I like to work with the artist one on one. Having you there for the proper interpretation of your work is important. Color correction is collaborative. Only you know how much purple is in that black area or how red that brown is. I look to make an accurate rendition of the work. Every artist is different and every piece is different. So the process should adapt to each new situation.

For Artists

 

We produce high-resolution artwork photography. Suitable for use on websites, social media, email, magazine articles, ads, or prints. The images are also color corrected with even lighting across the entire surface. We use the latest digital technology and specifically professional equipment for accurate reproduction. As an artist, it is especially crucial to have good images of your work for marketing & press. Also to share with existing collectors and as a record for yourself. After all, once you sell a piece, it is no longer available to inform you about your progress or for marketing & press. As a collector, images of the works you hold are firstly for insurance purposes. Additionally, they can aid you in sharing works with institutions and individuals.

 

Reproduction Photography of paintings and artworks can be done in our studio or by traveling to your location. Shooting can be done in residences, galleries, storage facilities, or museums. I shoot with a continuous lighting system. This is by far the least light-intensive method. A series of color-accurate reference cards are photographed with the art, these cards are the basis for a rigorous color management process. Challenges of texture, glare, gloss, sheen, frame shadow and existing light are all easily managed using polarized light and various lighting strategies. Printing reproductions is part of our service. We offer high-quality, color-accurate photographic prints and a variety of media options. Our art reproduction service includes sophisticated technical options like very large sizes and prints on materials identical to the original. João has devised a system for photographing extremely large works using a combination of software and specialized camera mounts. This system produces images of 10 ft. x 10 ft. works at 250dpi – high enough to print precise reproductions. With an effective image size in the range of 400 Megapixels, because of my background as a painter, I have specialized in oil painting photography for artists, galleries, and collectors. Though oil painting photography makes up the majority of my work, I also photograph watercolors, acrylics, drawings, and other 2-dimensional art. Although oil paintings are the most difficult to photograph because of the glare; the lighting process, accurate color correction, and high-resolution images benefit the reproduction of all mediums.

History of Art Works And Their Photographic Reproduction

 

As soon as Daguerre’s invention became known, reproducing works of art was considered a primary subject for photography. The sharpness and precision of the new invention were praised even by its fiercest opponents.

Copying works of art was a major artistic challenge for the early great photographers in their competition with other media such as engraving. As Henri Zerner recently pointed out, it was the battleground on which the future of art photography was fought. Faithful reproduction of painting and drawing was an opportunity to demonstrate the photographer’s ability to understand the artist’s mind and grasp and transcribe his manner.

Francis Wey praised paper photography in 1851 in the following terms: “If the artist-copyist and the engraver are knowledgeable and skilful, they will change the character of the model, and if they are not, they will fail to copy it. The only remedy for these difficulties is heliography and it is in this field that it will do wonders.” (La Lumière, 23 March 1851).

The technical constraints of lighting, the difficulty of rendering the values of the painting, and the impossibility of moving the artwork further exalted their talent.

 
 

From the early 1850s onwards, attempts were made to launch the commercial circulation of artworks through the medium of photography. In Lille, Louis Désiré Blanquart-Evrard opened his photographic print shop trading reproductions of architecture and artworks intended for artists and art lovers.As early as 1853, the Goupil publishing house, specialized the production and sale of line-engravings, commercialized photographs, including some taken in Egypt by Félix Teynard.

 
 

From 1853 to 1858, Goupil sold several series including the Notice sur la vie de Marc-Antoine Raimondi, illustrated with photographs by Benjamen Delessert, L’Oeuvre de Rembrandt, with photographs of the drawings made by the Bisson brothers and, the first publication devoted to a contemporary artist, L’œuvre de Paul Delaroche, published in 1858 with photographs by Robert J.Bingham.

 
 

In 1855, Adolphe Disdéri photographed the galleries of the 1855 World Fair; the fund of the painter Edmond Lebel, recently acquired by the Musée d’Orsay, includes a set of photographs of the paintings presented at the exhibition, probably taken by Désiré Lebel, Edmond’s father, who was in partnership with Disdéri. These pictures are a rare and precious testimony of the event.

