AI photo restoration and colorization
Restoring and colorizing old family photos for private customers, using AI tools plus manual retouching.
Who pays for it: Families who want old, damaged or black-and-white photos restored and colourised.
- To get started
- €0 to €30, then about €10 a month in tools
- First client (estimate)
- about 14 days
- Difficulty
- 1 out of 5
- Time needed
- from 3 hours a week
- Computer
- Normal laptop or desktop, no dedicated graphics card
- Demand and competition
- medium demand, medium competition
- How reliable is the data
- Hypothesis
Free tools that can do the job: alcuni strumenti hanno tier gratuiti limitati.
What to watch out for
It is an emotional product, so communication with older customers needs care.
A way to start this week
- Restore three old photos of your own family and keep the originals next to the results.
- Check each result by hand and fix what the tool got wrong.
- Offer a free restoration of one photo to people who share the before-and-after, then price the rest.
Questions
How much does it cost to start?
Kairo's estimate is €0 to €30 upfront, plus about €10 a month for tools.
How long until the first client?
The estimate is about 14 days. It depends on how much outreach you do, and it is not a promise.
Do I need a powerful computer?
No. A normal laptop or desktop, no dedicated graphics card is enough.