Wikidata:Property proposal/black-and-white photograph
black-and-white photograph
[edit]Originally proposed at Wikidata:Property proposal/Generic
| Description | photograph in black-and-white of the subject, whether old or not and whatever may be the origin of the lack of color |
|---|---|
| Represents | black-and-white photograph (Q91078098) |
| Data type | Commons media file |
| Domain | Visual reality |
| Example 1 | Emmanuel Macron (Q3052772) → File:Emmanuel Macron par Claude Truong-Ngoc avril 2015.jpg |
| Example 2 | Eryngium giganteum (Q3299334) → File:Bloemknoppen van Eryngium giganteum 'Miss Willmott's Ghost' 04-06-2019. (d.j.b). 01.jpg |
| Example 3 | St. Louis Cathedral, Port-Louis (Q2942379) → File:Mauritius Saint Louis Cathedral.jpg |
| See also | image (P18) |
Motivation
[edit]I think black-and-white photograph (Q91078098) are too prevalent in visual culture not to have a dedicated Wikidata property. Whether they come from the times when black-and-white photography (Q3381576) was the only option or they are the result of contemporary aesthetics (Q35986), they are a staple of our visual representations of the world. The new property could be used in a number of different ways, for example to build 'somber' galleries of selected dead people or much more surely, really, whatever else. Thierry Caro (talk) 09:14, 13 June 2020 (UTC)
Discussion
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Oppose too specific, should be done with qualifiers. Multichill (talk) 09:34, 13 June 2020 (UTC)
Support I would totally use this property for old prints of paintings (even if that is not the original intention). My proposal Wikidata:Property proposal/Notable print was also rejected for various reasons but if I can use this for engravings and etchings than I am also happy. Jane023 (talk) 10:12, 13 June 2020 (UTC)
Comment agree that is maybe too specific I am playing around with colorized pictures that maybe can get its own property or be a qualifier.... not being a specialist but I think it could be nice to specify what technique has been used for black and white photos... looks like that is a parameter people use a lot when describing old pictures - Salgo60 (talk) 12:10, 13 June 2020 (UTC)
