r/estoration is a subreddit with 248k members. The community frequently discusses photo, restoration, restore, photo restoration, and old, and they frequently recommend/review photoshop alternative, and the most common flair used is restoration request, paid restoration request, colorization request, result, and other.
/r/estoration provides a place in which users are able to submit photographs that require restoration, or share photographs that they have previously restored.
Popular Topics in r/estoration
#1
Photo
177 posts
#2
Restoration
68 posts
#3
Restore
67 posts
#4
Photo Restoration
35 posts
#5
Old
34 posts
#6
Family
30 posts
#7
Colorize
22 posts
#8
Old Photo
15 posts
#9
Grandparents
14 posts
#10
Help
13 posts
Products Discussed in r/estoration
Photoshop Alternative
15 reviews
#1
Photopea
4.3★ from 4 reviews
#2
GIMP
3.7★ from 3 reviews
#3
Pixelmator Pro
4.5★ from 2 reviews
Flair Used in r/estoration
#1
RESTORATION REQUEST
: "Great Grandfather - South Italy"
144 posts
#2
PAID RESTORATION REQUEST
: "Photo of a photo. My Grandmother 1940’s"
19 posts
#3
COLORIZATION REQUEST
: "My great grandfather about 15 years after moving to Australia post WW2 (Via the National Archives Australia)"
13 posts
#4
RESULT
: "Back in 2023, I trained a neural network specifically for this project on their other photos which lacked the right angles & timeframe. Preserving surviving areas and final restoration were done manually in Photoshop. Caption: "An arcade in 1988, my parents' first date. CA, US" | Paypal, Zelle $30+"
12 posts
#5
OTHER
: "Why manual photo restoration still matters: the overuse of AI as a sign of disrespect for ancestors and historical authenticity [voiceover]"
7 posts
#6
PAID COLORIZATION REQUEST
: "Recoloring/restoration job - HEFTY amount of photos"
2 posts
#7
PAID RESTORATION REQUEST - $10
: "This is a picture of my mom and dad when they met in 1979. My dad passed away a few days ago, may I ask for a restoration of this photo so that I may get it framed for my mom? Thank you."
1 post
#8
REQUEST FULFILLED (CLOSED)
: "Picture of my grandmother"
1 post
Member Growth in r/estoration
Yearly
+9k members(3.9%)
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Last updated: September 11, 2026