How to create this video
- 01Upload one photoAdd a clear photo of one adult with the face fully visible.
- 02CreateSelect Create image; there is nothing to type or choose.
- 03Download and shareOpen Library to download your childhood photo.
What is an AI childhood photo generator?
An AI childhood photo generator turns one adult portrait into an imagined picture of that person as a child. Facial bones grow and remodel between childhood and adulthood, which changes the relative size of the jaw and nose, and the AI redraws those proportions. The result is not a restored photo and does not verify how someone really looked as a child.
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What does the childhood photo look like?
The childhood photo is a photorealistic family-snapshot style picture of a smiling child of about seven, shown head and shoulders in a long-sleeved sweater in a sunny garden with a soft, blurred background.
Photo tips
- Visible hair and freckles carry over well to the child
- Good, even light gives the cleanest result
- Front-facing photos work best
- One adult in the photo
- Use photos of yourself or adults who agreed
Effect details
- Input
- 1 photo of one adult
- Output
- An imagined childhood photo of the person
- Aspect ratio
- 3:4 portrait
- Resolution
- 1K
- Cost
- First image free with a watermark, then 20 credits
- Failed job
- Credits or the free image returned
Frequently asked questions
Your first image on LeafReel is free, so your first result costs nothing and carries a LeafReel watermark. Buy any credit pack and that same image unlocks as the original file without the watermark. Each image after that costs 20 credits.
Upload one clear photo of yourself and select Create image. The AI makes one picture of you as an imagined seven-year-old.
No. The result is an imagined portrait based on your adult photo. It does not recover a real childhood picture and it is not a scientific reconstruction.
No. It starts from a photo of you as an adult and imagines a new picture; it does not repair or restore old photographs.
It keeps your eye shape, eye color, skin tone, hair and any freckles, so most people see the resemblance, but the face has a child’s proportions.
Only of adults who agreed. Photos of children, celebrities or people who did not consent are not allowed, and results must not be used to mock or harass anyone.
LeafReel does not grant or guarantee commercial rights to results. You keep the rights you already hold in your photo; before selling or advertising with the image, check the model terms and get written permission from the person shown.
Each childhood photo costs 20 credits after your free image. The $9.90 One Video pack has 600 credits, enough for 30 images; on Pro each works out to about $0.17.
A failed childhood photo job returns its 20 credits automatically, or, if it was your free image, you can try again for free.