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Photography workshop

This workshop is part of the Graphic 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.

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Use the following template when making a new request, replacing the examples with your image(s) and request(s):

<gallery>
 IMAGENAME.EXT|Description of image
 IMAGE#TWO.EXT|2nd image (If there is one)
 ETCETCETC.EXT|Don't request too many at once, though
</gallery>

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Background removal

Article(s): en:Nightline, en:American Broadcasting Company, en:ABC World News Tonight

Request

Cleanup

remove what? Grunpfnul (talk) 15:39, 15 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Crack in glass plate image

Liberty ship Stanley R. Fisher on the river Scheldt
Negative image
Work in Progress

Article(s): [[]]

Request: Can the crack in the glass plate be removed and joined? The image is a bit on the dark side too, and could use more exposure. Thanks! --Niels Johannes (talk) 10:26, 25 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion(s): Started the Restauration of this Image (Work in Progress). Crack is fixed, now Fingerprints and Emulsion are in dire need to be repaired, after that the Difference in the Luminance will be corrected Grunpfnul (talk) 22:21, 25 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

That's looking so much better already. Looking forward for the final result. Vielen dank! Niels Johannes (talk) 10:13, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Erroneous colour profile

File with erroneous colour profile
Retouched picture

Request: repair colour profile to match e.g. File:Little Tern birds 6.jpg - MPF (talk) 15:14, 12 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion(s): Sorry, i can't help here. Does no RAW exists? Grunpfnul (talk) 17:31, 12 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@MPF: ~~I was able to reduce the color cast; please tell me whether it is good for you.~~

Done--Carnby (talk) 04:39, 26 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Clean up to improve appearance

Article(s): en:Paul Martin (illustrator) - reachable via the link in reference 201.

Request

Hello. I am the original uploader of this image. I still have the original magazine. I would like to avoid any alterations that would require a new file name. Please tweak this image to make it more presentable. Notice how there is a bluish tint or something in the lower-third left section, for instance. The background should be more naturally uniform. I'd appreciate just some touch-ups to improve the overall quality without creating a new file name. That might mean improving the focus and coloring and removing any glare area. I attempted to improve the image with my basic image editor on May 2, 2025 (under "File history"). However, I seemed to give it an artificial glitter appearance instead. Update. I increased size and tried again w/o success on 7/5.

Graphist opinion(s)

Image restorations

Article(s): de:Nikolaikirche (Heilbronn), de:Jakob Friedrich Bengel, de:Villa Rümelin (Wilhelmstraße), de:Liste der abgegangenen Heilbronner Gebäude und Denkmäler

Request

Could someone restorate these old pictures, so they look more clearly? Thanks in advance.--RaveDog (talk) 13:30, 23 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@RaveDog:

1st one at https://ibb.co/99dFL2gf

2nd one dehalftoned at https://ibb.co/6JX7kh3N

3rd one sharpened (AI was no good) at https://ibb.co/W4sMznY1

4th dehalftoned at https://ibb.co/9mSTD4YG

5th is a pain in the ass! Too many holes, and they're everywhere. The PSD is at https://files.catbox.moe/j9e48z.psd. I might work on it later, but I got some of the holes and fixed the highlights. JayCubby (talk) 20:47, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your work! For the 5th one we might wait as you said. @Rosenzweig As a long-time editor of articles about Heilbronn topics, what do you think? Are the edited versions appropriate for the Wikipedia articles listed above? RaveDog (talk) 21:39, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

They're not worse, but also not that much better. With the original files being as bad as they are, you can't expect that much of an improvement apparently. So I'm rather indifferent about it. --Rosenzweig τ 05:58, 25 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your opinion. Thanks again to the editor of the images. RaveDog (talk) 16:02, 25 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

No worries, it didn't take me very long at all. It's a lot easier to dedither higher-resolution images, generally. JayCubby (talk) 16:20, 25 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion(s)

Sonoma Plaza

Article(s): Sonoma Plaza

Request

This pic set needs adjustment.--Carnby (talk) 04:39, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Jeez. That's pretty bad. For the first one, File:VIEW FROM NORTH-EAST (FRONT) - Blue Wing Inn, 133 East Spain Street, Sonoma, Sonoma County, CA HABS CAL,49-SONO,3-1.tif or File:Sonoma - Blue Wing Inn - 20201025013755.jpg might be viable replacements. JayCubby (talk) 20:19, 16 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Sioux Indian execution

ResolvedMany thanks. JayCubby (talk) 04:53, 25 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Article(s): Extensive

