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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.

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

• Category:Images for cleanup
• meta:Philip Greenspun illustration project/Requests
• Wikipedia:Graphic Lab/Photography workshop (higher traffic, requests may be fulfilled quicker at the Wikipedia lab)

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Colour-correction on this, please!

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Request

Remove blue cast, add yellow component to colourise to make background vegetation natural green, while retaining foreground dead twigs as grey-buff (I already tried playing with it in photoshop, but couldn't get anything natural-looking!). - MPF (talk) 12:49, 23 July 2016 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s)

There is no color cast, but it's a deliberately derivative work and doesn't meet the essential requirements for a good image. Sorry for my harsh judgment. Regardless best regards, MagentaGreen (talk) 21:27, 25 July 2016 (UTC)

Mismatching pair of frames in a gif

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  Two frames of rotating gif not matched with each other

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  1. frame

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  2. frame

Note the "Perrow" parameter as well as the following template is not used on Commons.
{{scroll gallery
|upright=1.0
|Green_heron_neck_stretch_frame_1.gif|1. frame
|Green_heron_neck_stretch_frame_2.gif|2. frame
}}

Request

Re-align frames so it doesn't jump with each frame, if possible, please! - MPF (talk) 11:04, 5 August 2016 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s)

The background of the frames is a little bit transformed to suit each other and the second frame is slightly rotated. But that is not enough for smooth playback. The animation results with only two frames a horrible wriggling. Instead of an animated GIF I would embed the frames as in the example above. Regards, MagentaGreen (talk) 11:37, 7 August 2016 (UTC)

@MPF: I did something and uploaded it to a test file. Please upload over the other gif or to a new file if you like it. If the image has changed, just scroll down the file history. btw: thanks for categorizing all those bird images I upload!!! Amada44  ^{talk to me} 11:17, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

That's a huge lot better, thanks! I'd be inclined to upload it on top of the original, as the original is faulty, not worth keeping as a separate file from the repaired version - MPF (talk) 12:36, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

Photos of a white sheet are grey

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  President Pardo (1872) keep the revenue of guano and imposed new taxes.

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  Many people can't pay the new taxes, jobless, ..., widows

The images (created by an unknown artist in magazine "El Cascabel", in Lima, Peru) reflect the fiscal crisis in Peru, 1872. I want to put it in (en:User:Keysanger/sandbox9) an article (in spe) about the Saltpeter Monopoly.

Request

On the book the sheets were white, but the images are grey. Can you make it clearer (again)? How did you it?. Thanks in advance, --Keysanger 11:53, 21 August 2016 (UTC)

S U P E R !!!! Thanks, again. --Keysanger 11:10, 31 August 2016 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s)

 Done Amada44  ^{talk to me} 08:28, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

Please restore the white area in upper right

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  Rare image of a Canadian Northern railway caboose.

Article(s): Canadian Northern Railway

Request

Please rebuild the white section in the upper right (removing it or cloning from below, using the rest of the vehicle as a guide). It's a wooden railway caboose. --Oaktree b (talk) 02:15, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s)

 Done I removed it but I removed the Window too as it would have been difficult to reconstruct it. revert if you don't like it. Amada44  ^{talk to me} 11:58, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

Vandalia

--KAVEBEAR (talk) 00:38, 23 September 2016 (UTC)

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Article(s)

a few

Request

Please create a better crop of the USS Vandalia (1828) from the large version of the image (above). Thanks. -- KAVEBEAR (talk) 00:09, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s)

• While a crop can be made from File:The Navy-Yard at Brooklyn, New York, June, 1861 - NH 59308.tiff the quality is so poor and unsharp it hardly seem worthwhile. I think it would be better to use a crop from the original source that File:USS Vandalia (1828) sketch.jpg comes from as the quality is better though not a high resolution. I've done that and can upload it later. However, neither seem to be a satisfactory solution; a better source would be preferable. @KAVEBEAR: please respond. Ww2censor (talk) 10:46, 10 September 2016 (UTC)

• I don't like using the idea of using the Harper's original. I rather prefer using the tiff file. Would it be a slight improvement to the current one?--KAVEBEAR (talk) 22:39, 13 September 2016 (UTC)

Sorry @KAVEBEAR:, no real improvement will be seen as there is such lack of detail in the tiff file and it is very unsharp, so all you will end up with would be a higher resolution image, less sharp and less detail. Ww2censor (talk) 10:30, 17 September 2016 (UTC)

