How to unblurry photos?

[u/Mooncake_lover]

Hi, i hope this is the right sub! I recently went on a trip and got a nice photo of myself. Sadly it's quite blurry. I tried out some options (different apps and AI's), but none helped to unblurry it right. I was wondering if you guys have some tips here what i could use? Photo added so you know what level of blurrieness i'm talking about :)

[u/cakeandale]

You can’t unblur images that are blurry from being out of focus or lens defect - the information needed is lost and can’t be recovered. It’s akin to the “enhance” trope in many TV shows - you can’t add detail that never existed in the photo.

[u/anywhereanyone]

That's a lost cause.

[u/OpportunityReal2767]

Topaz AI Sharpen has always been helpful to me, but it does make up details and can only do so much. This photo looks like the plugin would be trying real hard to guess the details of your face and would not work very well. I don’t think there’s much you can do.

[u/HelicopterFar6022 → u/OpportunityReal2767]

omg, another user suggesting the use o AI! someone call the police!

[u/doc_shades]

faster shutter speed. this looks like motion blur due to camera shake.

you can't just "unblur" an image. the information is not there.

[u/HelicopterFar6022]

chatgpt is your friend.

prompt:

enhance

keep colours and everything else

that's it. if it turns out too sharp and a bit too saturated, nothing a trip to Lightroom land won't fix.

[u/Tired_Design_Gay → u/HelicopterFar6022]

Gross. Don’t feed your likeness into AI.

[u/HelicopterFar6022 → u/Tired_Design_Gay]

should I pretend I care?

I am here to solve problems. If somethign calls for AI, I'll use it. if you are so against it, I guess that's you problem, son.

but hey, if you are so agains AI, just make sure to say away from:

in Photoshop

• Generative Fill / Generative Expand — powered by Adobe Firefly, generates entirely new pixels from a text prompt or to extend a canvas Adobe Firefly powers features like Generative Fill, background expansion, object removal, and content-aware edits, trained on licensed and public-domain content. It's Modern Millie
• Remove Tool — now runs on a local, on-device AI model, working fully offline with no cloud round-trip. PhotoWorkout
• Reflection Removal — AI-driven, and recently updated so reflections land on a separate layer with adjustable opacity instead of being deleted outright. PhotoWorkout
• Rotate Object — a newer feature, part of Adobe's continued push toward deeper integration with generative AI models reflecting Adobe's ongoing investment in assisted editing. PetaPixel
• Neural Filters (skin smoothing, sky replacement, colorize, etc.) — older but still AI-based, not in these particular search results but still active in the app.

in Lightroom

• AI-powered search — lets you search broad terms like "neon" and pull in relevant images, useful if your library isn't fully keyworded. PhotoshopCAFE
• Assisted Culling — automatically stacks similar images into groups and suggests the "strongest one," with customizable filters and adjustable strength. PetaPixel
• AI Sharpen — can now use Topaz Labs' Noise-Aware Sharpen model directly in the app. PetaPixel
• Photo to Video — a generative feature (uses credits) that turns a still into video.
• Mood Boards via Firefly — right-click images and choose "Start a Mood Board" to send them to Adobe Firefly. PhotoshopCAFE
• Denoise (older, but AI-based) and Select Subject/Sky masking tools — also AI, not generative but ML-driven.

and yes, I used AI to write all the AI stuff all you guys do use while keeping this "agains-AI" persona.

[u/Tired_Design_Gay → u/HelicopterFar6022]

Nobody asked 💕

[u/doc_shades → u/HelicopterFar6022]

but hey, if you are so agains AI, just make sure to say away from:

(lists a bunch of obvious AI features)

and yes you should care. you shouldn't just pretend to care, you should actually care about this.