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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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• Wikipedia:Photography workshop
• Images for cleanup

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Light reflex

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  Original
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  Gemini/Nano Banana 2 AI.
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  Manual trial using GIMP
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  Original
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  Photoshop, Gemini 3.1 with Nano Banana 2

Article(s): Ben Enwonwu

Request

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

Graphist opinion(s)

I use Photoshop (Version 27.9.1) plus KI (Gemini 3.1 Nano Banana 2) to reduce the glass reflections. Prompt was "Spiegelung entfernen". (reduce glass reflections). OK so? Kamée (talk) 16:09, 21 August 2026 (UTC)

I tried the whole process with the first image as well.--Fornax (talk) 07:32, 23 August 2026 (UTC)

For comparison I tried to do it manually using GIMP. @GualdimG: What do you think? Do you have an article in mind, where one of the photos could be used? --NearEMPTiness (talk) 21:08, 24 August 2026 (UTC)

Amazing job with Photoshop and Gemini 3.1 Nano Banana 2. Thank you all for your time and expertise. I am sory but don´t have yet an article about the statue. Probably an entry in Wikidata first. Cheers, GualdimG (talk) 21:30, 24 August 2026 (UTC)

A wow from me too - amazing. -- Deadstar (msg) 14:19, 25 August 2026 (UTC)

I insert the image at the gallery of the Ben Enwonwu article. GualdimG (talk) 08:22, 25 August 2026 (UTC)

IMHO the AI made the signature of the artist less readable. Ailura (talk) 13:10, 27 August 2026 (UTC)

Feel free to layer-mask the signature back from the original file if detailed reading is needed. Fornax (talk) 16:52, 27 August 2026 (UTC)

Removing the signature is a severe error. If nobody feels free to fix it i'll have to do a deletion request. Ailura (talk) 17:20, 27 August 2026 (UTC)

Naturally, I expected nothing less ;-) At this point, pretty much nothing can shock me on Commons anymore. Do whatever workflow suits you best! Fornax (talk) 17:51, 27 August 2026 (UTC)

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

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  Front view of Audi Q7. Please straighten, and do major adjustments to comply with Wikipedia's CARPIX guideline and under COM:QI.
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  Rear view of Audi Q7. Please clean up and do major adjustments on it to ensure it meets carpix standards. Needs major adjustments

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

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  Scan of a portrait of Guillermo Tolentino
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  retouched photo

Article(s): en:Guillermo Tolentino

Request

Kindly crop and restore this portrait. If possible, please remove the flash as well. Thanks! --– Ubediplomacy (talk｜contribs) 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 (talk｜contribs) 16:14, 26 March 2026 (UTC)

Hi, unfortunately, the library hasn't gotten back to me. – Ubediplomacy (talk｜contribs) 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)

* I made a retouched version, hope it serves your need.

R8cocin8 (talk) 01:28, 3 September 2026 (UTC)

Mindanao Avenue station

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  Image of Mindanao Avenue station taken from a hospital
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  Ditto
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  Ditto

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

This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. Grunpfnul (talk) 04:50, 31 August 2026 (UTC)

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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)

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Possible color cast / white balance check

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  Reservoir of Oued El Makhazine Dam.

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)

Removing the moiré effect

• s:File:David-Neel - My Journey to Lhasa, p. 87.jpg: A “Latza” in Tibet
• s:File:David-Neel - My Journey to Lhasa, p. 120.jpg: The Grand Lama of Lhabrang Tashikyil Monastery the Day He Was Recognized as the Incarnation of Jamyan Shetpa
• s:File:David-Neel - My Journey to Lhasa, p. 50.jpg: Alexandra David-Neel as the Guest of the Tashi Lama’s Mother. Already done with Chat-GPT. Could you do it better?
• s:File:David-Neel - My Journey to Lhasa, p. 9.jpg: Idem. Alexandra David-Néel.

• File:Isaac Newton, wu.89041870916-seq 8.jpg: On Commons for s:Index:A Source Book in Mathematics (Smith).pdf.

Article(s): s:Index:David-Neel - My Journey to Lhasa.pdf

Request

Could you please remove the moiré effect? The images are in the English Wikisource, and cannot be moved to Commons. Please upload over the original images. --Yann (talk) 12:06, 29 June 2026 (UTC)

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Orchestra logos

(crossposted at Commons:Graphic_Lab/Illustration_workshop#Orchestra_logos)

Portrait restorations

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  First image of Valdemar Bjerregaard
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  Second image of Valdemar Bjerregaard

Article(s): da:Valdemar Bjerregaard

Request

Kindly restore these photos, by removing the irregularitets. --Skjoldbro (talk) 20:41, 6 July 2026 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s)

Request

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  rough draft sketch

Article(s): en:Paul Martin (illustrator) - reachable via the link in reference 93.

Request

Hello. Martin illustrated twenty magazine covers for Collier's. This suggestion for a cover was turned down. It may not seem like much, but it is unique and helps to back up the creative process, stated in a section of the illustrator's article. I uploaded the image a few years back, and never made any alternations except trying to darken the camera flash area. I don't know if anything can be done here. Is it possible to lighten the sheet without also lightening the words? Can the words be made darker and the sheet lighter? I was only able to decipher the text by blowing it up. Complete details are on the file page. Thanks. JimPercy (talk) 23:51, 4 August 2026 (UTC)

@JimPercy, please get a flatbed scanner that can handle largish documents, or find someone whose scanner you can borrow. It will allow much better reproduction of your fairly unique collection. JayCubby (talk) 18:23, 5 August 2026 (UTC)

I have a flatbed scanner. I know who has the original, but chances of my getting a better copy are uncertain. JimPercy (talk) 19:37, 5 August 2026 (UTC)

@JimPercy, contrast enhanced as best I could (without really painstaking regional contrast adjustment by hand), but there is not a lot to work with.If it fits in your flatbed scanner, scan it and upload the TIFF as a new file.

