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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.

Make a request

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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>

;Request:
: Details of your request go here… --~~~~
;Graphist opinion(s):

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Category:Commons:Graphic Lab workshops#%20
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Chromatic aberration

Article(s): [[]]

Request
Here are three images and the opinion about those images by reviewer for Quality Images. I have added those reviews in the caption. Kindly correct those errors --Wasiul Bahar (talk) 16:12, 30 December 2025 (UTC)
Best to get this images right would be with to the original raw files. Work on the jpgs will get nothing out of the many raw processors magic. Grunpfnul (talk) 23:41, 30 December 2025 (UTC)
Any way to provide raw files? Commons doesn't allow to upload raw files Wasiul Bahar (talk) 15:50, 1 January 2026 (UTC)
WeTransfer or Dropbox could be possible (yes, its a shame that commons dosn't support this :( ) Grunpfnul (talk) 15:54, 1 January 2026 (UTC)
Graphist opinion(s)


Light reflex

Article(s): (extensive)

Request
Can you withdraw the light reflex? Thank you. GualdimG (talk) 11:31, 17 March 2026 (UTC)
Graphist opinion(s)


Audi Q7 Filipino images (not mine, but cropped from another user)


Article(s): Extensive, mainly Audi Q7

Request
Please do major edits and cleanups for the images, also adjusting brightness and other work to ensure its the best quality possible. --LuvsMG481 (talk) 15:07, 17 March 2026 (UTC)
Graphist opinion(s)
(non-graphist comment) User:LuvsMG481 was given a 6-month block. (Special:PermanentLink/1196262101#User:LuvsMG481) — Wracking ( talk ) ( contribs / uploads ) 18:28, 13 April 2026 (UTC)


Guillermo Tolentino portrait restoration

Article(s): en:Guillermo Tolentino

Request
Kindly crop and restore this portrait. If possible, please remove the flash as well. Thanks! --– Ubediplomacy (talkcontribs) 15:33, 26 March 2026 (UTC)
Graphist opinion(s)
* Partially done. I will leave his shoulder to someone else. Could you ask the UP for a higher-resolution scan? JayCubby (talk) 16:09, 26 March 2026 (UTC)
Thank you! I'll try to get in touch with the UP Library. – Ubediplomacy (talkcontribs) 16:14, 26 March 2026 (UTC)
Hi, unfortunately, the library hasn't gotten back to me. – Ubediplomacy (talkcontribs) 15:44, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
That often happens. If they do (I've seen archives respond after several months), just ping me. JayCubby (talk) 17:18, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

There is an irrelevant hand and wrist at the right side of the pic of Karl Hess

Resolved

Article(s):Karl Hess

Request
Please remove apparent third hand and wrist
This pic has been used for years for this article. It would be improved, I feel, if the hand and wrist at the right side of the pic (left of Mr. Hess's hand) were removed from the photo.Joel Russ (talk) 22:54, 30 April 2026 (UTC)
I found the photo and retouched it. --NearEMPTiness (talk) 10:55, 1 May 2026 (UTC)
Graphist opinion(s)


Mindanao Avenue station

Article(s): en:Mindanao Avenue station

Request
Hello! The following images were taken behind a smudged window, and I was wondering if it's possible to edit the annoying stains out of the images. Thanks! --PSA (talk) 10:51, 11 May 2026 (UTC)
Graphist opinion(s)


To crop image


Article(s): it:BMW E9

Request

Crop image and focus only on car and exchange the cropped image on Wikipedia page with a bot. --~2026-29800-43 (talk) 15:02, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

You can Crop it by yourself with the Croptool Grunpfnul (talk) 17:22, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
Graphist opinion(s)


Remove white strip on Hassan II's robe

Checkmark This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. 21:54, 31 May 2026 (UTC)

Article(s): China–Morocco relations

Request
Could someone please remove the noticeable white strip/artifact visible on Hassan II's robe (lower front part of the garment)? It appears to be a scanning or restoration artifact rather than an original feature of the photograph. A subtle cleanup that preserves the natural folds, texture, and historical appearance of the garment would be appreciated. --Flaspec (talk) 17:25, 28 May 2026 (UTC)
Graphist opinion(s)
@Flaspec: How is that? – Pbrks (t  c) 11:47, 31 May 2026 (UTC)
Looks good to me now. Thanks for the cleanup! You can mark the request as resolved. --Flaspec (talk) 11:51, 31 May 2026 (UTC)

Faded photo - restore colours?

