Babelise
/ˈbeɪb(ə)lʌɪz/
verb
U.S. Babelize
past tense: Babelised; 3rd person present: Babelises; gerund or present participle: Babelising
See also Babelisation; Babelism, Babelist.
The act or art of transforming a photographic image through means of digital manipulation to repair, restore, enhance and revitalise the subject matter to make it more emotionally impactful. To make historic photographs look contemporary. To remove the signs of age from a photograph via the act of Babelisation.
“I have Babelised an old photograph and now it looks like I took it on my iPhone”
Origin
Named after the digital artist BabelColour who popularised the technique.