How to Prepare a Restored Photo for Instagram
By ImgHeal · Updated
Create a readable social-media crop without replacing the archival source or hiding AI edits.
Choose the audience and purpose
Choose whether the story needs the full photograph, a portrait crop, or a before-and-after carousel. Keep faces and important edges away from crop boundaries.
Prepare a delivery copy
Make an sRGB share copy and preview it at phone size. Avoid excessive sharpening and small text. Keep the original aspect ratio when the composition matters more than filling the screen.
Keep context attached
Caption the people, approximate date, source, and restoration or colorization. Save the full caption in your records because platform text and image quality can change.
Check before you finish
- Protect important edges from cropping.
- Preview at phone size.
- Disclose restoration and colorization.
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Try a restoration on a copy of your photo
Keep the original scan. Upload a separate digital copy, review ImgHeal’s generated result, and decide whether it suits your needs.
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