Photographic Services

 

At Innovative Imaging Studio we specialise in studio photography including product, two and three-dimensional art and portraits.

Photographer :

Steven Kennard has been working in photography since the early 70's using traditional darkroom techniques. He began working in product photography in the late 1980's, first in an effort to get better photographs of his own work, and now also specializes in fine art photography. He made the move to digital photography 10 years ago, fully embracing this new medium in both 35 mm and medium format, and brings this up-to-date expertise and experience to our studio.

You can see some of Steve's photographic galleries on his own site as well as his unparallelled resource of Canadian performance photography on his Shadows and Light site.

Studio Facilities

The interior of the picturesque old barn that houses our photographic studio has been especially re-designed and equipped for photographing fine art, craft and products. It features digital camera equipment, including a Hassleblad camera with digital back for the highest resolution photographs.

In the photographic studio we feature equipment and products by:

• Hassleblad
• Canon
• Imacon
• Broncolor
• Manfrotto
• Adobe
• Epson
• GretagMacbeth - colour management system

Fine Art, Craft and Product Photography :

The very best reproduction of a painting as a giclée is produced when the photographer works closely with the printmaker. The photographic image is transferred directly to the workstation where the printmaker can make any adjustments necessary before the print is made. Transparencies can be produced using these digital files if required.

See the Fine Art Reproduction page for full information on this service.

Whether you want photographs of your craft work or products for publicity, brochures, exhibition submissions or website, you want to show your work to best advantage. An experienced craftsperson working as your photographer will ensure that this is what you achieve. At Innovative Imaging Studio we have the facilities and the expertise and, most importantly, we understand your needs.

Call Steven to discuss your photographic requirements.

Discussion on the merits of Digital Photography :

Why digital photography? There are many benefits to be gained from the use of digital photography over film:

• Immediacy - the ability to preview, evaluate and correct the exposure and/or composition before making the final capture
• No loss of image information as inevitably occurs when scanning film or prints
• No dust or scratches in the print or digital image
• Clean, grain-free high quality images
• Greater latitude than any film can give
• Better colour fidelity between highlights and shadows than film
• Digital archiving on disk for convenient storage
• Can be saved in web and/or print format
• Transparencies can be made from digital files when required