Request: Could someone restore the image? It's far too large for me to work with. It just needs color correction and some crease removal --JayCubby (talk) 20:17, 16 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion(s)

Done Auguel (talk) 14:28, 26 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Touchup for old photo

Portrait photograph of Simón Radowitzky in 1908

Article(s): Simón Radowitzky

Request: This is the highest resolution version of this photo that I have been able to find. There's still some signs of the photograph's age, with scratches and fading, and the contrast leaves a bit to the imagination. If anyone here is able to give this a wee clean up, I'd really appreciate it. --Grnrchst (talk) 18:29, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion(s)

I increased the contrast Auguel (talk) 13:37, 28 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ambassadors

Remove the microphone and the face behind it
Remove the text and make the image clearer

Article(s): en:List of ambassadors of Indonesia

Request

Please make amendments on the image based on the captions; just override the image and upload directly onto it! Thank you --Regards, Jeromi Mikhael ^(marhata) 23:57, 20 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Jeromi Mikhael

2nd one done. JayCubby (talk) 00:19, 21 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

First one

Done Auguel (talk) 02:16, 26 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Making concert picture clearer

SZA performing "Scorsese Baby Daddy" on the Grand National Tour in London
Cropped version

Article(s): Scorsese Baby Daddy

Request

The backlighting is messing things up (highlights/shadows are off, pic looks somewhat hazy). Would like the image to overall look clearer. Thanks :) --PSA (talk) 06:45, 8 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

is this what you had in mind?

Grunpfnul (talk) 07:36, 8 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Grunpfnul sorry I couldn't respond sooner; didn't see this in my notifications. But yes, this is wonderful! Crank the saturation down and I think I'd be satisfied. Thanks, PSA (talk) 03:41, 24 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Photo perspective and cropping

A stained glass window from the old town hall in Eindhoven.
A replica of the stone bearing the date ‘1554’ from the old town hall of Eindhoven.

Article(s): nl:Oude stadhuis (Eindhoven)

Request: Hi! Could the photo perspectives of these two photos be enhanced (by which I mean: very sharp, straight edges) and then be cropped? Could a new, cropped version be uploaded instead of replacing it? Thanks in advance! Kind regards, --S. Perquin (talk) 13:25, 18 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion(s): There seems to be some barrel distortion. Is there any chance of reshooting with another lens? cmɢʟee ⋅τaʟκ 15:24, 28 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately, I only have one lens and I can't go back there easily either unless I make a new appointment to get there. 😕 Kind regards, S. Perquin (talk) 16:19, 28 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. They will do. How should they be cropped? To the crest for the first? The second is already as tight as feasible. cmɢʟee ⋅τaʟκ 16:59, 28 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ideally, right up to the edges, indeed! So, in the case of the window, the white edges form the outer sides of the image. And in the case of the stone, the white edges form the outer edges. The edges of the stone could perhaps be filled with white, so that the stone is cut out very precisely. Kind regards, S. Perquin (talk) 20:12, 28 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@S. Perquin: Both

Done. Revert if you wouldn't like. JayCubby (talk) 14:52, 4 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I just noticed you preferred a crop. Whoops... JayCubby (talk) 14:54, 4 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Dear JayCubby, thank you for your adjustment! However, what I meant was to crop it in such a way that it becomes slightly distorted so that it fits within the frames. So not necessarily just cutting it out, but also distorting the entire image. Do you know how to do this? I look forward to hearing from you or someone else! Kind regards, S. Perquin (talk) 16:17, 4 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, I see now that you made the stained glass window the way I meant it! 😄 Could you apply something similar to the stone? And then as a new image, so not overwritten. Kind regards, S. Perquin (talk) 16:19, 4 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@S. Perquin, how is https://ibb.co/mCHmkgQ7 ?

Distortion correction crops an image slightly, FYI. JayCubby (talk) 01:59, 5 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Looks good! Thank you so much! Could you perhaps re-upload the two images and mention that they are derived from the two images I had uploaded? I'm not sure how to do the last part correctly! Kind regards, S. Perquin (talk) 02:18, 5 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I uploaded the two files myself! See File:Glas-in-loodraam van oude stadhuis Eindhoven (perspective correction).jpg and File:Replica steen '1554' van oude stadhuis Eindhoven (perspective correction).jpg. Could someone please make sure the files are labeled correctly to indicate that there are two versions of each photo, one being the original and the other having undergone perspective correction? I don't know how to do this correctly. Thank you in advance! Kind regards, S. Perquin (talk) 21:29, 20 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright

