Photography & Digital Capture
Artbot specializes in clean even lighting and high resolution capture to create the most natural and detailed renditions of your artwork. We can accommodate small work up to 40 x 60in. in our studio, or larger work up to 12ft and beyond in your studio space. Our shoots are setup so that you get the most from them, whether you need images for submissions or output to digital slide, you get the files you need to meet your goals. All shoots include a Photoshop Master and an 8bit TIFF file, along with a JPEG file for making slides. Also included are a small set of web-ready files that you can email or upload depending on your needs. We can also custom size your JPEG files to your submission specs, just let us know before the disk is made.
How the Shoot Works
Session Fee
Every shoot requires a session fee, this covers lighting setup either at our studio or yours, plus travel (in San Francisco), shooting, and basic editing time to complete the shoot.
Single Shot or Stitching
Artwork is billed per shot and can be captured at 21mp for a single-shot or 39mp and beyond as an image-stitch depending on how large you want to print. Learn More
Editing
Similar to the days of film developing, we shoot all our files RAW so that we can better process them later. All shoots include standard editing which is outlined below. If you need more advanced editing we can do that too and is billed extra.
Proofs
After editing proof images are uploaded online for preview. These give you a basic preview of the processed images beyond what you see in the shoot.
Delivery
Once your proofs are approved the files can be picked up next day. Mail or drop-off can be made also for an extra charge.
Standard Editing
- Crop to White or Black
- White Balance Correction
- Color Chart Adjustments
- Lens Correction
- Perspective Adjustment
- Master Photoshop File & 8-bit TIFF Output
- JPEG Digital Slide File (sized for digital slide output)
Advanced Editing
- Nail-Hole Removal (for shots keeping the background)
- Compositing (combining 2 or more images into one image)
- Large-Scale Lighting Adjustments (for very big artwork)
- Reflection Removal
- Anything Else Not Covered in Standard Edits
Billing
| Session Fee |
|---|
| Our Studio = $80 |
| Your Studio = $130 |
| Digital Shots |
| 21mp Shot = $35 |
| Artwork Stitch Shot = $60 |
| Gallery/Studio Architectural Stitch Shot = $125 |
| Advanced Editing |
| Per Hour = $45 (billed in 15min. increments) |
| Travel Fee |
| San Francisco = None |
| Bay Area = $35 |
| Rush Job Fee |
| 48hr Turnaround = 2x Job Total |
| Delivery |
| Client Pickup = Free |
| CD/DVDs in Mail = $15 |
| Same-Day Drop-Off = $15 in SF, $25 Bay Area |
| JPEG Internet Downloads = Free |
| TIFF/PSD Internet Downloads = $5 (All Files in Session) |