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This project aims to encourage creation of articles and improve the quality of articles about photography, the process, activity and art of creating still images. This includes the photographic results of the art, photographers, forms of photography, and the science and technology of photography.

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04 Aug 2024 – Sitting Bull and Buffalo Bill (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by WikiFouf (t · c); see discussion

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19 Aug 2024 – Isidoro Gallo (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Tacyarg (t · c) was closed as delete by Explicit (t · c) on 26 Aug 2024; see discussion (2 participants)
14 Aug 2024 – Photo mill (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by LR.127 (t · c) was closed as delete by Czar (t · c) on 21 Aug 2024; see discussion (5 participants)

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23 Aug 2024 – Konica Minolta AF Zoom DT 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 (D) (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Drmies (t · c): Individual product in an article that makes no claim to notability, with no sourcing but a company link. Why would a photo lens be notable?
22 Aug 2024 – Sigma 10-20mm f/4–5.6 EX DC HSM lens (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Drmies (t · c): I see no reason why a lens with only a company link would be notable.

Categories for discussion

22 Aug 2024 – Category:Schneider Kreuznach lenses (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by 1234qwer1234qwer4 (t · c); see discussion

Redirects for discussion

26 Aug 2024 – Libopenraw (talk · edit · hist) →Raw image format was RfDed by 1234qwer1234qwer4 (t · c); see discussion
26 Aug 2024 – Ricoh GR (talk · edit · hist) →Ricoh GR (large sensor compact camera) was RfDed by 1234qwer1234qwer4 (t · c); see discussion
12 Aug 2024 – Photosite (talk · edit · hist) →Pixel was RfDed by Cogsan (t · c); see discussion
15 Jul 2024 – Yottapixel (talk · edit · hist) →Gigapixel image was RfDed by Bugghost (t · c); see discussion
15 Jul 2024 – Zettapixel image (talk · edit · hist) →Gigapixel image was RfDed by Bugghost (t · c); see discussion
15 Jul 2024 – Zettapixel (talk · edit · hist) →Gigapixel image was RfDed by Bugghost (t · c); see discussion
15 Jul 2024 – Exapixel image (talk · edit · hist) →Gigapixel image was RfDed by Bugghost (t · c); see discussion
15 Jul 2024 – Exapixel (talk · edit · hist) →Gigapixel image was RfDed by Bugghost (t · c); see discussion
15 Jul 2024 – Petapixel image (talk · edit · hist) →Gigapixel image was RfDed by Bugghost (t · c); see discussion
15 Jul 2024 – Yottapixel image (talk · edit · hist) →Gigapixel image was RfDed by Bugghost (t · c); see discussion

Good article nominees

04 Jul 2024 – Kubrick stare (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Bremps (t · c); see discussion

Requested moves

21 Aug 2024 – Yahoo! Photos (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Yahoo Photos by SilverLocust (t · c); see discussion

Articles to be split

25 Feb 2024 – Minox (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Thumperward (t · c); see discussion

Articles for creation

20 Aug 2024 – Draft:Ruth van Crevel (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by GksEOauJAn (t · c)
12 Aug 2024 – Draft:Helen Keiser (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Muh4 (t · c)
07 Aug 2024 – Draft:Jake Frederico (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Qwerfjkl (bot) (t · c)
27 Jul 2024 – Draft:Mehdi Moghimnejad (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Saremi ali (t · c)
14 Jul 2024 – Draft:Gabriel Karkovsky (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by NickGoff01 (t · c)
02 Jul 2024 – Draft:Anton C. Heidrick (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Greghenderson2006 (t · c)
23 May 2024 – Draft:Filip Borelli (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Valarsilmareditor (t · c)
12 May 2024 – Draft:Karm Chawla (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Amoghhlgr (t · c)
06 May 2024 – Draft:Cory Richards (climber) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Babybrew6 (t · c)
undated – Draft:Sydney Smith (photographer) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC

