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The Graphics Lab is a project to improve the graphical content of the Wikimedia projects. Requests for image improvements can be added to the workshop pages: Illustrations, Photographs and Maps. For questions or suggestions one can use the talk pages: Talk:Graphics Lab, Talk:Illustrations, Talk:Photographs and Talk:Maps.
This specific page is the requests page for the photography workshop. Anyone can make a request for a photograph to be improved for a Wikipedia article. The standard format for making a request is shown below, along with general advice, and should be followed.

Advice to requesters

All requests:

Please make sure your request is "legitimate" by copyright. If the image(s) are in the public domain or freely licensed, you are fine. If the image(s) are "Fair use", there are only certain things we can do with them without falling afoul of Wikipedia's fair-use policies.
- If you are requesting assistance with a copyright or fair-use image, don't display it on this page; place {{GLNF|Example.png|caption|align=left}} to create a link to it. Do not add the File: extension. Our fair-use policy does not allow displaying fair-use images out of their articles on ANY account.
Please check back regularly to see if progress has been made or if any additional questions need to be answered before the request can be completed.
If a request is done to your satisfaction, please mark it with {{resolved}}.

SVG requests:

Make sure your request can actually BE vectorized. Note that vector drawings are not suitable for certain applications. We generally use SVG format for icons, logos, drawings, maps, flags, and such. Certain things, photographs especially, are totally impossible to vectorize.
Per our non-free content policy, vectorization of copyrighted images is not permitted. If a vectorized non-free image is desired, seek out such an image from the copyright holder.

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Alberta politician photos

Can anyone pull off the workaround described here, to get un watermarked images from a certain site [ex. [1] ]. I can't seem to get this to work anymore...is there something I'm doing wrong, or have browser updates since then made it impossible to do? Planning on filling in some redlinks, but would prefer not to bog down this page with watermark removal requests. Connormah (talk) 23:55, 24 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: In the instructions below, this is text to look for and this is text to type.

I just gave it a shot and it worked just fine. What you have to do is change viewimage.aspx to getimage.aspx in the title bar and hit <Enter>. Leave the rest of the text in the title bar, including any slashes or periods alone. That should give you a page with a bunch of gibberish on it. On that page, click File -> Save Page As.... In the Save File dialog box that opens up, at the bottom there will be a field marked Save as type directly under the File name field. You want to set that to All Files (*.*) and then type [filename].jpg in the File name field, where [filename] is whatever you want to name it. Remember to type the .jpg part! After that, browse to where you save it and check it out. MjolnirPants Tell me all about it. 16:54, 25 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@MjolnirPants: - which browser are you using? My browsers won't let me save it as a jpg, that was the main problem. Connormah (talk) 07:12, 26 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Firefox, here. As far as I know, both chrome and IE should let you do it as well, if you follow the steps above. The part about changing the file type is the most important. MjolnirPants Tell me all about it. 14:02, 26 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@MjolnirPants: - there doesn't seem to be that option for me. I keep getting dialogues saying that I cannot save in jpg. Are you on an older version of the browser? Connormah (talk) 14:37, 26 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Nope. 35.0.1 here. I'm not sure how that's not an option, are you on a linux or mac system? MjolnirPants Tell me all about it. 16:11, 26 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

This might help if you're on a windows machine.MjolnirPants Tell me all about it. 16:39, 26 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@MjolnirPants: - I'm on a Mac - is there any way? (though I could use another computer to do this) Connormah (talk) 18:06, 26 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Connormah: I'm not sure. The last time I used a mac was for 10 minutes, about 3 years ago. Sorry. MjolnirPants Tell me all about it. 21:12, 26 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Connormah: I'm feeling a little silly now, for not mentioning this before. Have you tried saving it as a web page then manually changing the file extension to .jpg? I know that works on windows and linux machines. MjolnirPants Tell me all about it. 19:26, 4 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hrithik Roshan

Resolved

Hrithik Roshan

Article(s): Hrithik Roshan

Request: Please make background complete black to remove commercial ads and for better image. -- Abhi (talk) 08:09, 27 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion(s)

I took a quick shot at it, and I have to say it looks rather ugly. Would it be acceptable to edit the logos out, instead? I've uploaded an example (revert if needed). MjolnirPants Tell me all about it. 15:52, 4 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps my imagination with black background was wrong. Your uploaded image without logos is good one. Thanks ! Abhi (talk) 18:37, 4 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

