AI Can Restore Your Photos, But Should You Let It?

AI photo restoration example showing the Ecce Homo case used to question whether artificial intelligence should restore old photos, highlighting risks of AI image restoration versus professional human photo restoration.

AI is changing the world of photo restoration, but not always for the better. While it can repair damage in seconds, it can also quietly rewrite faces, textures, and history itself. By examining AI restoration through the lens of the Ecce Homo case, this article reveals the subtle mistakes algorithms introduce and explains why the human touch, guided by judgement, context, and restraint, remains essential to preserving memories the right way.

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How much photo restoration costs?

Before and after pattern suppression and restoration techniques have been applied to a textured photo

Straight answers on what photo restoration and digitising actually cost in Perth. Restoration starts at $289 inc GST for a two-hour session; digitising a collection starts at $289 plus $3.80 per photo, with the rate dropping as the collection grows. Full price tables, worked examples for 100, 500 and 1,000 photos, and a free damage assessment before you commit to anything.

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