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Photography workshop
This workshop is part of the Graphics Lab, a project aimed at picture retouching to improve the graphical content of the Wikimedia projects. More information about the lab can be found on its main page and requests pages (Illustrations ; Photographs ; Maps ; Video and Sound). To ask questions or make a suggestions, see the talk page of the graphic lab page.
This specific page is the requests page for the Photography Workshop. Anyone can make a request for a photograph to be improved. The standard format for making a request is shown below, along with general advice, and should be followed.
Make a request
Use the following template when making a new request, replacing the examples with your image(s) and request(s):
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Removing spot[edit]
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Catholic Church of Saint Anne. Rakaw, Belarus -
Article(s): w:ru:Костёл Святой Анны (Раков) and other languages.
- Request
- I did not notice spot on lens or ultraviolet filter before going on photo-session, so it's necessary to deal with consequences. It's more question about relatively easy fix, because two days photo-session was large (~ 200 photos), so I don't want to dump such job on other person. Photos in gallery are just examples. Complete set of uploaded photos of this subject are File:Belarus-Rakaw-Church of Anne-3.jpg - File:Belarus-Rakaw-Church of Anne-16.jpg. Automatic ones would be definitely better, because of my overall "expertise" in graphics editing. What are best tools for automatic fixing such problems, preferably open-source or not too expensive proprietary, if former is not available? --EugeneZelenko (talk) 14:57, 17 December 2023 (UTC)
- Graphist opinion(s)
@EugeneZelenko: It seems that you are probably oversensitive. The dark spots in the first photo are probably shadows of something off-set. Both photos are sharp, contrasting and with saturated colour. Despite my efforts, I couldn't spot anything that needed improvement. I would leave these photos in their current state. PawełMM (talk) 20:34, 17 December 2023 (UTC)
- Spot is on sky on first photo (near center). On second photo it is on the tip of the cross. See also File:Belarus-Rakaw-Church of Anne-12.jpg - on sky on left side near center. EugeneZelenko (talk) 02:52, 18 December 2023 (UTC)
- @EugeneZelenko: In my opinion, these are minimal errors that can be trivialised. Unfortunately, there does not seem to be a tool to remove them automatically. The only thing left is the individual retouching of each photo. And this involves an amount of work that is disproportionate to the effect achieved. PawełMM (talk) 11:55, 18 December 2023 (UTC)
- What are best tool(s) for retouching individual images? EugeneZelenko (talk) 16:45, 18 December 2023 (UTC)
- Looks like dust on the lens or filter. It can be easily removed from the first photo using the Clone Tool in the Gimp or similar software. It's much harder in the second as it overlaps detail but is not very prominent so can likely be ignored. cmɢʟee ⋅τaʟκ 18:17, 18 December 2023 (UTC)
- What are best tool(s) for retouching individual images? EugeneZelenko (talk) 16:45, 18 December 2023 (UTC)
- @EugeneZelenko: In my opinion, these are minimal errors that can be trivialised. Unfortunately, there does not seem to be a tool to remove them automatically. The only thing left is the individual retouching of each photo. And this involves an amount of work that is disproportionate to the effect achieved. PawełMM (talk) 11:55, 18 December 2023 (UTC)
Retouching needed on journal illustration[edit]
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Suicide of Gaetano Bresci
Article(s): Gaetano Bresci
- Request
- Retouching is needed, in order to remove/hide the fold mark that can be seen going horizontally across the middle of the image. Cheers. --Grnrchst (talk) 12:32, 24 December 2023 (UTC)
- Graphist opinion(s)
- @Grnrchst:
Done You may have to clear your browser's cache or open the image in an incognito window to see the change. ReneeWrites (talk) 18:07, 24 December 2023 (UTC)
Lighten background to make subject more obvious[edit]
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hibex missile
Article(s): en:
- Request
- lighten background to draw out the missile --Maury Markowitz (talk) 14:20, 25 December 2023 (UTC)
- Graphist opinion(s)
Done PawełMM (talk) 17:45, 25 December 2023 (UTC)
Crop and restore[edit]
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Article(s): w:Curtis P. Iaukea
- Request
- Please crop, clean, restore and remove border in a derivative file. --KAVEBEAR (talk) 09:31, 27 December 2023 (UTC)
James Edward Moore[edit]
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GEN James Edward Moore -
