Old pixels hold priceless stories.
Big screens don’t care.
Those old photos look charming in a scrapbook but crappy as a featured image on an impressive website or a Ultra HD big screen. Here's how AI saved literally the only photos I have from my pre-digital camera guitar playing career.
Face swap plus mega resolution upgrade
What happened
For years my favorite shots were stuck at 800 × 600. Every time I tried to use one on my homepage the pixels betrayed me. I nearly gave up—until a five-minute experiment with Pica AI changed everything.
Why it matters (to me—and maybe to you)
- Those low-res images held my entire creative origin story.
- Modern screens demand crystal-clear credibility.
- Restoring once-lost photos is the cheapest brand upgrade you’ll ever make.
My five-minute rescue loop
| Minute | What I did | Pro tip |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1 | Dragged the vintage JPEG + a recent selfie into Pica AI | Similar lighting makes the swap seamless. |
| 1-2 | Clicked Face Swap | Quick mask tweak fixed a stray ear. |
| 2-3 | Hit Enhance → 4× | Preview mode let me dial back oversharpening. |
| 3-4 | Exported at 4K (PNG) | Transparent background = flexible hero layouts. |
| 4-5 | Dropped it into my CMS | Mobile + retina check: flawless. |
Why I won’t bother with Photoshop again
- Zero learning curve. Pica handled the heavy lifting.
- Non-destructive. I still have the untouched original.
- Compound returns. One restored image now anchors every social header I own.
Design notes I used
- Foreground: the freshly restored portrait (PNG, 3200 × 1800).
- Backdrop: high-contrast concert crowd in monochrome (Unsplash).
- Accent: 10 %-opacity smoke overlay—echoes the live-show energy.
Try it yourself
Want to give your favorite old photos new life? Five minutes, one free tool.
→ Face Swap + Upscale with Pica AI
Publish, ship, move on.
– Daniel
