Will a whole family, club or congregation arranged in rows still look like themselves after the water damage is removed?

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

Do I need to scan water-damaged group photos?

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

How many credits does a water-damaged group photo take?

The 4 free credits on a new account cover one Standard restoration of water-damaged group photos. Pro and Max return more detail on every face, the row order and the banner where the water damage was heavy; see pricing for the current amounts.

Can I colorize the group photo after fixing the water damage?

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

Group Photos

Water-Damaged Group Photos

Water-damaged group photos usually come out of a flooded basement, a burst pipe, a leaking roof or a damp garage. On a group photo 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 a whole family, club or congregation arranged in rows.

Upload a scan or a phone photo of the water-damaged group photo and the AI-powered repair comes back in seconds with every face, the row order and the banner left as they were. Where the water damage covered a face in group photos, check the result against family memory before you print it.

If the water damage on the group photo is worse than it looks, run Stain & Spot Remover twice rather than reaching for a heavier setting. Then upscale the water-damaged group photos for a reprint, since the output keeps the shape of the upload.

Open with these settings Stain & Spot Remover

Water-Damaged Group 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

Water-damaged group photos that a copy shop refused to touch
A water-damaged group photo 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 group photo
A water-damaged group photo that is the only copy anyone has

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 row order and the banner in the group photo untouched.
Stain & Spot Remover
02
Repair the rest of the group photo
Face Restoration addresses the usual wear on group photos, small faces, a fold through the middle row and one person half lost to a tear, once the water damage is gone.
Face Restoration
03
Sharpen the faces of a whole family, club or congregation arranged in rows
Recovers the eye and skin detail the water damage softened; keep it at natural strength on group photos unless the faces are tiny.
Face Restoration
04
Upscale the group photo for reprinting
Adds the pixels a wall print needs after the water damage repair, with the shape of the water-damaged group photos unchanged.
Image Upscaler