Guides
How the work works.
Plain-language answers to the questions we hear most — about digitization, shipping, reproduction, insurance documentation, and onsite preservation.
For artists
How to photograph artwork for prints
How to photograph a painting for reproduction: lighting, camera position, color targets, and the point where a phone or a DSLR stops being enough.
For artists
What resolution do you need to reproduce a painting?
How to work out the resolution a painting needs for reproduction — the DPI math, what print size a file supports, and why upscaling is not a substitute.
For artists
16-bit vs 14-bit capture for artwork
What bit depth actually buys you when digitizing artwork: tonal values per channel, why gradients band, and how much latitude you keep for color correction.
Fundamentals
What museum-grade digitization actually means
Museum-grade digitization explained: resolution, bit depth, color management, standards (FADGI, Metamorfoze, ISO 19264), and how it beats a consumer scan.
Shipping
How to ship film for high-resolution scanning
A practical guide to packing and shipping negatives, slides, and transparencies to a scanning lab safely — tracked, insured, and organized for fast turnaround.
Shipping
How to prepare and ship artwork for fine art reproduction
How to prepare paintings, works on paper, and framed art for shipment to a reproduction lab — condition, packing, insurance, and what the lab needs to know.
Fundamentals
Fine art scanning vs. fine art reproduction
Scanning captures a digital master; reproduction turns that master into a museum-grade print. How the two relate, and which one you actually need.
Insurance
Why collectors need insurance documentation imaging
High-resolution documentation supports underwriting, claims, and recovery. What insurers and appraisers actually want from digital records of a collection.
Onsite
When does an archive need onsite digitization?
Shipping vs. onsite capture for large or sensitive collections. The factors — volume, fragility, security, provenance — that make onsite the right call.