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How to Restore Old Photos with AI: What Actually Works

October 26, 2026

Scan first, run one conservative AI pass, finish by hand. The workflow, the prompt that keeps faces intact and the mistakes that ruin most restorations.

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✦ copy the prompt ✦ remix this ✦ drop into flux ✦ steal this look ✦ open the moodboard ✦ crack it open ✦ send to nano banana ✦ go wild ✦ copy the prompt ✦ remix this ✦ drop into flux ✦ steal this look ✦ open the moodboard ✦ crack it open ✦ send to nano banana ✦ go wild ✦

How to Restore Old Photos with AI: What Actually Works