Old Photo Restoration and Enhancement AI Image Prompt

Restore this old photo and enhance it with modern, high-quality color tones similar to today's professional cameras.
Add natural, vibrant, balanced colors with realistic skin tones and clean highlights.
Improve lighting, contrast, and depth to match modern
DSLR/mirrorless camera output.
Remove all scratches, noise, blur, and fading.
Preserve the person's identity, facial features, expression, and historical clothing while giving the photo a fresh, newly-captured look.
Increase resolution to 4K..

A prompt for Nano Banana 2 focused on restoring and enhancing an old photo. It instructs the model to remove damage, improve lighting and contrast, add modern high-quality color tones, and increase resolution while preserving the subject's identity and historical clothing.

How to use this prompt

Copy the prompt above and paste it into an AI image generator such as Google Gemini (Nano Banana) or a similar tool. Replace any bracketed placeholders with your own details, then generate and refine the result.

This prompt is designed to work with a reference photo. Upload your own photo (only one you have the right to use) together with the prompt.

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