George Marshall

Resolved

– Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 14:18, 28 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Article(s): George Marshall

Request: please straighten, make same size, remove background… -- Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 01:07, 28 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion(s)

Done - Fallschirmjäger ✉ 13:01, 28 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you!--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 14:18, 28 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

écu

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– Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 10:19, 3 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Article(s): écu

Request: please remove background… -- Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 14:39, 28 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion(s)

Done MjolnirPants Tell me all about it. 21:30, 2 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much!--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 10:19, 3 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Lacinka

Resolved

– Goran tek-en (talk) 19:36, 6 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Article(s): Lacinka

Request: please straighten and trim… -- Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 00:44, 1 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion(s)

Request taken by Goran tek-en (talk) 19:35, 6 March 2015 (UTC). Done[reply]

Valley Forge Trail

Resolved

– Goran tek-en (talk) 20:08, 6 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Article(s): Valley Forge Trail

Request: please straighten dangle on ribbon… -- Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 10:18, 3 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion(s)

Request taken by Goran tek-en (talk) 20:07, 6 March 2015 (UTC). Done[reply]

Carolina Wren photo

Article

Carolina wren

Request

Hello! Is it possible to take out the name of the photographer in the following picture? File:Carolina Wren1.jpg? I'm in the middle of a GA process and it has been suggested to have this picture edited. Respond when you get the chance, and thanks for reading! LeftAire (talk) 02:04, 7 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion: Request taken by (Hohum ^@) 03:06, 7 March 2015 (UTC).[reply]; Done

Anti-Americanism

Article(s): Anti-Americanism

Request: please flatten and reduce folds… -- Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 03:33, 7 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion(s)

I'm wondering if you might prefer to use this version. (Hohum ^@) 15:31, 7 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

That would be great, if you can capture it!--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 11:01, 8 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

There's a download link. The image is listed as having a CC2.0 license, though if the artist is still alive or recently deceased, that may not be accurate. MjolnirPants Tell me all about it. 13:04, 9 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Alois Hudal

Article(s): Alois Hudal

Request: please split photo and signature… -- Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 12:13, 7 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion(s)

Johann von Leers

Resolved

– Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 11:01, 8 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Article(s): Johann von Leers

Request: please remove watermark strip… -- Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 12:45, 7 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion(s)

Request taken by (Hohum ^@) 15:37, 7 March 2015 (UTC). Done - Cropped and some cleanup. (Hohum ^@) 15:37, 7 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you!

Antioch

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– Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 11:42, 11 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Article(s): Antioch

Request: please reduce washboarding… -- Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 12:43, 8 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion(s): Done Centpacrr (talk) 13:10, 8 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 11:42, 11 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Crop and collage request

New York Governor George Pataki
New York Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno
New York Speaker of the Assembly Sheldon Silver

New York Speaker of the Assembly Sheldon Silver

Article(s): Elections in New York

Request: Can someone make a collage of these three politicians who were New York's "three men in a room"? (Preferably with a recommended width to use with that article, as I never manually set width but the standard width seems too small for such a picture.) As always, thank you. Your work makes articles look awesome. You guys are awesome. -- Int21h (talk) 05:43, 11 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion(s)

Der Stürmer

Resolved

– Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 13:10, 12 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

File:Deutsches Historisches Museum Der Stürmerplakat.jpg

Article(s): Der Stürmer

Request: please straighten, fix lighting and trim… -- Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 11:41, 11 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion(s): Done Centpacrr (talk) 12:55, 11 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Wow! Thanks!--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 13:10, 12 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Parthenon gif

Gif

Article(s): Parthenon

Request: Please create a gif out of these two images. Feel free to harmonise the colours since there is a slight difference. Remove the watermark on the second image first before you do so, thank you. -- Gryffindor (talk) 15:10, 11 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion(s): Done - Fallschirmjäger ✉ 14:34, 22 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Salman Khan Family

Salman Khan Family

Article(s): Salman Khan

Request: Please remove watermark… -- Abhi (talk) 20:29, 11 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion(s)

Crop request

Beach at Uran, India

Article(s): Uran

Request: This photograph could be cropped to reduce the blank sky. Details in the mid-ground are fascinating (people, ox carts) and the horizon is important (distant Mumbai obscured by glare), but half the image is taken up by blank sky. An aspect ratio like "File:Sunset at karanja.jpg" would look better? —Molly-in-md (talk) 15:00, 12 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion(s): Done - Fallschirmjäger ✉ 16:32, 15 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Academy of Design

