Wikipedia:Graphics Lab/Photography workshop/Archive/Aug 2020

Fair use reduction

 * Article(s):
 * Harold Best


 * Request:
 * Please reduce (per WP:NFC) as a 300 DPI (RGB) 8 bits-per-component file. Thanks! &#8209;&#8209;Neveselbert (mobile) (talk · contribs · email) 11:49, 2 September 2020 (UTC)

✅ PawełMM (talk) 12:40, 2 September 2020 (UTC) &#8209;&#8209;Neveselbert (mobile) (talk · contribs · email) 13:12, 2 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Discussion:

Sorry for so many ... this is my first request for the year, and I need it for this Featured List!
PawełMM (talk) 09:28, 3 September 2020 (UTC)

Done as requested. PawełMM (talk) 20:13, 19 August 2020 (UTC)

James McHenry Jones 1
PawełMM (talk) 09:27, 3 September 2020 (UTC)


 * Article(s):
 * James McHenry Jones, and others in the future


 * Request:
 * To the gifted graphists, I'd like to request for this photo to be sharpened, and for its overall appearance to be improved as the graphists see fit. Thank you again for all you do to improve Wikipedia's article images! -- West Virginian   (talk)  13:52, 29 August 2020 (UTC)

✅ PawełMM (talk) 14:22, 29 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Discussion:
 * , thank you so much, as always, for your phenomenal edits to this image! -- West Virginian   (talk)  14:59, 29 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Apologies for stepping on your toes Pawel - I've reworked it from the original - less contrast/sharpening, and more tonal range - please revert if desired. (Hohum @ ) 15:33, 29 August 2020 (UTC)
 * , thank you for your additional edits as well! -- West Virginian   (talk)  00:04, 30 August 2020 (UTC)

James McHenry Jones 2
PawełMM (talk) 09:26, 3 September 2020 (UTC)


 * Article(s): James McHenry Jones


 * Request:
 * Graphists, I'd kindly like to request an edit of Jones' portrait, which is featured in his article's infobox. If possible, could you please remove the white space around the oval portrait, and perform any other edits you deem necessary for the improvement of its overall quality. Thanks again. -- West Virginian   (talk)  15:52, 29 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Also, the original source is here: --  West Virginian   (talk)  15:52, 29 August 2020 (UTC)

✅ PawełMM (talk) 19:26, 29 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Discussion:
 * Thank you so much,, as always! -- West Virginian   (talk)  00:02, 30 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Stuck my nose in again. I've reworked it from the original and kept more of the graininess - it seems to keep more detail - also did some manual repair of an eye. Revert as preferred. (Hohum @ ) 15:21, 2 September 2020 (UTC)

Watermarks across picture
resolved


 * Article(s):
 * Henry Lytton


 * Request:
 * Would it be possible, please, to remove all the "a"s and "Alarmy" watermarks from this PD image?  Tim riley  talk   22:11, 14 September 2020 (UTC)

✅ PawełMM (talk) 05:37, 15 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Discussion:


 * That's perfect! Thank you so much.  Tim riley  talk   07:44, 15 September 2020 (UTC)

ICOCA Ticket Gate Photos
PawełMM (talk) 10:34, 17 September 2020 (UTC)


 * Article(s):
 * ICOCA


 * Request:
 * Hello, just need the red timestamps on the left hand sides of the images cropped out. Thanks!- Jh15s (talk) 01:45, 31 August 2020 (UTC)

✅ PawełMM (talk) 08:34, 31 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Discussion:

Page-fold down middle of photograph
Tim riley talk   20:29, 25 September 2020 (UTC)


 * Article(s):
 * Alan Wheatley


 * Request:
 * Would it be possible, please to remove the vertical line from top to bottom caused by the page-fold in the magazine from which this picture was scanned? Tim riley  talk   19:15, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

✅ PawełMM (talk) 20:25, 25 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Discussion:


 * That's just what was wanted: thank you so much!  Tim riley  talk   20:29, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

Request: John Collier's "Lilith", 1889
PawełMM (talk) 05:11, 30 September 2020 (UTC)


 * Article(s):
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilith_(painting)

Please improve the quality of this image. Although the image claims to be high-resolution (2204x4202), it is extremely blurry. Please replace with a genuinely high-resolution version.
 * Request:

Another problem is that the original painting has become quite dark and faded over time. Someone with good oil-painting knowledge and photorealistic remastering skills will be needed to restore the scan to make it visible as the artist intended.


 * Discussion:

I do not know where a high quality image can be found. Because the artist died in 1934, it should be free of copyright issues. But, obtaining the image may be more difficult.

A much smaller (637x1200), but slightly more detailed image, can be downloaded from the museum where the artwork is held: https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/lilith-65854/view_as/grid/search/keyword:lilith/page/1. While improved -- notice the snake's eye above her breast -- the quality of that scan is not stellar and probably not worth using. It may be possible to ask the museum for a higher quality scan, but given that the version they allow you to download comes with a "NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY" license (is that even legal?), I'm not sure they would be open to putting it out to the world via wikipedia.

There are several companies online selling higher resolution versions of the image, either as a stock photo or printed on yoga mats, coffee mugs, and tapestries. However, it is possible they made "significant" alterations to the image by restoring the colours. I'm not sure how copyright law works when a company is simply undoing the effects of aging rather than expressing an artistic intent. I'm guessing that means their images cannot be legally used even if they depict exactly what John Collier painted 130 years ago.


 * I have another versionn loaded: a little more detail compared to the current version, color corrected to match the museum page. PawełMM (talk) 08:05, 17 September 2020 (UTC)

David Lyon (sociologist)
PawełMM (talk) 05:09, 30 September 2020 (UTC)


 * Article(s):
 * David Lyon (sociologist)


 * Request:
 * I'm not a photography guy, so would someone be able to recrop this image if others also think that is desirable? The existing crop cuts off the subject's head. Thanks, 207.161.86.162 (talk) 03:27, 29 September 2020 (UTC)

✅ PawełMM (talk) 03:40, 29 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Discussion:
 * That was quick – thanks, ! 207.161.86.162 (talk) 03:42, 29 September 2020 (UTC)