Double Exposure specializes in Fine Art Reproduction services. Our Giclee prints represent the highest quality of craftsmanship, expertise, and care. Using the latest technology, we can create stunning reproductions of such quality that the prints and the original artwork are essentially indistinguishable from one another!

• We use archival pigmented inks which have been tested to have a light fastness of over
100 years.

• All prints are done using either a 7 color or 8 color inkjet printer using variable
droplet technology, creating beautiful continuous tone prints.

• Printing can be done on the same type of material as the original was created on, such as canvas and thick, lush watercolor papers. These papers are acid-free with no optical brighteners, and are made from 100% cotton.

• Our in-house photography studio enables us to handle every step of the reproduction process from photography to printmaking.
Our state-of-the-art high end digital camera uses the latest technology to capture images with exquisite color and amazing detail so that your reproduction remains completely faithful to your original artwork.

• Even with all of our state-of-the-art equipment, we are keenly aware that our most important tool is our eye. We have developed a very sophisticated and thorough technique for matching the finished print to your original artwork, holding true to the color palette, detail, and feeling of your original work.

• Once the prints are completed, we are able to provide the finishing steps in the
process with the added in-house services of building custom size stretcher frames and stretching your canvas prints. All giclees are accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.

PHOTOGRAPHY

Digital Capture of Artwork - $125 per image
3 or more images at once - $100 per image
10 or more images at once - $75 each
20 or more images at once - $50 each

COLORMATCHING

Full Colormatching - $75 per image
Lite Colormatching - $35 per image
Proofing for quality (but not a match print - $35
Proofing for additional papers/canvas - $35
Additional computer time for image manipulation = $75/hr.

PRINTING - CANVAS PRINTS

1-4 prints in one run - $19/sq. ft.
5-19 prints in one run - $17/sq. ft.
20-49 prints in one run - $15/sq. ft.
50-99 prints in one run - $13/sq. ft.
100+ prints in one run - $11/sq. ft.

PRINTING - WATERCOLOR PAPERS

1-4 prints in one run - $17/sq. ft.
5-19 prints in one run - $15/sq. ft.
20-49 prints in one run - $13/sq. ft.
50-99 prints in one run - $11/sq. ft.
100+ prints in one run - $9/sq. ft.

PRINTING - ENHANCED MATTE PAPER

1-4 prints in one run - $10/sq. ft.
5-19 prints in one run - $8/sq. ft.
20-49 prints in one run - $6/sq.ft.
50+ prints in one run - $5/sq. ft.

CANVAS PRINTS STRETCHED ON FRAMES

Small size print (up to 18x24) = $25
Medium size print (20x24 - 24x36) = $35
Large size print (larger than 24x36) = $50

SLIDES - $4 each

PAYMENT in full is due upon delivery
of all goods and services provided.
Visa and MC accepted.

After receiving a scholarship to The Art Institute of Pittsburgh in 1987, Michelle graduated with a degree in commercial photography and built a career in this field and graphic design until 2001 when she went to work for ColorWorks, Asheville's first and best fine art reproduction studio. Michelle was responsible for every aspect of production from photography and color matching to the finished print. During the summer of 2006, Michelle branched off to establish Double Exposure and now works with over 500 artists, photographers, illustrators, and corporations from all over the world.

The art of fine art printing has become even more precise with the advent of the revolutionary Giclee (ghee-clay) printing process. A giclee print is as rewarding visually as it is technically amazing.  For brilliant, exquisite color and razor sharp detail it is unsurpassed. This type of art reproduction is quickly becoming the new standard in the art industry, and is widely embraced for its quality by major museums, galleries, publishers, and artists. A Giclee Print is simply the closest duplication of an original artwork that is humanly, mechanically, or technically possible.

The cornerstone of this process is enhanced digital ink jet printing. The printers are specifically designed for the rigorous and precise criteria of fine art collectors and connoisseurs of museum quality, limited
edition prints.

The word Giclee itself is French, and means spurt or squirt, in this case meaning, "spray of ink".  Once completed an image is comprised of literally billions of droplets of ink. The latest Giclee Printing Technology enhanced the standard 4-color process to an
8-color process.

The resulting print has no perceptible dot pattern, an endless array of richly saturated color, and every nuance of the original image. The most archival, water based lightfast inks available in the world are used. The latest inks offer a 150 year light-fastness and UV-resistance under museum archival condition.

Beyond this description, a Giclee Print simply must be seen to be fully appreciated. Fine Art Galleries across the country are warmly receiving GICLEE.

Giclee prints have an impressive exhibition record. They have been shown in museums and galleries throughout the world.  A few examples are:

The Metropolitan Museum of New York
Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art
National Museum of Art
The Brittish Museum
Philadelphia Museum of Art
The Washington Post Collection
The Corcoran Gallery
San Francisco Museum of Art