Restoration

Photo Restoration

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Studio Davinci restores Korean family photos — black-and-white, faded, torn, or stained — with period-accurate reference and free preview before payment.

Korean family photo restoration by hand for 32 years. Period color, damage repair, and detail reconstruction faithful to the era and the person.

Broadcast & Campaign Memorial Portraits Photo Composite Portrait Painting ID Photo Editing

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1928 enlistment group photo restoration — historical color AI can't do

A 100-year-old black-and-white group photo restored through historical research. AI paints roof tiles red and smears faces; Davinci verifies 1920s military 'gukbangsaek' and blue-grey tiles from records to restore not a 'pretty photo' but 'the photo as that era truly was.'

B&W photo restorationOld photo restoration

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Where AI failed: red-light restoration of a final photo

Halloween party photo where red ambient light flooded clothing and faces into a single tone. AI one-click tools could not separate the colors — restored thread by thread to original color by hand.

AI photo restoration limitsRed light color separation

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1980s friends' trip photo restoration — through discoloration and mold marks

A 1980s group photo of three friends in front of Bulguksa Temple, restored to color. The yellow discoloration overlay and corner mold marks were lifted away, and the clothing colors, skin tones, and temple paintwork brought back to their original look.

Old photo restoration1980s photo restoration

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Wedding photo restoration — 50-year-old parents' wedding photo in color

Black-and-white wedding photo from 50 years ago, restored to color. Period hanbok colors, suit tones, and bouquet details brought back through 32 years of Korean color data.

Wedding photo restorationParents' wedding photo color

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Solo & ID photo restoration — using techniques from 87 independence activist portraits

Solo portrait with stains, folds, and partial facial damage. Restored using techniques refined in the restoration of 87 Korean independence activists' memorial portraits.

Solo photo restorationIndividual portrait restoration

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1990s East Sea solo portrait restoration — mold stains lifted away

A solo portrait of a young man taken on a rock at the East Sea in January 1990, restored. The mold marks and chemical stains spread across the entire surface were lifted one by one, and the original colors of the denim jacket, brown boots, sky, and sea were re-set.

Solo portrait restoration1990s photo restoration

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Solo hanbok photo re-finished — temple white ramie hanbok to hanok golden hanbok

A white ramie hanbok photo shifted to cyan, re-finished with a golden hanbok and a hanok background. The grandmother's pose and likeness were left untouched, and only the attire color and background were re-set to a hanbok memorial portrait tone.

Solo hanbok photo restorationHanbok memorial re-finish

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Family portrait restoration — a single 5R for one frame

A photo holding several people restored at 5R. Each person's tone was refined separately and the background tidied so the result reads as a single frame from one camera.

Family portrait restorationMulti-person restoration

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Family portrait restoration — 5R gathered into one scene

A photo with several people restored at 5R. Facial detail was kept intact while the original colors of the background and fabric were traced back.

Family portrait restorationMulti-person restoration

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Family portrait restoration — 4R for a small frame

A family photo restored at 4R. It was refined precisely so expression and detail stay alive even in a small print.

Family portrait restorationMulti-person restoration

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Family portrait restoration — large 8R precision restoration

A photo holding several people restored precisely at 8R. Each area was traced one at a time so detail stays sharp even in a large print.

Family portrait restorationMulti-person restoration

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Wedding photo restoration — that day seen again in landscape 5R

A wedding group photo restored in landscape 5R. The original hanbok and formal-wear colors and the background tone were brought back through period reference of the era's wedding photos.

Wedding photo restorationLandscape 5R

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