Articles tagged with “photo restoration”
Insights
AI is no longer just science fiction; it's a powerful new partner for anyone exploring their family tree. From automatically colorizing black-and-white photos to deciphering faded handwriting on census records, artificial intelligence is revolutionizing genealogy. Discover how these new tools are making family history more accessible and vivid than ever before.
Patrick Moore • August 22, 2026
How-To Guides
Before you scan that box of family photos, a little physical care can make a world of difference. This guide walks you through simple, archival-safe DIY photo repair for common issues like tears, creases, and surface grime, ensuring you get the best possible digital copy for preservation.
Patrick Moore • June 30, 2026
How-To Guides
You've found a box of your great-grandparents' photos, but some aren't paper. They're heavy, metallic, and strangely captivating. These tintypes and daguerreotypes are family treasures, but they're also fragile artifacts that require special care. This guide explains how to handle and store them.
Patrick Moore • June 27, 2026
Comparisons
Seven AI photo restoration tools, ranked honestly for family photos — the kind that have water stains, missing emulsion, and a great-grandmother nobody alive can name. What each tool actually fixes, what it leaves alone, and what comes after the fix.
Patrick Moore • May 21, 2026
Insights
AI photo restoration can fix faded, scratched, lightly torn, and water-spotted photos reliably in 2026. It struggles with missing chunks, heavy mold, and severe creasing through faces. Here's the honest damage-by-damage breakdown of what works and what doesn't.
Patrick Moore • May 20, 2026
Comparisons
Remini and Memory Murals both restore old family photos — but they're built for different jobs. Head-to-head on five axes: free tier, face quality, black-and-white handling, original preservation, and what happens to the photo after the restoration finishes.
Patrick Moore • May 20, 2026
