Capture and Proofing for Giclée Art Reproductions 

We offer a fixed-price, guaranteed-accurate, digital capture and color proofing services. Our pricing is based on the premise that your reproductions should look as close to your original art as possible.  That starts with high-resolution digital captures to record every nuance of color, shade and fine detail. It also involves lighting each piece carefully so that brushstrokes and other surface details are preserved, and reflections are controlled or eliminated on glossy surfaces. 

Works of virtually any size or media can be photographed in our studio or on location.  We use an unusual, multiple-image digital photography system. This involves capturing and combining many images of an artwork shot at close range, using a large-sensor camera, sharp lenses and special color-accurate lighting. This results in an extremely-detailed, sharp and  color-accurate capture file suitable for same-size reproductions.of any size original.

As an example, we recently captured the country's oldest theatre background depicting Providence, Rhode Island in 1830 - for the Rhode Island Historic Society.. The background is 25 feet long by 15 feet high, and hangs in a large ballroom. Since the background was in poor condition and we were hired to digitally restore it, we needed the largest digital capture file possible. We achieved this by combining 78 individual capture images into one extremely large final, which was later broken up into 8 pieces for retouching, reassembled and used for printing and other purposes. 

To insure the most accurate reproduction prints possible from our capture files, we compare the original artwork on an easel set up next to our proofing computer. The artwork is illuminated by special, color-accurate proofing lights. The proofing computer has two large, color-calibrated monitors displaying large and small versions of the digital capture image. We compare the digital file and look for colors that are not exact, Blues sometimes shift toward purple and may need to be brought back.  Contrast, saturation, highlights, white and dark areas may need slight adjustments.

Corrections are made to these and many other image characteristics until there is a close visual match. However, the real test comes when a proof print is made with these settings and compared directly to the original. If the proof print doesn't match, additional changes and proofs are printed until, in our opinion, there is a perfect match. At this point the client is called and a proof evaluation session is set up. If the client approves our proofs, the client signs and dates them. If corrections are needed, those are done on the spot with the client until a final, final proof is approved..

Since we don't want to waste your time or ours with multiple visits to the studio for proofing, and because we charge a flat fee that includes a guaranteed accurate proof no mater how long it takes, we make every effort to get proofs for our clients to view on the proofing day. Fortunately, due to experience, our success rate has been exceptionally high.

Once the proofs are approved, the images used for those proofs receive minor retouching as needed. Additional retouching is extra. The image sizes and borders required to complete the project are then worked out and copies are created for each file type and size. All of these files then receive new names for easy identification. They are then organized into folders within a Lightroom database created for the client and their files. If prints are needed, all files can be easily retrieved and printed.

Online Gallery

Once all files are used, final versions useful for printing at full-size and smaller, as well as files for the web, websites and emailing are uploaded to a private, password protected client gallery where all image files can be easily viewed, zoomed into, shared and downloaded. It is also often used to share early proofs and frame examples as well as other things like client comments, approvals and other communication.

Please call Steve Gyurina at 781-665-112 for a custom quote that takes into account the exact size of your original, the size and number of your reproductions, the type of lighting you want, if your work is flat or has a lot of texture; or is glossy or behind glass. We developed a program that instantly allows us to give you an accurate quote that takes into consideration these variables. And we'll answer any questions you might have. Studio tours and visits are also most welcome! Please call today! All work is unconditionally guaranteed!