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Article(s): en:James Edward Moore
- Request
- Grayscale colour correction and removal of signature. SuperWIKI (talk) 06:24, 28 December 2023 (UTC)
San Michele: church from picture[edit]
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Article(s): Category:San Michele Arcangelo (Martassina, Ala di Stura)
- Request
- Get a picture of San Michele from this picture. The church is on the top of the rock, over the village. Thank you in advance. MrKeefeJohn (talk) 14:19, 28 December 2023 (UTC)
- Graphist opinion(s)
Done PawełMM (talk) 16:54, 28 December 2023 (UTC)
San Germano (Tollegno): church from picture[edit]
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Article(s): Category:San Germano (Tollegno)
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- Get a picture of San Germano from this picture. The church is on first plane, near the belltower. Thank you in advance. MrKeefeJohn (talk) 09:18, 29 December 2023 (UTC)
- Graphist opinion(s)
Done PawełMM (talk) 10:12, 29 December 2023 (UTC)
San Germano (Pavone d'Alessandria, Pietra Marazzi): church from picture[edit]
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Article(s): Category:San Germano (Pavone d'Alessandria, Pietra Marazzi)
- Request
- Get a picture of San Germano from this picture. The church is on first plane, on the right. Thank you in advance.MrKeefeJohn (talk) 10:32, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
- Graphist opinion(s)
Done PawełMM (talk) 11:39, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
- You did a good job with the perspective correction :) ReneeWrites (talk) 00:31, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
Borgone: sign from picture[edit]
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Article(s): Category:Borgone (Ceppo Morelli)
- Request
- Get a picture of the "information sign" of Borgone, It's on a wall's house on the right and contain the following text "Borgone, frazione di Ceppo Morelli...". Thank you in advance. MrKeefeJohn (talk) 14:18, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
- Graphist opinion(s)
@MrKeefeJohn: Done ReneeWrites (talk) 00:28, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
- @ReneeWrites: .Thank you. Could you make also a picture including the building' s top floors? MrKeefeJohn (talk) 08:39, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
- @MrKeefeJohn: Done Let me know if you want any adjustments to the crop. ReneeWrites (talk) 09:04, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
- @ReneeWrites: . Perfect! MrKeefeJohn (talk) 09:12, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
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Crop and retouch File:These Old Shades 1927 cover.jpg[edit]
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Article(s): s:en:Index:These Old Shades (Heyer 1927).pdf
- Request
- I'm working on transcribing These Old Shades at Wikisource, and would like to include the cover art. Could someone crop this image, straighten it up and fix the way the bottom right corner is lighter than the rest? For the record, I own the book and am happy to attempt another picture of the cover if this one is inadequate, but there's not much I can do about the tape or the missing corners, and I'm probably a worse photographer than the bookshop people who took this photo. Just as a note, I have also requested vectorization at Commons:Graphic Lab/Illustration workshop#Vector version of File:These Old Shades 1927 cover.jpg. —CalendulaAsteraceae (talk • contribs) 23:09, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
- Graphist opinion(s)
Removing artifacts[edit]
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Joseph S. Bartley, with artifacts
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Article(s): en:Joseph S. Bartley
- Request
- Would it be possible to remove the artifacts in this image that look like someone took a photo of a screen? Thanks.
--DS (talk) 18:19, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
- Graphist opinion(s)
Contrast rebalancing needed on photograph[edit]
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Nestor Makhno and his daughter Elena
Article(s): Nestor Makhno
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- I need the contrast on this photograph to be rebalanced, as currently the lighter colours blend into one another (e.g. Nestor's and Elena's hands with the table, Elena's skin with her dress, details on Elena's face, etc.). A cropped variant of the photograph with a different contrast can be found in Ogoniok, issue 22, and has been reproduced here. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. --Grnrchst (talk) 16:56, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
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