• Introduction
• Traditional Services
• Digital Services
• Collection Management & Archiving

Traditional photography offers many benefits and is still the preferred format for curators, galleries and collectors. Traditional documentation such as slides, transparencies as well as monochrome and colour prints can provide a very high quality representation, easy to view copies and the possibility for scanning at a later date.

Negatives and Transparencies of flat and 3D artworks

We can photograph artwork up to 96 inches in height in our specifically designed photo studio. Using custom colour-calibrated lights, film and cameras we reproduce original colours as closely as possible using conventional photographic materials. We produce transparencies and negatives in 35mm, 4”x 5” and 10" x 8" formats (others up to 11”x 14” on request) suitable for use for viewing and reproduction purposes.

Dupes and inter-negatives describe purposes

We copy transparencies and inter-negatives (used for printing onto C-type photo paper) from transparencies.

Insurance Documentation

Insurance companies often insist you have your valuables catalogued and photographed to help identification in case the worst happens and you need to make a claim. We can photograph items and produce an indexed catalogue for you and your insurance company’s records. We also recommend documenting the backs of artwork before it is installed in a frame, to help clarify the authenticity of the image and also its value.

Tracking

If you are tracking the sale of your artworks in order to manage royalties or to claim your resale rights it is best practise to document your work with extreme accuracy for easy identification.

Facsimilies

We can digitally reproduce facsimiles of original flat artwork on various different media types such as canvas and watercolour paper. A proof of copyright or permission from the copyright holder is required. If you are unsure about whether you need permission, we recommend that you contact the Design and Copyright Society.