Military Photos
Torn Military Photos
Military photos showing a ragged white line where the paper fibers show, sometimes with a missing corner or a whole strip gone have almost always met a print pulled out of a frame or an album, an argument over who keeps it, or a small child's hands. The tearing sits on top of the image of a serviceman or servicewoman in uniform, often taken just before deployment, which is still there underneath.
Nothing in the service photo is redrawn for effect; the tearing is treated as a layer to remove and the image of a serviceman or servicewoman in uniform, often taken just before deployment as the thing to keep. If the torn area covered the insignia, ribbons, unit patches and cap badge, the fill is inferred from what survives around it.
Start with Scratch & Tear Repair on the torn service photo, then chain Face Restoration or the upscaler in the Studio if the military photos need it. The 4 free credits on a new account cover one Standard run on torn military photos.
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 torn service photo that is the only copy anyone has
- The insignia, ribbons, unit patches and cap badge, hidden under the tearing
- Tearing from a print pulled out of a frame or an album, an argument over who keeps it, or a small child's hands, on military photos from the 1860s to 1970s
- Small faces of a serviceman or servicewoman in uniform, often taken just before deployment that the tearing has taken the detail from
Suggested order of passes
- 01
Remove the tearing
Scratch & Tear Repair targets a ragged white line where the paper fibers show, sometimes with a missing corner or a whole strip gone while keeping the insignia, ribbons, unit patches and cap badge in the service photo untouched.
Scratch & Tear Repair - 02
Repair the rest of the service photo
Face Restoration addresses the usual wear on military photos, foxing from a footlocker, folds from a shirt pocket and rank insignia faded into the cloth, once the tearing is gone.
Face Restoration - 03
Sharpen the faces of a serviceman or servicewoman in uniform, often taken just before deployment
Recovers the eye and skin detail the tearing softened; keep it at natural strength on military photos unless the faces are tiny.
Face Restoration - 04
Upscale the service photo for reprinting
Adds the pixels a wall print needs after the tearing repair, with the shape of the torn military photos unchanged.
Image Upscaler
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