№ 104 · SOCIAL

Auto-enhance a flat phone photo

№ 104

№ The prompt

Edit this flat phone photo to look its best without changing what it is. Apply restrained corrections: lift the contrast a little, balance the exposure, recover natural colour, and gently clean distracting edges. Keep the true colours, the real subject, and a natural look — this should read as the same photo on a good day, not a heavily filtered version.

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№ How to use it

  • Input

    A flat, underexposed, or low-contrast phone snapshot you own.

  • Preserve

    True colours, the real subject, and a natural, un-filtered look.

  • Avoid

    Over-saturating colour, blowing out highlights, or adding a heavy stylised filter.

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№ 100

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№ 101

Add a hard on-camera flash, slight overexposure up front, and date-stamp-era grain — face and pose unchanged.

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№ 102

Add a white instant-film border, a soft faded grade, and subtle grain — faces kept exactly as they are.

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Add a white instant-film border, a soft faded grade, and subtle grain — faces kept exactly as they are.