# Old Photo Restoration and Enhancement

- Model: [Nano Banana Pro](/models/nano-banana-2-1.md)
- Creator: [Library Art (@library.art)](/@library.art.md)
- Label: AI-generated
- Use cases: Photography
- AI keywords: photo, portrait
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- Published: 2026-11-01
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## Prompt

```text
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..
```

## About

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.

Prompt from YouMind OpenLab (github.com/YouMind-OpenLab).

## Credit and licence

Prompt by @library.art on Promptclay, https://promptclay.com/prompts/old-photo-restoration-and-enhancement-5rdskx
When you use or share this prompt, credit the creator with that line. Licence: https://promptclay.com/terms
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- [Old Photo Prompts](/old-photo-prompts.md): Old photo prompts: restore, colourise or age pictures, with vintage portrait looks and faded print effects (https://promptclay.com/old-photo-prompts)

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