Art documentation for artists, museums, galleries, state bodies and private collectors.
Resolution
Reproduction quality is often discussed in terms of high resolution. This is only a small part of the story. In fact when it comes to small images for catalogues, portfolios and websites this is of no importance. High resolution becomes important for large art prints. I have made massive files up to 800mb (un-interpolated) for a print 60"x 40" at 360dpi.
Image Quality
With respect to image quality what is important is to match colour, tone, and surface detail as closely as possible. A perfect match, however, is impossible because of technical limitations and because the output mediums of computer screens and printed paper are different to the original artwork. While a perfect match is impossible to achieve, an excellent likeness is possible.
I work with the finest Carl Zeiss lenses and I work to the international colour management standard ISO 15076-1.
I supply images on a cd/dvd as 16bit TIF files in Adobe RGB 1998 unless otherwise requested.
Colour Gamut
If your work contains highly saturated colours then I recommend that I format your pictures in ProPhoto RGB as this has a significantly larger colour gamut than Adobe RGB.
Fine Art Printing Work
For all fine art printing work I recommend you speak with Ed Dunne or Jim Butler at inspirationalarts.ie. They can produce prints with a colour gamut significantly larger than Adobe RGB. With new printing technology it is now possible to reproduce colours that very closely match your original artwork.
Copyright of images is granted exclusively to the client.
Please contact me for a quote, or to discuss your requirements.
Scanning services
I offer a scanning service for those who already have negatives or transparencies. This accommodates sizes between 35mm and 10" x 8" sheet film as well as old glass plates.
I supply scanned images on a cd/dvd as 16bit TIF files in Adobe RGB 1998 unless otherwise requested.
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