Family Portraits
Water-Damaged Family Portraits
Water-damaged family portraits usually come out of a flooded basement, a burst pipe, a leaking roof or a damp garage. On a family portrait the water damage shows as brown tide lines, blotches where the emulsion swelled and prints stuck face to face or to the album sleeve, right across three or four generations posed in a studio or on the front steps.
Upload a scan or a phone photo of the water-damaged family portrait and the AI-powered repair comes back in seconds with every face, the seating order and the clothing left as they were. Where the water damage covered a face in family portraits, check the result against family memory before you print it.
If the water damage on the family portrait is worse than it looks, run Stain & Spot Remover twice rather than reaching for a heavier setting. Then upscale the water-damaged family portraits 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
- Small faces of three or four generations posed in a studio or on the front steps that the water damage has taken the detail from
- Water-damaged family portraits that a copy shop refused to touch
- A water-damaged family portrait needed for a memorial, an anniversary or a reprint
- Brown tide lines, blotches where the emulsion swelled and prints stuck face to face or to the album sleeve, spread over a family portrait
Suggested order of passes
- 01
Remove the water damage
Stain & Spot Remover targets brown tide lines, blotches where the emulsion swelled and prints stuck face to face or to the album sleeve while keeping every face, the seating order and the clothing in the family portrait untouched.
Stain & Spot Remover - 02
Repair the rest of the family portrait
Photo Restoration addresses the usual wear on family portraits, a crack through the middle from a broken frame, silver mirroring in the shadows and a lost corner, once the water damage is gone.
Photo Restoration - 03
Sharpen the faces of three or four generations posed in a studio or on the front steps
Recovers the eye and skin detail the water damage softened; keep it at natural strength on family portraits unless the faces are tiny.
Face Restoration - 04
Upscale the family portrait for reprinting
Adds the pixels a wall print needs after the water damage repair, with the shape of the water-damaged family portraits unchanged.
Image Upscaler
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