Your pet, cast in silver and sepia
From any photo on your phone. See it free in under a minute, and only pay if you love it.
Make my portraitDownload £7.99, or a print from £39.99 posted free
Choose a look
Tap one to start with it. You can change your mind on the next page.
How it works
1.Choose a photo
Any photo from your phone. A clear one of their face works best, and it is deleted within 24 hours.
2.Watch it take shape
Your portrait is ready in under a minute. The preview is free, with a watermark.
- Your pet
3.Keep it
Download it, or have it printed and posted to you free. A full refund within 30 days if you are not happy.
An example photo, and the portrait made from it.
What it costs
Nothing until you have seen it. Then keep it however you like.
- PreviewSee your pet’s portrait before you pay, with a watermarkFree
- HD downloadFull resolution, no watermark, yours to keep£7.99
- 8×10" printGiclee on 200gsm matte paper, download included£39.99
- 16×20" printGiclee on 200gsm matte paper, download included£69.99
Prints are delivered free, and UK orders usually arrive within a week. Frame not included.
Not happy? Email us within 30 days for a full refund. No reason needed, and nothing to send back. See the terms
Questions
How long does a vintage pet portrait take?
Portraits are generated in under 60 seconds. Upload a photo, choose an era like Victorian Studio or 1920s Glamour, and the AI creates your vintage portrait almost instantly.
What vintage photography eras are available?
PetMax offers four eras: Daguerreotype (1840s silver-plate), Victorian Studio (formal posed portrait), Sepia Postcard (warm tones), and 1920s Glamour (Hollywood golden age).
Is this a filter applied to my photo?
No. The AI generates a completely new image in the chosen vintage style. It recreates period-accurate lighting, grain, tonal range, and compositional framing rather than simply applying a colour filter.
About the Vintage style
Antique studio photography spans the daguerreotypes of the 1840s, the formal Victorian portraits of the 1860s, the sepia postcards of the early 1900s, and the dramatic black-and-white glamour portraits of the 1920s. Each process left its own signature: the silver sheen of a plate, the soft focus of wet collodion, the warm brown of a toned print.
Pets were photographed with the same ceremony as people. A formal studio portrait brings out the dignified, soulful side of your pet, and the monochrome and sepia tones of the period suit almost any room, which makes these portraits particularly good as framed prints.
PetMax's AI reproduces the look of each process, handling grain, tonal range, depth of field and period styling so the portrait reads as a period piece rather than a filtered photograph.