Photo Restoration Blog & Guides
Source-backed tutorials for restoring old photos, preserving family archives, scanning at the right resolution, and understanding what AI can and cannot recover.
Restoration techniques
How to Restore Old Photos Without Changing Faces
A face-first workflow for repairing damage while checking identity, avoiding waxy skin, and separating recovered detail from AI reconstruction.
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How to Restore Old Photos in Minutes (Complete Guide)
Old photos fade, tear, and lose clarity over time, but modern AI tools can restore them in minutes without advanced editing skills.
Read guideHow to Remove Stains from Scanned Photos Safely
A preservation-first guide to removing water marks, brown spots, dust, mould traces, and discoloration from a digital copy without risking the original print.
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How to Fix Scratched Photos (Remove Scratches & Dust)
Practical steps to reduce scratches, dust, and scanning artifacts while keeping the photo realistic.
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How to Repair Torn Photos (Tears, Creases, Missing Corners)
Best practices for handling tears and creases, plus what to do when parts of the photo are missing.
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How to Colorize Black and White Photos (Natural Colorization)
A practical workflow for believable colorization and how to avoid over-saturated results.
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Fix Blurry WhatsApp Photos (Reduce Compression & Improve Clarity)
Quick fixes for images that look soft after being shared on WhatsApp, Messenger, or Instagram.
Read guideScanning & preservation
Best DPI to Scan Old Photos: 300, 600, or 1200?
A practical resolution guide for 4×6 prints, wallet photos, enlargements, restoration, and archival master files—with a free calculator.
Read guideHow to Handle and Digitally Restore Mold-Damaged Photos
Protect yourself and the original first, stabilise the situation, then restore a scan—without brushing active mould through your home or applying household cleaners.
Read guideHow to Store Old Photos After Scanning: Physical and Digital Checklist
Digitisation reduces handling but does not replace the original. Use safe enclosures, stable storage, clear filenames, checksums, and multiple backups.
Read guideHow to Scan Old Photos (Best Settings for Restoration)
Get better restorations by scanning the right way: resolution, file format, lighting, and handling tips.
Read guideDigitize Photo Albums: A Simple Workflow to Preserve Memories
A practical, low-stress workflow for scanning, naming files, backing up, and restoring your best shots.
Read guideAI & software
AI vs Professional Photo Restoration: Which Is Right for Your Photo?
Use AI for fast, repeatable repairs and a skilled retoucher or conservator when the image is historically important, severely incomplete, or physically unstable.
Read guideAI Photo Restoration Prompt for Natural, Faithful Results
A copy-ready prompt and verification checklist for repairing damage without modernising clothing, inventing accessories, or aggressively changing faces.
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Best Photo Restoration Software in 2026 (Complete Guide)
Not every restoration tool produces natural results. Here is what matters when comparing manual editors and modern AI restoration software.
Read guideHow to Upscale Low-Resolution Photos (2x, 4x, 8x)
Improve clarity in small or pixelated images from messaging apps and social media without cropping.
Read guideHow to Remove Background From Images (Clean Cutouts)
Create transparent PNGs with clean edges for products, portraits, and design assets.
Read guideAI Photo Restoration vs Photoshop: Which Is Better in 2026?
Photoshop offers pixel-level control, AI restoration delivers natural results in seconds. Here is an honest comparison so you can pick the right tool for your photo.
Read guideFamily photo projects
How to Scan and Restore Faded Polaroid Photos
Capture the full instant print, preserve its border and notes, correct colour shift on a duplicate, and avoid opening or flattening the photograph.
Read guideHow to Digitize Family History Photos Without Losing Clues
Restore family-history photos without erasing captions, studio marks, uniforms, house numbers, borders, or other clues that help identify people and places.
Read guideHow to Restore Old Wedding Photos (Step-by-Step Guide)
Wedding photos hold irreplaceable memories. Here is a calm, simple workflow for fixing fading, water damage, and creases on vintage prints and albums.
Read guideHow to Restore Old Photos on iPhone (Easy 2026 Guide)
Snap a photo of a print, upload to RestoreBunny in Safari, and download the restored result - no extra app, no editing skills, no subscription.
Read guideHow to Restore Baby and Childhood Photos (Preserve Family Memories)
Childhood photos fade fastest, often stored in attics and shoeboxes. A gentle restoration brings back the colors, faces, and details exactly as you remember them.
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