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A Guide to Artificial Intelligence
Before & After Restoration Examples
The following examples demonstrate before and after photos when photo restoration tools have been applied. The AI tools used include Photoshop, Palette FM, Topaz Photo AI, and HitPaw. Not all tools were used on all of the photos. Some of the photos required minor work. Others required much more work, including removing tears and spots and changing colorization (including eye color). Many photos have been colorized, but you can improve the quality without colorizing. However, the currently available AI tools can make a big difference in these attempts. It is also easy to overdo the restoration with colorizing and upscaling, so try some things out and see what works for you. Remember that Photoshop is available in the Reinert Library. The photos below have been greatly reduced in size and resolution for viewing on this platform.
You may move through the slide show below by selecting the arrows to the left or right. The photos show the before and the after restoration images.
Before & After Slide Show
Mary Stella Galbreath Before Restoration (~1886)
Mary Stella Galbreath After Restoration
William David Moore Before Restoration
William David Moore ~1910
William David Moore After Restoration
After Photo Restoration and Colorization
Dorothy Williams Before Restoration (~1910)
Dorothy Williams After Restoration
Dorothy Williams Before Restoration (~1912)
Dorothy Williams After Restoration
Marion Lewis and Mary Stella Wingate Before Restoration (~1915)
Marion Lewis (Bud) Wingate and Mary Stella (Mollie) Wingate were parents to Robert Wingate shown in other photos.
Marion Lewis and Mary Stella Wingate After Restoration
Dorothy and Robert Wingate Before Restoration (~1916)
Dorothy and Robert Wingate After Restoration
Hardy Shea Before Restoration (~1918)
Hardy Shea served during WWI.
Hardy Shea After Restoration
Wingate Children Before Restoration (~1934)
Irene, Helen, and Floyd Wingate in front of their farm home near Clarksburg, Missouri.
Wingate Children After Restoration
Wingate Family Before Restoration (~1942)
Helen, Irene, Floyd, and Robert Wingate. Floyd Wingate served during WWII as a B-17 gunner. He died during one of the missions in August, 1943.
Wingate Family After Restoration
William O. Craig Before Restoration (~1943)
William Craig served in the Pacific during WWII.
William O. Craig After Restoration
Brothers William and James Craig (~1944)
All three Craig brothers, William (Bill), Thomas (Tommy), and James (Jimmy) served during WWII. This photo is of James (left) and William (right).
Due to the scratches and missing parts, this photo required additional work in Photoshop.
William and James Craig After Restoration
Cloyd Shea Before Restoration (~1945)
Cloyd Shea served in the U.S. Army Tank Destroyer Unit during WWII.
Cloyd Shea After Restoration
Cloyd Shea Family Before Restoration (~1963)