Article(s): none as yet

Request
Old photo, probably faded. Is it possible to restore the colours? It may make sense to store the processed file separately, as this is from the geograph collection. --Schlosser67 (talk) 11:27, 1 June 2026 (UTC)
Graphist opinion(s)
Gave it a try, the Description seems to lack a parameter (just copied the original sourcecode) - maybe you can fix it Grunpfnul (talk) 12:16, 1 June 2026 (UTC)
It looks better, but still not quite right. I guess once some pigments are lost from a photo, there is not much one can do ... Thanks anyway for trying! --Schlosser67 (talk) 06:50, 4 June 2026 (UTC)
@Schlosser67: I've reattempted the color restoration (you may need to clear your cache to see it). It of course is still not perfect, but I think an improvement. – Pbrks (t  c) 11:55, 4 June 2026 (UTC)
That's a definite improvement! Thank you. Of course, restoring photos of buildings that have been pulled down in the meantime is always difficult. --Schlosser67 (talk) 12:18, 4 June 2026 (UTC)
@Grunpfnul @Pbrks @Schlosser67 - as an aside, you also need to copy over all the source and file information details; not easy, as they're hidden in the metadata / structural data of the original, rather than in the file description where they ought to be - MPF (talk) 17:27, 7 June 2026 (UTC)


Watermark

Article(s): Wikidata:Q140030835

Request

Would you, please, remove the watermark? Thank you. GualdimG (talk) 08:45, 2 June 2026 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s)

✓ Done; hope this is OK! - MPF (talk) 00:37, 7 June 2026 (UTC)

Possible color cast / white balance check


Article(s): Various articles using this image.

Request
The image looks slightly warm/yellowish to me. I'm not sure whether this is a real color cast or simply the lighting conditions when the photo was taken. Could someone take a look? If a white-balance correction is justified, a fix would be appreciated. --Flaspec (talk) 18:11, 3 June 2026 (UTC)
Graphist opinion(s)
I've given it a go; I also corrected the slight tilt in the photo and clone-filled the edges as necessary. Let me know what you think, can always revert if it's not liked - MPF (talk) 00:52, 7 June 2026 (UTC)
Thanks for the work so far, I like the white-balance correction and the slight leveling of the image. The result looks more natural to me.
One small question: do you think it's possible to reduce some of the visible image noise, especially in the sky, without noticeably degrading fine details or introducing an over-processed look?
If a clean noise reduction is feasible, I'd be happy to see that version as well. If not, I'm perfectly satisfied with the current edit and the request can be marked as resolved.
Thanks again! -Flaspec (talk) 08:00, 7 June 2026 (UTC)
@Flaspec Thanks! Unfortunately I don't know how to do the image noise (I can see what you mean, and noticed it yesterday), but anyone else is welcome to give it a go - MPF (talk) 17:22, 7 June 2026 (UTC)

Watermark

Article(s): Wikidata:Q140070860

Request

Would you, please, remove the watermark? Thank you. GualdimG (talk) 15:27, 5 June 2026 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s)

✓ Done; hope this is OK! - MPF (talk) 00:59, 7 June 2026 (UTC)

Watermark

Article(s): Wikidata:Q140076648

Request

Would you, please, remove the watermark? Thank you. GualdimG (talk) 06:37, 6 June 2026 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s)

✓ Done; hope this is OK! - MPF (talk) 01:07, 7 June 2026 (UTC)

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