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File:Black bearded man smiling, 2442565.jpg, not featured[edit]

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Black bearded man smiling
  • The grey gradient of the background added in post-process around the head seems to cover part of the hair and the ear, especially on the left side. The feather option of the selection before creating the blur was maybe not well adjusted. In this case, one must generally proceed in several successive stages. It looks like too much of the material have been trapped in the process -- Basile Morin (talk) 07:28, 1 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Ikan is the image you see with "posterization lines" simply the full size JPG resized by your browser to fit the screen, or is it a scaled down version generated by MediWiki (like the above "thumbnail" or preview size). If the latter, then we are at the mercy of the MediaWiki settings wrt how much jpg-compression and sharpening they apply when generating thumbnails. -- Colin (talk) 07:36, 1 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • They're like curved striations around his head, and they are visible when the full JPG is resized to fit completely on screen and when I increase the size of that by as much as 300%, but not when I view the file at full size. Strange, I don't think I've seen another instance of this. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 07:51, 1 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • The unfortunate result is that it's hard for me to appraise this photo because I can't perceive the whole composition at full size, but it looks damaged at smaller sizes. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 07:52, 1 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • I think I see the ripple effect as you describe. Strange. Posterisation in an monocolour graduation is an unfortunately common problem and I suspect mostly due to the limitations of 8-bit JPG and our non-HDR monitors. Sometimes it can be hidden by applying a little noise. It isn't necessarily due to an artificial post-process graduation, as it can occur a direct photo of light graduating (e.g. clear blue sky). -- Colin (talk) 08:07, 1 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Basile Morin: How do you know it is a "studio" picture? According to the source, this comes from a series of homeless people portraits. Of course, the man posed, but I don't see any information about a studio. Regards, Yann (talk) 17:12, 2 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Yann, "studio shot or photo" is only a photography term. It means just about any photo where the person is posing under some kind of controlled circumstances. It can be as simple as letting someone sit on a chair by a window to be able to control where the light comes from. The photo session doesn't have to be done in an actual photo studio. A series of "studio photos" of homeless people can easily be done say in a hall where they give out food to the homeless or someplace similar where those who are being photographed feel comfortable. --Cart (talk) 19:26, 2 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Only a photography term? There is quite a difference between a casual pose, and a real studio set up, in term of light quality and potential photographic equipment... Yann (talk) 19:30, 2 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Yes it is, but still many photographers use the term in this way to describe photos like this to tell them apart from other portraits like these: 1 2 3. I didn't invent this use, I'm just trying to explain it, so please don't shoot the messenger. ;) --Cart (talk) 19:44, 2 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thanks, Cart. And yes, Yann, I believe it's a studio shot because it seems staged, and the light well controlled. Also remember you asked the same question on this nomination. But I'd like to insist on the very rush post-process here. If this treatment after shooting is not obvious to your eyes, look at this similar picture from the same artist. The background definitely got artificially blurred all around the face. This problem doesn't mean the picture you've downloaded is not beautiful, nor of great value, just maybe not the perfect candidate for FP. I've added a note. Also I think it would be interesting to mention in the description that this person is homeless. It makes the portrait even more interesting -- Basile Morin (talk) 23:32, 2 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirmed results:
Result: 2 support, 3 oppose, 0 neutral → not featured. /--A.Savin 00:54, 9 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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