As early as the 1850s, Adolphe Braun circulated numerous photographic reproductions of artworks shot in French and foreign museums. In December 1883, the company, under the name “Ad. Braun et Cie”, became the first official photographer of the Musée du Louvre having finally overcome the reluctance of curators and the museum administration, after many years of uncertainty and commercial and technical struggles.

 
 

 

Color Management Experience Advanced color correction experience. Perfect color vision (independently verified). Experience working with top artists. photographing paintings. 

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Artwork Photography Pricing
  • Artwork Photography Pricing Oil Painting Photography & other 2D artwork photography with no glare & accurate color at affordable prices. 
  • 100 Megapixel files provided.
  • artwork photography Pricing €25 each for paintings up to 60×90 cms 
  • Setup charge per session. €50 
  • Setup charge waived for 20 or more paintings.
  • €10 each extra for oversized paintings, up to 120×200 inches
  • File Formats & Sizes High-resolution JPEG image. 100 megapixel image, sRGB jpg 100%. High-resolution TIFF image. 400 megapixel image, Adobe1998 TIFF (optional). Facebook & email-friendly size. 2000px long edge, sRGB jpg 50%. Custom format available: i.e. 300ppi Adobe 1998 RGB TIFF. Files provided by WeTransfer. Or USB drive(add€15). 
Features & Benefits

Features & Benefits

  • Even Lighting Coverage Across Entire Image.
  • Accurate & Dynamic Color Reproduction.
  • Perfectly Squared Rectilinear Image with no Lens Distortion.
  • 36 Megapixel Image Shows Every Brushstroke in Vivid Detail.
  • Glare Free — Even on a Varnished Nocturne.
  • High Fidelity Colors with Great Detail.
Cropping options

Cropping options: to image, edge of the canvas — optional: include color bars. Terms Full payment due at pickup. Paintings must be unframed or removed from the frame (frames cast shadows or reflect color onto the artwork). Turnaround time: 48 hours or less. . If you are in a hurry or out of town, we can schedule it so you can drop off the paintings and come back as soon as they are done. 

Color Management Experience
  • Color Management Experience Advanced color correction experience. Perfect color vision (independently verified). Experience working with top artists. Professional high-end FujiFilm equipment and professional studio lighting. System set up just for photographing paintings. 
High Color Accuracy

High Color Accuracy

  • High Key Images Retain Details without Blowing Out.
  • Exquisite Detail in Brushstrokes.
  • Rich Colors Captured without Becoming Oversaturated.
  • Impasto Revealed without Shadows.
  • Subtle Colors Retain Variation.
  • Fine Details Revealed in up to 7360 x 4912 Pixel Images.
Portraits
  • Portraits including head shots and staff group photos.
Referral Bonus
  • Referral Bonus Referral bonus for existing clients: refer a new artist, after they have 10 paintings photographed you get 1 free. Image Copyright You retain the full right to reproduce and distribute the photos in perpetuity. I provide several sizes for you to use including the full high-resolution image (up to 400 megapixels). Of course, I would gratefully appreciate it if you say that that I photographed your art on your website or publications and link to this website, but it is not required.
Image Copyright

Image Copyright

You retain full right to reproduce and distribute the photos in perpetuity. I provide several sizes for you to use including the full high resolution image (up to 400 megapixel).

Artists need high quality images of their work for so many things. Portfolios, websites, social media, submitting to grants and juried competitions, and more. João is incredibly knowledgable about what it takes to properly document work, he is easy to get ahold of and schedule time with, and his turnaround time can’t be beat. Absolutely, João  is the person you want to photograph your paintings!

Marisa Branco / Artist

My reproduction looks amazing , all of the details and color is perfect , I didn’t loose anything , the canvas print looks identical . I am very happy  . 

Karyna Kupryienka / Artist

João Carlos
Lead Photographer

The need to reproduce high-quality photographs of my artwork, oil, and acrylics mostly, for my first Museum solo show completely change my life’s career and path, I sold my guitar to purchase a camera to photograph my paintings, almost twenty-five years later, I still have a camera in hand but I have made a career of photographing other artists and there work.