Updated March 7th, 2021 at 12:59 IST

Chandra Shekhar Azad's stained monochrome photo restored by digital artist; see pic

The restoration of the scratched, damaged, and stained monochrome photo of Chandra Shekhar Azad has reignited memories of India’s elaborate freedom struggles.

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An old portrait of the valiant freedom fighter Chandra Shekhar Azad repaired by a digital enthusiast, who later shared the picture on Twitter has created a stir. The restoration of the scratched, damaged, and stained monochrome photo of Azad has reignited the memories of India’s elaborate freedom struggles after the patriot’s vintage photograph was infused with life using digital makeover and photoshop retouches. Giving the image appropriate shades of colours, a high resolution and having fixed the dust and spots and faded areas, the digital artist repaired a fixated moment in history, and the internet was astounded at the perfection with which the artist fixed portrait originally so skimp in quality. Azad's photo enhancement and colour restoration by me, the digital expert dubbed Allu wrote in the caption on Twitter, accompanying the legend’s photograph with a heart emoticon. 

Sharing the old, pixelated sepia photo alongside the restored one, the digital artist wowed the viewers with the dramatic changes in the quality. In the first photograph, one can clearly see the intensity of the visual damage. The photo has turned hazy, with several cracks and scratches on the print. However, the digital artist managed to bring colours, warmth and sharpness to it with high-intensity shadow, highlight adjustments and colour restoration.

In the second image, one can see the depth in the expression of the revolutionary leader. Inspired by the unbelievable transformation of the raw print to an enhanced one, several commenters perched in the comments section sharing old portraits of their grandfathers and other family members, and asked the digital artist if he could similarly fix those. 

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Internet 'wowed' by transformation

“Sir restore the colour to my father's picture, would be very pleased,” one wrote, appreciating the artist’s admirable skills. “Too good sir, can you please enhance and colour restore this full image please,” another asked, sharing Azad’s full-length photo. “I have only 2 photos of my grandfather one sitting in middle. Can you enhance it,” another said. Admiring the photo restoration, one other user commented, “Can someone do the AI moving face with this image? Goosebumps”. 

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Published March 7th, 2021 at 12:59 IST