The Uruguayan writer and journalist Eduardo Galeano described, in the Book of Hugs, the exact definition of memories: «To remember, from the Latin re-cordis, to pass through the heart again.»
An important part of memories are photographs, a way to immortalize past actions that, in many cases, do not stand the test of time so well. Here I am not talking about those that have already been born in the digital world, but rather about images taken in other times.
In the artistic world, which includes photography, There are professions especially dedicated to photograph restoration that have deteriorated and have not been able to cope with the passing of the years.
One of the best-known jobs has been that of colorist, who were originally professionals who were in charge of adding color to the black and white comic mockups they received, something that has also permeated the world of photography, even digital.
Professional photography restoration is a very complex and time-consuming job, although there is a quick – and perhaps not as effective – way to do it. restore worn-out old photographs, thanks to artificial intelligence.
So you can Turn your old photo into a brand new one with AI.
Color photographs with great detail
If you are on Facebook, you probably belong to your town’s group, something very common on this platform. Curiously, I discovered the easiest method in a private group, with a user who shared restored photos of different people in the town.
I was quite surprised with the results of all of them and I was completely unaware of which tool I had used. When he announced it, I was amazed: He had done it with Nano Banana, Google’s AI.
I had never tried it in this sense so I decided to make several samples of old photographs that I had found of my family, and the result was incredible.as you can see in this image of my mother when she was little, with the original in black and white.
Both at the time of remove the watermark to have it full size as if you want to colorize a scene that is in black and whitethis AI takes great care of the details and achieves results that look totally like the originals.
At some point, it is true that some detail on the person’s face has changed slightly, but practically at all times you will get a good result just by telling Nano Banana.
That has happened to me, for example, with others quite worn photographs of my grandparentswhich I have been able to recover and clean, although in some the white color has crept into other points of the image.
Be that as it may, it is something you can improve with a simple prompt in Nano Bananaalthough you have to keep in mind that sometimes they make mistakes or simply do not respond; This also happens with images that may be protected by copyright.
That’s why, If you need this AI tool to restore poor quality or very old personal photographs, it is one of the best you can find right nowsince the results are very similar to the original.