Smalltown Boy AI: young you and old you
Upload one old photo and one recent photo of the same person. The generator keeps both faces, so the result is you at twenty and you today — or grandpa then and now — screaming, clutching their heads and dancing together. The retro 80s studio already matches the era of the old photo.
Preparing the old photo
- Photograph the print flat in daylight, or scan at 300 dpi.
- Crop so the face fills at least a quarter of the frame.
- Skip photos with a crease or tear across the eyes.
- One face per photo — crop a family group shot first.
Why families share this one
It reads as a tribute more than a joke: the same person across forty years doing the same silly dance. “Me and my dad at the same age” (dad’s old photo plus your current one) is the other popular pairing — see the parents version.
FAQ
- Does a 1970s or 80s photo work?
- Yes, if the face is sharp and facing the camera. Photograph the print flat in daylight or scan it at 300 dpi, then crop to the face.
- Black and white?
- Fine — the video adds its own retro neon palette anyway.
- Which photo goes first?
- Put the old photo as Photo 1 and the recent one as Photo 2; the order only changes who stands on the left.
- Can I do someone who has passed away?
- Technically yes. Please make sure the family is comfortable with it.