In this practical, hands-on webinar, Maureen Taylor—The Photo Detective®—guides you through the best modern methods for improving historic photographs. You’ll learn how to make smart decisions about enhancement, when colorization is helpful (and when it isn’t), and how today’s software and AI tools stack up for genealogists.
We’ll explore a range of popular options—including Vivid-Pix Restore, MyHeritage’s photo tools, Google Gemini’s Nano Banana, and other AI-powered solutions. You’ll discover what each tool does well, its limitations, and how to choose the right approach for different types of images: scans, snapshots, tintypes, cabinet cards, slides, and more.
Whether you want to gently clean up a portrait, sharpen a faded scene, or experiment with tasteful colorization, you’ll walk away knowing how to get better results with confidence—and preserve authenticity along the way.
When: December 17, 2025
Time: 2 pm to 3:30 pm ET on Zoom
This will be recorded. Attendance is limited to 100 live participants.
Participants will receive a handout
You’ll learn:
- How colorization happened in the past
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When and how to use historical enhancement methods
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Safe approaches to colorization for genealogists
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Strengths & weaknesses of today’s top editing tools
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How Vivid-Pix Restore and MyHeritage compare
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What AI tools like Google Gemini can (and can’t) do
- Prompts and Results
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Tips for improving difficult images (fading, color shifting, blurriness)
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How to maintain preservation-friendly practices while enhancing images
Perfect for family historians, photo collectors, and anyone who wants their images to look their best without losing their historical integrity.
Who This Class Is For:
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Family historians and genealogists
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Anyone with a box (or hard drive!) full of old photos
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People curious about using AI tools without losing control of their images
You don’t need to be a tech expert—just someone who wants their photos to look as good as the stories behind them.
