Artwork Photography
Reproduction photography for artists and collections.
Flat, colour-accurate reproduction of paintings, drawings and prints — for archives, for print runs, and for artists documenting their own work.
The same bench and the same care as restoration work.
Photographed by Moorman Photographics, a locally owned studio on 16th Street North in Saint Petersburg, working across Tampa Bay for over thirty years.
Reproduction is a colour problem
The point of photographing artwork is that the copy matches the original — the same colours, the same values, no shift across the surface.
That means even, cross-polarised lighting to kill surface reflection, a camera square to the work, and colour reference in the frame so the file can be matched rather than guessed at.
What the copies get used for
- Print runs and giclée reproduction, which need considerably more resolution than screen use.
- Gallery submissions and grant applications, which usually specify size and format.
- Archiving a body of work, which is the reason most artists eventually do it.
- Insurance and provenance records.
Difficult surfaces
Heavy impasto, varnished oils, gold leaf and anything behind glass are the hard cases — they reflect, and the reflection carries no information.
They are all workable, but they need more setup than a flat matte surface, so it helps to mention them when you book.