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Photography articles by quality and importance
Quality	Importance
Quality	Top	High	Mid	Low	NA	???	Total
FA	1	3	3	6			13
FM					72		72
GA	3	5	12	15		12	47
B	51	77	53	82		47	310
C	71	204	173	527		400	1,375
Start	13	88	185	1,556		1,601	3,443
Stub		16	25	1,043		1,330	2,414
List	4	2	7	29		54	96
Category					4,288		4,288
Disambig				1	2		3
File					106		106
Project					15		15
Redirect	1		3	30	180		214
Template				1	132		133
NA				3	3		6
Draft					136		136
Assessed	144	395	461	3,293	4,934	3,444	12,671
Unassessed				11		704	715
Total	144	395	461	3,304	4,934	4,148	13,386
WikiWork factors (?)		ω = 38,223			Ω = 5.03

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John Yannella C.P.A.S. (Clifton Park Art Studio) 1 September 2010
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History of Photography This task force focuses on the history of the medium and its photographers, photographs and publications.
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Wikipedia:WikiProject Media more generally covers print or electronic media.
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Equipment	Camera light-field digital field instant phone pinhole press rangefinder SLR still TLR toy view Darkroom enlarger safelight Drone Film base format holder stock available films discontinued films Filter Flash beauty dish cucoloris gobo hot shoe lens hood monolight reflector snoot softbox Lens long-focus prime zoom wide-angle fisheye swivel telephoto Manufacturers Monopod Movie projector Slide projector Tripod head Zone plate
Terminology	35 mm equivalent focal length Angle of view Aperture Backscatter Black-and-white Chromatic aberration Circle of confusion Clipping Color balance Color temperature Depth of field Depth of focus Exposure Exposure compensation Exposure value Zebra patterning F-number Film format large medium Film speed Focal length Guide number Hyperfocal distance Lens flare Metering mode Perspective distortion Photograph Photographic printing Albumen Photographic processes Reciprocity Red-eye effect Science of photography Shutter speed Sync Zone System
Genres	Abstract Aerial Aircraft Architectural Astrophotography Banquet Candid Conceptual Conservation Cloudscape Documentary Eclipse Ethnographic Erotic Fashion Fine-art Fire Forensic Glamour High-speed Landscape Monochrome Nature Neues Sehen Nude Photojournalism Pictorialism Pornography Portrait Post-mortem Ruins Selfie space selfie Social documentary Sports Still life Stock Straight photography Street Toy camera Underwater Vernacular Wedding Wildlife
Techniques	Afocal Bokeh Brenizer Burst mode Contre-jour Cyanotype ETTR Fill flash Fireworks Hand-colouring Harris shutter High-speed Holography Infrared Intentional camera movement Kirlian Kite aerial Lo-fi photography Long-exposure Luminogram Macro Mordançage Multiple exposure Multi-exposure HDR capture Night Panning Panoramic Photogram Print toning Pigeon photography Redscale Rephotography Rollout Scanography Schlieren photography Sabattier effect Slow motion Stereoscopy Stopping down Strip Slit-scan Sun printing Tilt–shift Miniature faking Time-lapse Ultraviolet Vignetting Xerography Zoom burst
Composition	Diagonal method Framing Headroom Lead room Rule of thirds Simplicity Golden triangle (composition)
History	Timeline of photography technology Ambrotype Analog photography Autochrome Lumière Box camera Calotype Camera obscura Daguerreotype Dufaycolor Heliography Painted photography backdrops Photography and the law Glass plate Tintype Visual arts
Regional	Albania Bangladesh Canada China Denmark Greece India Japan Korea Luxembourg Norway Philippines Serbia Slovenia Sudan Taiwan Turkey Ukraine United States Uzbekistan Vietnam
Digital photography	Digital camera D-SLR comparison MILC camera back Digiscoping Comparison of digital and film photography Film scanner Image sensor CMOS APS CCD Three-CCD camera Foveon X3 sensor Image sharing Pixel
Color photography	Print film Chromogenic print Reversal film Color management color space primary color CMYK color model RGB color model
Photographic processing	Bleach bypass C-41 process Collodion process Cross processing Developer Digital image processing Dye coupler E-6 process Fixer Gelatin silver process Gum printing Instant film K-14 process Print permanence Push processing Stop bath
Lists	Most expensive photographs Museums devoted to one photographer Photographs considered the most important Photographers Norwegian Polish street women
Related	Conservation and restoration of photographs film photographic plates Lomography Polaroid art Stereoscopy
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