The guides · 6 articles
How to scan, clean, repair and preserve photos, with or without AI. Written for people looking after real archives.
No. 01 ·
A practical plan for keeping family photos safe for decades: storing physical prints properly, organizing digital scans, and following the 3-2-1 backup rule.
No. 02 ·
How AI colorization works, why its colors are educated guesses, where it goes wrong, and how to colorize family and historical photos accurately and ethically.
No. 03 ·
Find sensor dust spots in your photos, remove them across a whole shoot in a few minutes, and clean your camera sensor safely so they don't come back.
No. 04 ·
Get the best possible digital copy of old prints, negatives and slides: what DPI to use, how to clean prints and scanner glass safely, and which file formats to save.
No. 05 ·
Practical techniques for erasing photobombers, power lines, signs and clutter from photos, plus brushing tips that make AI object removal look natural.
No. 06 ·
A step-by-step workflow for restoring old, faded and damaged photos: scanning them properly, fixing dust, scratches, tears and stains, and correcting fading without overdoing it.