Will parents and children squinting in front of a landmark, a beach or the car still look like themselves after the water damage is removed?

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

Do I need to scan water-damaged vacation photos?

A flat scan is best, but a phone photo of the water-damaged vacation 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 vacation photo take?

The 4 free credits on a new account cover one Standard restoration of water-damaged vacation photos. Pro and Max return more detail on the landmark, the car and the swimsuits where the water damage was heavy; see pricing for the current amounts.

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

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

Vacation Photos

Water-Damaged Vacation Photos

Water-damaged vacation photos usually come out of a flooded basement, a burst pipe, a leaking roof or a damp garage. On a vacation 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 parents and children squinting in front of a landmark, a beach or the car.

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

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

Open with these settings Stain & Spot Remover

Water-Damaged Vacation Photos, the original print

OriginalRestored

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 vacation photos that a copy shop refused to touch
A water-damaged vacation 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 vacation photo
A water-damaged vacation 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 the landmark, the car and the swimsuits in the vacation photo untouched.
Stain & Spot Remover
02
Repair the rest of the vacation photo
Faded Photo Fixer addresses the usual wear on vacation photos, sun-bleached skies, a cyan cast from a hot glovebox and scratches from loose storage in an envelope, once the water damage is gone.
Faded Photo Fixer
03
Sharpen the faces of parents and children squinting in front of a landmark, a beach or the car
Recovers the eye and skin detail the water damage softened; keep it at natural strength on vacation photos unless the faces are tiny.
Face Restoration
04
Upscale the vacation photo for reprinting
Adds the pixels a wall print needs after the water damage repair, with the shape of the water-damaged vacation photos unchanged.
Image Upscaler