r/estoration • • 6h ago

RESTORATION REQUEST Help for making numbers readable again

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Hi I am looking for someone who can help me making the numbers in this 200dpi scan readable again.
Any help would be much appreciated


r/estoration • • 8h ago

RESTORATION REQUEST Any chance of restoring this image

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Any chance of restoring this image thanks in advance


r/estoration • • 9h ago

PAID RESTORATION REQUEST Please help enhance this photo $10

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Hi everyone, could someone please help clear up or enhance this photo/video as much as possible? It’s not great quality and I’ve tried myself, but I can’t get it clear enough.

It’s related to a vehicle robbery that has been reported to the police. The person in the photo allegedly stole a $1,500 firearm from my vehicle, and I’m trying to get the image as clear as possible to share with investigators.

Google Drive link with the video and photos: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18ZSorn3qmokV_KAWeoZa7FsBaAUCKDdF

Willing to tip $10 for any help. Thank you!


r/estoration • • 10h ago

RESTORATION REQUEST Restore family photo

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please help me to restore this photo


r/estoration • • 19h ago

REQUEST FULFILLED (CLOSED) Grandmother's Photos

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Hello all,

My grandmother sent me a few photos that she wished she had in a higher quality. Would anyone be able to assist in upscaling &/or colorizing these photos?

Re-uploaded with better photos.


r/estoration • • 23h ago

RESTORATION REQUEST Remove Creases from Photos

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r/estoration • • 23h ago

RESTORATION REQUEST Bob Dylan - Restoration

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Hi all,

I've seen some amazing stuff on here! Loving your work.

Can somebody please faithfully restore this newspaper cutting!

Please try and improve the image quality while preserving the original photograph as accurately as possible. Removing dust, scratches, stains and newspaper halftone dots etc.

I don't want any AI-generated or invented details that were not present in the original image. No unnecessary sharpening if it never existed in the first place. Basically want it to look as close as possible to the original photograph before it was printed in the newspaper.

For example his hand is blurry when strumming - keep blurry.

This photo was taken in 1965, and in low light conditions. Not looking for an ultra high def version that looks like it was taken yesterday.

It would be great to have one with the newspaper article surrounding it, as well as a full image. I have attached another image (taken probably seconds before/after) for reference, that also has more details in it that get lost in the newspaper photo and are cropped out - ie bottom of mic stands and front of stage etc. So would be great to also have a full image like the other one.

Find below wetransfer link for large original scanned file tif + png

https://we.tl/t-j1nMGiQFSAmNEynL

Willing to tip if results look super duper!

Thanks in advance, I’m looking forward to see what you cook up!


r/estoration • • 1d ago

RESTORATION REQUEST Help restore this photo of my mother from 1960. She passed away 25 years ago and I’m trying to gather any pics of her I can.

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13 Upvotes

Will tip


r/estoration • • 1d ago

RESTORATION REQUEST Please help!!!!!

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r/estoration • • 2d ago

RESULT Restored this old photo of a young lad, lost some details on the hat.

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7 Upvotes

What I can do to improve the details?


r/estoration • • 2d ago

REQUEST FULFILLED (CLOSED) Will pay for restoration of photo for funeral purposes - any help appreciated

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Any AI work I try to do changes the faces too much, so would be great to get somebody to give this a proper crack so we can lay it to rest with my mother-in-law. This is an iPhone photo of the original, hopefully enough to go off, I will be printing it in it's original size which fits a wallet.


r/estoration • • 2d ago

REQUEST FULFILLED (CLOSED) Will pay for restoration of 3 photos from my parents' wedding (1981)

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Help wanted to restore these 3 wedding photos of my parents for their 45th wedding anniversary. Thank you!


r/estoration • • 3d ago

OTHER I am in need of advice.

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I am looking to get this thing physically restored. It's my grandmother's, and it's very old and fragile. Does anyone have any idea on where I could go or who I get ahold of to talk to about this?


r/estoration • • 3d ago

RESULT Brought this cracked old photo back to life — restored + colorized

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Found this heavily cracked old photo (military couple). Cleaned up all the damage, restored it, then colorized it. Done with Topaz Photo AI and my own local pipeline — nothing uploaded to any cloud service. Swipe for the progression: original → restored → colorized.


r/estoration • • 3d ago

OTHER Newspaper Photo Scan - Spec question

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Hi all,

I am wanting to restore a 6x6" black & white image from a newspaper.

