Tuesday’s Tips
By Don Taylor
Sometimes I’m genuinely astonished by what new technology can accomplish. Recently, a friend asked if I could help clean up a couple of old, blurry images that had been cropped from a much larger family photograph.
In the past, I might have reached for Photoshop Elements or another traditional photo editor. This time, however, I decided to see what ChatGPT’s image enhancement tools could do—and the results left me speechless.
For the first image, I simply asked it to “improve/enhance the photo.” Within moments, the transformation was remarkable:
The second photo was restored by my friend. On his first attempt, ChatGPT removed the woman’s glasses. So, he asked it to restore them—and it did, beautifully:
For the first image, I simply asked it to “improve/enhance the photo.” Within moments, the transformation was remarkable:
The clarity and detail it recovered from such poor-quality originals was nothing short of amazing. I’m convinced—whenever I come across an old, blurry photo from now on, this will be my first stop.
Hi, Don!
Thanks so much for this. I will start working with photos this weekend with my son.
Thank you so much for this wonderful information. I want to use it but unable to figure out the steps to do this. I am a little computer challenged.
How do I get the blurry picture sent to ChatGPT to be cleaned up?
The simple way — Go to ChatGPT.com.
You will see a “+ Ask anything” prompt.
Click the + sign and upload your file.
Click the “Ask anything” box and type “improve/enhance the photo.”
Give it a couple of minutes while it works, and download the file it presents.