I thought this was a picture of the original paper, no? Is it a microfilm copy (it would explain the contrast issues!)? JayCubby (talk) 20:06, 6 August 2026 (UTC)

Thanks. I likely will lighten it up some on my own to look more presentable. It's more important for the drawing to be clear than the writing. I plan on later this year trying to either get the original by mail or a better copy to work with, but I don't know if it will be successful. JimPercy (talk) 22:30, 6 August 2026 (UTC)

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Teatro Sete de Abril (Brazilian theatre)

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  Original photo

Article(s): pt:Teatro Sete de Abril

Request

Could you reduce overexposure, highlights and light glare of this image, please? --Scheridon (talk) 15:22, 15 August 2026 (UTC)

??? Scheridon (talk) 01:25, 20 August 2026 (UTC)

How about my image? Scheridon (talk) 02:42, 21 August 2026 (UTC)

@Scheridon, I will have the ability to deal with it in a bit. In the meanwhile, could you overwrite the file with the non-downscaled version (where is the metadata? why 1600x1200px?). JayCubby (talk) 16:59, 21 August 2026 (UTC)

Wikidata: Q10378922 Scheridon (talk) 18:11, 21 August 2026 (UTC)

@Scheridon, what does the Wikidata entry have to do with my above question? JayCubby (talk) 19:32, 21 August 2026 (UTC)

Sorry. (Metadata ≠ wikidata) How can I get metadata? Scheridon (talk) 19:49, 21 August 2026 (UTC)

@Scheridon, did you upload this to the cloud before putting it on Commons? Did you edit this in software before uploading? JayCubby (talk) 19:53, 21 August 2026 (UTC)

Sorry, again, because of my lack of intelligence. This picture is about the interior of a theatre in Pelotas, a Brazilian city in the Southern Region of the country. I would like to reduce the excess of light of the photo (taken by me), provoked by strong bulbs of the place. The picture is tottally original (not edited) and I did not upload this to the cloud. Scheridon (talk) 20:04, 21 August 2026 (UTC)

@Scheridon, what device was the picture taken with, and how did you transfer the picture from that camera/phone to the device you used to upload it to Commons?

I'm just trying to figure out how the resolution was reduced and the metadata disappeared along the way. JayCubby (talk) 20:11, 21 August 2026 (UTC)

The picture was taken with a mobile/cell phone (Motorola Razr 60). I transferred the file of this photo to my laptop using WhatsApp, and then to Wikimedia Commons. Scheridon (talk) 20:20, 21 August 2026 (UTC)

@Scheridon, the issue lies in WhatsApp removing metadata and compressing the image. On your phone, can you upload the photo to ImgBB and I will process it from there? JayCubby (talk) 20:23, 21 August 2026 (UTC)

This software is not free. Is there another way to transfer the photo of my cell phone to the laptop? Scheridon (talk) 20:34, 21 August 2026 (UTC)

@Scheridon, unless it is different on mobile, it should be?

https://catbox.moe/ is a good alternative. Paste the link it gives you once uploaded. JayCubby (talk) 20:39, 21 August 2026 (UTC)

I will try to transfer it with a USB cable. Just a moment, please. Scheridon (talk) 20:50, 21 August 2026 (UTC)

Done. Scheridon (talk) 21:22, 21 August 2026 (UTC) We have the metadata, now. Scheridon (talk) 21:51, 21 August 2026 (UTC)

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Colour cast and noise

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  Original image
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  Ideal image

Article(s): en:Ali Abdullah Saleh

Request

I want the first image to look further like the second one, with a cooler and more "natural" colour cast and higher noise to mask the artifacting. Hsnkn (talk) 05:01, 21 August 2026 (UTC)

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Short division example image contrast

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  Image

Article(s): en:short division etc

Request

This image has very low contrast, making it hard to read. Can someone please improve it? Thanks! --cmɢʟee ⋅τaʟκ 17:24, 22 August 2026 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s)

 Done

This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. Fornax

Arpitans collage

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  Arpitans

Article(s): frp:Arpetans

Request

In this collage of portraits of Arpitan personalities, I would need to:

1. Replace Jean-Joseph Maquignaz with Jean-Antoine Carrel;
2. Replace Luc Besson with Frédéric Chabod;
3. Replace Jean-Baptiste Grange with Xavier Chevrier;

And also add the following portraits, like it was done for Islanders:

1. Saint Anselm of Aosta
2. Georges Carrel
3. Joseph Henriet
4. Jean-Baptiste Cerlogne

Thank you in advance for your help. --Tenam2 (talk) 11:39, 24 August 2026 (UTC)

Cut photo crop

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Article(s): it:Toyota Celica

Request

Crop image to focus on the car and exchange it on Wikipedia page with bot. --~2026-47185-60 (talk) 13:22, 30 August 2026 (UTC)

You can Crop it by yourself with the Croptool Grunpfnul (talk) 04:52, 31 August 2026 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s)

Stitch together these four images of prints

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  NE quarter
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  SE
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  SW
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  NE

Article(s): [[]]

Request

Please create a new image with these four photographs of the four prints of John Speed's Invasions of England and Ireland to make the whole map visible in one file. GPinkerton (talk) 12:37, 1 September 2026 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s)

Historical photos

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  grayscale
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  Crop out border, straighten
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  Crop, straighten
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  grayscale

Article(s): en:East Prussian Offensive etc

Request

Various image restorations --Kges1901 (talk) 19:22, 1 September 2026 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s)

 Comment These are very easy edits. You could do that yourself with Gimp (free) or another image editing software. Yann (talk) 19:27, 1 September 2026 (UTC)