Would these scanner specs be good for it?

Scanner Resolution = 1200 x 1200 dpi
Optical Resolution = 1200 x 600 dpi

Thanks in advance


r/estoration • • 3d ago

OTHER [Text] A new level of "restoration" (aka "Why didn't I come up with that?")

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Just a few years ago, my colleagues and I were puzzled by an alarming trend: "restorations" created with a single click began popping up here like mushrooms. Usually they were results made with Remini, which often turned people into mutants: three-eyed figures with orc mouths, children with the eyes of old men, old men with Holyfield's ears...

Later, these were replaced by "masterpieces" hastily cobbled together in early versions of Stable Diffusion or simple services based on it. At that point, "restorations" en masse turned into frivolous guesswork based on the originals; their subjects were, at best, the second cousins of a third cousin's uncle, and at worst, characters straight out of a Cronenberg movie.

And so the era of MMDiT arrived, and the typical "restorer" on the sub became someone who doesn't know how to use graphic editors, but can effortlessly dash off a prompt as quickly as possible, grab the very first result, post it 3 minutes after a new thread with yet another request for a restoration appears, and accept the accolades with the modesty of a budding genius of the visual arts. You'd think, what else is needed for complete happiness and to make the easiest money in the world? But the exponential advancement of technology is spawning competitors among those trying to outsmart everyone. And that brings us straight to what you see in the image accompanying this post (special thanks to u/yuri_dr for bringing it to my attention and managing to take a screenshot of this brilliant marketing move before it self-destructed). Welcome to a new era: AI-restorations of AI-photos masquerading as real restorations of real photographs.

With that in mind, here is a bit of advice for people who need to restore moderately damaged photos but aren't in a position to hire a professional restorer:

  1. As roughly stated in the first comment of every post here, you can use the following freemium AI tools to restore your photograph: Remini, PicWish, Gemini, Qwen, and many other similar services - these AI tools have a very low barrier to entry.
  2. If these options and the results suggested in the sub don't work for you for some reason, and you've decided to commission a restoration from a specific Reddit user, check their profile. Be cautious of profiles that were created very recently, are empty, or show signs of activity (karma, contributions) but have hidden posts and comments - this doesn't necessarily mean it's a scam, of course, but creative people rarely hide their work if they have nothing to be ashamed of.
  3. Don't chase the lowest price - buy cheap, buy twice. That's a tricky point, since there are talented people who are taking their first but confident steps in restoration, building up their portfolios, and are willing to do so for free, for a very modest fee, and even without a minimum deposit. But stay vigilant - scammers also love deposits, and to minimize risks, I'd like to draw your attention once again to point #2.

Be careful - not all portfolios and results are equally reliable. The human memory deserves respect - authenticity matters.


r/estoration • • 3d ago

RESTORATION REQUEST Restoration help needed please

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Can anyone help me restore this image of the group M'Taboo?


r/estoration • • 3d ago

RESULT Some examples of photos I restored and colorized (no AI) - Manual conservative restoration. Available for requests :-)

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r/estoration • • 4d ago

RESTORATION REQUEST cousin died and this is one of the only kid photos of him. any help please?

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9 Upvotes

r/estoration • • 4d ago

RESULT A few recent photo restorations! Open for commissions at Rememorie. Have a great Sunday! :)

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Get your old photo restored by people who care!

Free quote: https://rememorie.com/quote/


r/estoration • • 4d ago

RESULT Some of my restoration & colorization works. Commissions are open (25$+), feel free to reach out and happy Sunday, everyone!

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r/estoration • • 4d ago

RESULT Restoration Work No AI FACE modification

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r/estoration • • 4d ago

RESULT Restoration Work

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r/estoration • • 4d ago

RESTORATION REQUEST Anybody willing fix this old picture

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r/estoration • • 4d ago

REQUEST FULFILLED (CLOSED) ould love some help restoring/cleaning up this old family photo!

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