# Restore an Old Family Photo

Repair scratches, tears and fading on an old photo — faces kept exactly as they were.

## Prompt

```text
Restore this old family photo: repair scratches, tears, stains and fading, sharpen it gently and {{Finish}}. Keep every person's face, expression, age, clothing and the original composition exactly the same — don't beautify, modernize or invent details. Keep a natural film grain so it still looks like a real old photograph.
```

## Variable settings

- "Finish": default "colorize it with natural, era-appropriate colors"; suggested values ["colorize it with natural, era-appropriate colors","keep it black and white","keep it a warm sepia tone"]

## Examples

### Restore an Old Family Photo example

Image Input: https://picoprompt.app/api/images/496f938d-2ec5-4384-b49e-24518f60e629.webp  
Result: https://picoprompt.app/api/images/a624ec7c-6e14-442e-b16b-aabe81aa7876.webp

Category: Image  
Author: @jaketheprompter  
Model: Any chat model  
Canonical URL: https://picoprompt.app/p/PJMC7QQ1