and whatever else was on the kitchen table that day, on first communion photos from the 1920s to 1990s
Suggested order of passes
- 01
Remove the staining
Stain & Spot Remover targets brown or grey blotches with hard edges, sometimes a ring, sometimes a smear across the sky 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 staining 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 staining 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 staining repair, with the shape of the stained first communion photos unchanged.
Image Upscaler
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