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– Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 13:01, 15 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Article(s): Academy of Design

Request: please fix weird coloration… -- Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 23:46, 14 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion(s)

Request taken by (Hohum ^@) 12:39, 15 March 2015 (UTC). Done[reply]

Thank you!--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 13:01, 15 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Rafael_Trujillo

Article(s): Rafael_Trujillo

Request: white background please… -- Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 23:56, 14 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion(s)

Done Centpacrr (talk) 00:38, 15 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, but that actually washed the stamp itself out. Is there a way to leave the stamp and just remove what looks like smudging on the background itself?--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 13:05, 15 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

You mean the postmark? It's a used stamp; live with it. Johnbod (talk) 14:21, 15 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

No, I mean the smudge on the backing paper in the upper left corner. And save the snarky for your mother.--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 14:35, 15 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Dirty dots

Resolved

Article(s): Pharnavaz I of Iberia

Request: Please remove those 3 dirty dots at the down right. Jaqeli 18:32, 15 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion(s)

Done - Fallschirmjäger ✉ 18:50, 15 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Jaqeli 19:27, 15 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Suica

Resolved

– Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 19:30, 16 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

File:Suica Train Card.JPG

Article(s): Suica

Request: please straighten perspective… -- Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 10:30, 16 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion(s)

Done I can crop it further, straight to the edges if you like. MjolnirPants Tell me all about it. 14:32, 16 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

That's great, thank you!--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 19:30, 16 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Silva Kaputikyan

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– Երևանցի ^talk 15:52, 21 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Article(s): Silva Kaputikyan

Request: Please improve the overall quality of the image (perhaps blur a little).-- Երևանցի ^talk 01:32, 17 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion(s)

Done I did what I could, it's hard to enhance small scans of printed material. Revert if necessary. MjolnirPants Tell me all about it. 14:06, 18 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not perfect, but not bad at all considering the original quality. Thanks. --Երևանցի ^talk 15:52, 21 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Rigging House

Article(s): New Amsterdam

Request: Please remove watermark. -- Gryffindor (talk) 13:11, 17 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion(s)

Karisma Kapoor

Karisma Kapoor

Article(s): Karisma Kapoor

Request: Please remove watermark (and it would be better if that half-head on left side is removed) -- Abhi (talk) 17:54, 18 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

If that half-head can't be removed, pls remove watermark only. Image is already linked in article. Some users remove images because of watermark as image doesn't look good. Some user had removed above 'Salman Khan family' image from article only because of watermark. Abhi (talk) 18:30, 22 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion(s)

Otro Día Más Sin Verte/Sentir

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– George Ho (talk) 21:56, 20 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Article(s): Otro Día Más Sin Verte

Request: This image looks too dark. More light is needed, or some blue colour should be removed. -- George Ho (talk) 06:43, 20 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion(s)

Done I did some work on it. Let me know how it looks. MjolnirPants Tell me all about it. 15:33, 20 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

George Bird Grinnell

Article(s): George Bird Grinnell

Request: please split signature and trim photo to oval… -- Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 16:11, 20 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion(s)

Stewart Edward White

Resolved

– Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 02:54, 21 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Article(s): Stewart Edward White

Request: please remove weird bordering. If this must be saved as a new file, please png with name capitalized properly.… -- Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 16:19, 20 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion(s): Done Centpacrr (talk) 00:54, 21 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you!--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 02:54, 21 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Bromine 25ml.jpg

Bromine in a bottle

Article(s): bromine

Request

My request is to make this more like a plain rectangular shoot. I think skewed it the word: it looks distorted, could be because of its background. IMO, it is not just the horizon edge visible: the picture was taken from a strange angle. Maybe even remove the background. It would ease my eyes, and those of our Readers! -DePiep (talk) 21:13, 20 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Yessss. Thanks. You have brought ease to my eyes, and to another >999 pair of eyes more each day [2] (less on Saturday) -DePiep (talk) 22:13, 20 March 2015 (UTC).[reply]

eh, can you crop it? make background transparent? -DePiep (talk) 22:15, 20 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks again. Applied the transparent one in the article. -DePiep (talk) 06:31, 22 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion(s)

Done I removed the background per request. Straighten due to the weird angle that the subject was shot from and added more space because it seemed a bit tight especially in the infobox. ///EuroCarGT 21:51, 20 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]