This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. Kaim (talk) 09:37, 18 October 2025 (UTC)

Article(s): n/a

Request: censor out copyrighted advertisements in the images, which can still be used even if censored (in my opinion). --JWilz12345 (Talk|Contributions) 23:56, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion(s): Done. Kaim (talk) 09:37, 18 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Light reflection

Brahmi inscription, ancient India
Indian painting (modern)
Amphorae shards, Pattanam Museum

Article(s): en:Pattanam and en:Ravivarman Kulaśēkhara

Request: Please remove the light reflection, crop the image, and align the photo of the painting (2) so that it is parallel to the camera. Also, enhance the colours of the other two images, as they currently appear cloudy and grey.--JamesMdp (talk) 09:59, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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File:Hans' Millions.png

Is a restoration from File:Hans' Millions.jpg, the original has a stitch error, is possible to fix it? I am thinking a solution, Regards!!! --Ezarateesteban 20:14, 5 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Here is my humble offering to fix the storage error (stored folded)File:Hans' Millions 1.jpg PaulDallas72 (talk) 23:07, 12 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! --Ezarateesteban 23:23, 12 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Remove negative flecks

Officers eating a succulent Indonesian meal

Article(s): nl:Blauwe hap

Request: There are a few flecks of the negative showing. (e.g. on the cheek of the person on the left Can these be removed --Milliped (talk) 11:35, 17 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion(s): Doing… JayCubby (talk) 01:30, 20 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Khalpar Canal

Khalpar Canal
cropped and rotated

Article(s): Khidir Canal, খিদির খাল

Request: Could you please remove the dark spot on the photo? (Upper-left side). Also please make the photo brighter so that we can see it clearly (but not too brighter, keep the natural state of the scenery). Thank you. --Mehedi Abedin 04:48, 20 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion(s): I cropped and straightened with the croptool, it may be sufficient without the brightening. -- Deadstar (msg) 10:00, 21 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Bobby Fischer

Article(s): en:Bobby Fischer

Request: Hi, can someone please restore this photo of Bobby Fischer, all copies has several marks on it (probably because it was published several years after it was taken). There is also some type of glitch in the modern scan around the middle left side of his tie (compare it to the first source link).

This is the photo as it was published in newspapers, feel free to crop it to be more even -- $999$ REAL 💬 ⬆ 16:43, 21 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion(s): Done. 999real, how's it look? BTW, that glitch was just sloppy cloning of a blemish. JayCubby (talk) 14:06, 22 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@JayCubby Good, thanks, but can you also remove the black spots on his face, I think at least the ones on the right side are not part of his face (compare to [1] for example)

999

REAL 💬 ⬆ 15:00, 22 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@999real,

Done. JayCubby (talk) 15:04, 22 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Great, thanks a lot

999

REAL 💬 ⬆ 15:08, 22 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Perspective correction on photo

Image of which to fix the perspective

Article(s): [[]]

Request: Would it be possible to correct the perspective of the image, so it appears from head-on?; I unfortunately do not have the RAW file.; --Wolfy13399 (talk) 18:01, 21 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Great Britain exhibit at Seattle World's Fair, 1962

Great Britain exhibit at Seattle World's Fair, 1962

Article(s): N/A

Request

At https://archives.seattle.gov/digital-collections/index.php/Detail/objects/111776 there is a higher-resolution TIFF of this, that looks quite good. However, when I tried (several different ways) to use GIMP to convert that to a JPEG to overwrite the cuurent file, it lost a lot of the richness of the color. If someone can do that effectively it would be great; otherwise, just ping me back and I'll separately upload the TIFF. - Jmabel ! talk 01:24, 25 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Jmabel,

done! How's it now? JayCubby (talk) 21:41, 25 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@JayCubby: Lovely! Care to explain your magic, or is it a trade secret? - Jmabel ! talk 21:48, 25 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I took the liberty of uploading a new version and converting it to sRGB, which fixed that "dull" tinge. – Pbrks ^(t • c) 22:38, 25 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion(s)

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Photography workshop

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See also

Background removal

Crack in glass plate image

Erroneous colour profile

Clean up to improve appearance

Image restorations

Sonoma Plaza

Sioux Indian execution

Touchup for old photo

Ambassadors

Making concert picture clearer

Photo perspective and cropping

Copyright

Light reflection

File:Hans' Millions.png

Remove negative flecks

Khalpar Canal

Bobby Fischer

Perspective correction on photo

Great Britain exhibit at Seattle World's Fair, 1962