I only just noticed this request here. I had already seen your request at w:WP:GL/PHOTO and uploaded a version. However, Ww2censor is correct that no real improvement could be made using the tiff. I used the original source given on the file page, not having seen your preference here. The result is an improvement, but not stellar - a better source would obviously be preferable. I'm not entirely sure why you don't like the idea of using this slightly improved version until/unless a better source is found, but, as I noted on the upload, please feel very free to revert if you don't prefer this version. --Begoon - talk 00:13, 23 September 2016 (UTC)

Thank this is fine. It is still an improvement from the original.--KAVEBEAR (talk) 00:37, 23 September 2016 (UTC)

Remove spots from the old photos

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  Scharenberg Wolfgang

Article(s): [[]] de:Wolfgang_Scharenberg

Request

Remove spots from the old photos… --Thatonewikiguy (talk) 12:43, 12 September 2016 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s)

Noting that this was  done by Hans-Jürgen Neubert on 13 September 2016. --Begoon - talk 00:24, 23 September 2016 (UTC)

Fix pincushion distortion and perspective, if possible please

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Regards Ezarateesteban 17:43, 12 September 2016 (UTC)

Salote Tupou III of Tonga in coronation robe

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Article(s): w:Sālote Tupou III

Request

Using the original, restore and crop an image to use for the article's infobox. I am thinking maybe full length minus the extension of the robes on the ground. Please upload as separate file. Thanks. --KAVEBEAR (talk) 22:42, 13 September 2016 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s)

Hi @KAVEBEAR:, like this? Amada44  ^{talk to me} 14:10, 27 September 2016 (UTC)

La Famille Royale de Tahiti

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Article(s): Many

Request

Please, perform these tasks below:

1. Oval crop File:La Famille Royale de Tahiti.jpg (it is not perfect since there is a little bit that is off on the bottom left)

2. Oval crop and upload a new image for every one of the figures in the original

3. Use the previous version as reference in identifying who is who).

4. Or created them File:La Famille Royale de Tahiti, Te Papa Tongarewa1.jpg, File:La Famille Royale de Tahiti, Te Papa Tongarewa2.jpg, File:La Famille Royale de Tahiti, Te Papa Tongarewa3.jpg, etc. or something shorter and I can go back and rename them individually.

Thanks! --KAVEBEAR (talk) 06:13, 17 September 2016 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s)

Donald Trump

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  Donald Trump in 2016

Article(s): w:Donald Trump

Request

Hello, do you think the shadows on his suit could be or should be removed? Especially the microphone shadow. Thanks.Anythingyouwant (talk) 20:30, 21 September 2016 (UTC)

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Catherine Eliza Richardson

Resolved

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  Catherine Eliza Richardson

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  File:Catherine Eliza Richardson crop.png
  

Article: w:Catherine Eliza Richardson

Request

Grateful if you could remove the frame; any remedies for the smears and reflections would be as welcome as they would be miraculous. thanks --Tagishsimon (talk) 08:07, 1 October 2016 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s)

This might be a bit too "aggressive", but see what you think. --Begoon - talk 11:09, 1 October 2016 (UTC)

With no disrespect meant to Catherine Eliza, you cannot make a silk purse from a sow's ear. That's very very much better than it was, thank you, Begoon, and I'm in your debt. I'll be using your image as my next action. --Tagishsimon (talk) 12:11, 1 October 2016 (UTC)

David Lester Richardson

Resolved

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  David Lester Richardson

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  File:David Lester Richardson retouched.jpg

Article: w:David Lester Richardson

Request

Grateful if you could remove the grubby marks on the right border of this image, as well as any other spotting marks you see (there's one above the bookcase, one above the chair-back). Ideally load the new image as a new version of this one. thanks --Tagishsimon (talk) 00:33, 2 October 2016 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s)

I uploaded to a jpg, because png thumbnails sometimes "blur" a bit with Mediawiki software, and there's no transparency to worry about.
If you think the cleanup on the right is too much, there's a less "aggressive" version in the file history you can revert to. --Begoon - talk 06:21, 2 October 2016 (UTC)

Thank you again, Begoon. Very happy with the retouched image, which is now being used. --Tagishsimon (talk) 08:54, 2 October 2016 (UTC)