Recent Artwork Photography Samples

This page is a running record of artwork photography sessions from my South Minneapolis studio: oils, watercolors, acrylics, pastels, and mixed media from Twin Cities artists and beyond, updated as new work comes through. Click any thumbnail below for a larger view. Want to know more about the artists behind these paintings? See full artist portfolios here.

The zoom-in slider below shows the level of detail captured in a 36 megapixel session for Steven Levin and Carl Bretzke, every brushstroke, every glaze layer, every impasto ridge, delivered exactly as accurate as the file allows.

This zoom-in animation shows the detail of oil painting photography for Steven Levin and Carl Bretzke. As you can see, the files I provide are incredibly detailed and accurate. Whether you are using the images to market your work or as an archive for future reference and publication; I can capture the color, detail and nuance of your work.

Click on a thumbnail below to see medium resolution sample images of recent paintings I’ve photographed. These images are one-fifth the size of the 36 megapixel high resolution images I deliver. The high resolution image files can be up to 20 megabytes — since I don’t want to crash your web browser, these are scaled-down examples.

What Oil Painting Photography Delivers

Every session produces high-resolution digital files corrected to match your original, not what a camera algorithm thinks it should look like. Here’s what that means in practice:

  • Glare-free results, even on heavily varnished nocturnes, reflective gold leaf, and dark backgrounds. More on the studio and lighting system behind this.
  • Color accuracy, corrected by a trained artist with a professional color science background. Your warm lights stay warm. Your cool shadows stay cool. Your carefully considered color relationships survive the photograph. More on how that actually works.
  • 36 megapixel resolution, up to 7360 x 4912 pixels. Every brushstroke is visible. Files are large enough for gallery-quality prints at any scale, for years to come.
  • Rectilinear geometry, no lens distortion, perfectly squared edges. Your painting looks like a painting, not a photograph of a painting.
  • Delivered files sized and formatted for competition submission, print production, website use, and social media. See file formats and pricing.

Is Bad Photography Hurting Your Work?

Off-color, glare-filled images can turn off a potential buyer before they ever see your work in person.