Do I need to scan yellowed group photos?

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

How many credits does a yellowed group photo take?

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

Can I colorize the group photo after fixing the yellowing?

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

What if the yellowing took part of the group photo away entirely?

Run Missing Parts Filler after Faded Photo Fixer and describe the gap the yellowing left in the group photo. It continues the scene, clothing and background of the group photo from what survives; a face fully gone from yellowed group photos cannot be recovered, only inferred.

Group Photos

Yellowed Group Photos

Group photos showing whites turned cream or brown and a warm cast lying over the whole image have almost always met acidic paper and album pages, cigarette smoke and the slow chemistry of fixer left in the print. The yellowing sits on top of the image of a whole family, club or congregation arranged in rows, which is still there underneath.

Nothing in the group photo is redrawn for effect; the yellowing is treated as a layer to remove and the image of a whole family, club or congregation arranged in rows as the thing to keep. If the yellowed area covered every face, the row order and the banner, the fill is inferred from what survives around it.

Start with Faded Photo Fixer on the yellowed group photo, then chain Face Restoration or the upscaler in the Studio if the group photos need it. The 4 free credits on a new account cover one Standard run on yellowed group photos.

Open with these settings Faded Photo Fixer

Yellowed Group 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

Small faces of a whole family, club or congregation arranged in rows that the yellowing has taken the detail from
Yellowed group photos that a copy shop refused to touch
A yellowed group photo needed for a memorial, an anniversary or a reprint
Whites turned cream or brown and a warm cast lying over the whole image, spread over a group photo

Suggested order of passes

01
Remove the yellowing
Faded Photo Fixer targets whites turned cream or brown and a warm cast lying over the whole image while keeping every face, the row order and the banner in the group photo untouched.
Faded Photo Fixer
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 yellowing 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 yellowing 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 yellowing repair, with the shape of the yellowed group photos unchanged.
Image Upscaler