How to Improve Photo Quality with Neural Networks?

Now, photographers no longer need to wait for perfect weather conditions to capture a great shot. Life has become much easier for fashion enthusiasts – today, they can endlessly improve their photos for Instagram (banned in our country*) or other social media platforms.

Any computer user can now handle image editing without deep knowledge or skills in using graphic editors, though they once made quite a stir in the world of design.

Today, neural networks are ready to turn a "monster" into a true "queen" with just a few clicks, and no one will even suspect this charming trick.

Let’s not even mention how useful such neural networks are in other areas of human activity...

How to Improve Photo Quality Online?

Start by choosing the right tool. Today, the market offers plenty of applications and services that use neural network technologies to enhance photos.

Let’s take a look at the most popular ones:

Adobe Photoshop with Neural Network Filters. One of the best and most powerful neural networks for photo editing.
Luminar AI. In this tool, AI comes to the rescue for editing photos.
Topaz Labs Gigapixel AI. Increases image resolution without losing quality. This service also removes noise (Denoise AI) and restores details (Sharpen AI).
Online services like Let's Enhance, DeepArt.io, and others are easy to use and work fairly quickly.

Now, let’s see how to run a photo through a neural network.

This won’t take long:

Find a neural network service for image processing (e.g., Prisma, DeepArt, or online tools).
Upload your photo to the service.
Choose the desired style or filter.
Click the "Apply" or "Process" button.
Download the result.

Post-Processing Photos

Have you chosen the right tool? Now, simply upload your photos for editing and start the magic! Choose the clearest photos to get the best results.

Noise Removal from Photos

A quick note: if your photo was taken in low light conditions, noise might become a significant issue. How can you fix such a defect and perform denoising?

You can use Denoise AI. To do so:

Open the photo in Denoise AI.
Choose automatic settings or adjust the parameters manually.
The program will automatically remove the noise and preserve details.

How will this look? Before processing – a photo of a night landscape with noticeable noise. After processing – a clean image without distortions and without losing any critical details.

Enhancing Photo Sharpness

It is very important for photos to be sharp and detailed. To enhance your images in these aspects, you can use neural networks like Sharpen AI.

It’s easy:

Open the photo in Sharpen AI.
This program is trained to analyze images accurately.
Wait for it to complete the analysis and suggest the best editing method for your photo.
If necessary, you can slightly adjust the settings manually.

How will this look? Before processing – a photo of an animal where the fur details are blurred. After processing – a sharp image with visible fur textures, where you can almost see every hair.

Color Correction and Improving Photo Color Accuracy

Color perception is a controversial subject. Everyone sees colors differently, in their own way. There are no absolute standards. However, colors play an essential role in how photos are perceived by humans. If the colors are significantly off, the photo will "lose" its impact. This is especially true for white balance.

To make the colors in your photo as natural and vibrant as possible, you can adjust them using Luminar AI:

Open the photo.
Apply the parameters suggested by the editor or adjust them manually.
The editor will automatically adjust the white balance and overall color saturation.

How will this look? Before processing – a photo with a grayish tint due to incorrect white balance. After processing – bright and natural colors, just like in real life.

Increasing Photo Resolution

Sometimes, you might need to slightly increase the resolution of an image but fear it will lose quality. Neural networks with promising names, like Gigapixel AI, handle this perfectly:

Upload the photo.
Estimate how much you want to increase the resolution and choose the necessary option.
The neural network will enlarge the image while keeping all essential details intact.

How will this look? Before processing – a photo with low resolution and blurred elements. After processing – a clear and sharp image.

Automatic Defect Correction

Some services can fix even red eyes in photos, and other visible "flaws" like spots or distortions.

You can ask for help from Adobe Photoshop Neural Filters:

Upload the photo and choose the Neural Filters tool.
Select the necessary filters to remove defects in the photo.
The app will automatically find and correct the issues.

How will this look? Before processing – a photo with red eyes and some unclear defects on the skin. After processing – a photo with normal eyes and without the distracting elements. A whole new look!

Cosmetic Retouching

You can use neural networks if you want to improve the aesthetic appearance of a photo. This feature is crucial in portrait photography. How can you use Luminar AI or other retouching tools?

Upload the photo and choose the tool.
Select the options.
The program can also suggest optimal parameters, which you can adjust manually.

How will this look? Before processing – a dull, uninteresting photo with an expressionless gaze, wrinkles, and skin imperfections. After processing – smooth, natural skin, shining eyes, and an overall enhanced appearance.

Creative Transformation

If you want, you can transform your photo not only aesthetically but also compositionally. For this, use DeepArt.io or similar services:

Upload the original photo.
Choose a style.
The program will effortlessly apply stylistic changes and turn your photo into a work of art.

How will this look? Before processing – an ordinary photo of a street. After processing – an image in the style of Van Gogh, with his vibrant, improvisational style.

Cropping

Sometimes, technical changes are required. Here, you can confidently use Adobe Photoshop or any other service that handles such tasks:

Upload the photo.
Choose the cropping tool.
Select the optimal crop, align the horizon, and save the changes.

How will this look? Before processing – a photo with an uneven horizon and unnecessary details on the edges. After processing – a perfectly aligned photo focused on the main object.

Applying HDR

There are often situations where you have a series of identical photos, but none of them meet your quality standards. Each has some flaw. In this case, it’s great to use Aurora HDR or a similar program:

Upload several exposures of the same image.
The program will merge them, creating one photo with an expanded dynamic range.
Adjust the final photo if needed.

How will this look? Before processing – photos with overexposed and shadowed areas. After processing – an image with perfectly balanced light and shadows, where every detail is clearly visible.