Family Photo Restoration or Animation (Using AI Tools) - $15 for single image restoration + $10 for animation
If you have a damaged, faded, or low-quality family photograph, I can restore it using modern AI image tools.
This service focuses on one image at a time. I evaluate your photo and use the AI service or combination of tools that produces the best result for that specific image. The goal is to improve clarity, repair visible damage, and enhance overall appearance while keeping the image as close as possible to the original.
Image restoration is an iterative process and may take several hours. I often test multiple prompts across different AI services to arrive at the best possible representation based on careful visual review and analysis. Restoration is always completed before any animation work. A strong restoration is essential for producing a convincing animation.
If you would like, the restored image can also be animated, creating subtle motion such as facial expression, head movement, or background motion. Animation time varies. Video generation is currently limited to three videos per day, and if there is a backlog of animation requests, completion may take longer. If multiple attempts are needed to achieve a satisfactory result, the animation process may extend over several days.
Pricing
Image restoration: $15 per single image
Animation: $10 per image (8 second snippet)
Important disclaimer
This is not traditional Photoshop restoration. The image is re-generated using AI tools, meaning the result is an interpretation based on the original image rather than a manual, pixel-by-pixel repair. While care is taken to keep results realistic and historically respectful, AI restoration can introduce details that were not perfectly preserved in the original photograph.
For a clear explanation of the difference between manual photo restoration and AI-based image regeneration, see: https://www.technicalgenealogist.com/blog/ai-photo-restoration
Q. What tools/subscriptions do you have?
I use paid Pro versions of ChatGPT and Google Gemini to evaluate, restore, and, when requested, animate family photographs.
Q. What do I walk away with at the end of our contract?
A restored digital image, if requested, an animated version of the image, clear guidance on appropriate use and limitations of AI-restored and AI-animated images.