Artefacture specialise in arts, scientific and commercial photography.

With experience and specialist training in natural and cultural heritage: Artefacture helps tourism, museums and business institutions curate, digitise and leverage their collections to engage audiences.

 

Photography

2D Imagery

Artefacture shoot with a FujiFilm GFX 50s, which packs 50 megapixels into a single frame – this means billboard size images in crystal clear clarity, right down to a spider’s hairy legs at macro level and everything in between at insanely high resolutions.

We shoot in RAW/JPG, with post-processing in CaptureOne in image size files to suit print or media.

Photogrammetry

3D Structure-from-Motion

Photogrammetry creates 3D digital models of artefacts and objects, for documentation, research and public engagement: put collections right in the hands of your audience virtually.

Move it around, turn it over, zoom in, zoom out, look underneath, study every granular detail in geometric accuracy … with the tangible artefact still safely in its cabinet.

In today’s digital world, the curious are not restricted by walls or opening hours, so Artefacture works to help ensure your collections are not either.

Artefacture creates awesome imagery to engage audiences beyond time-zones and geography. Digitising collections through either 2D photography or 3D photogrammetry is an incredible opportunity to reach new audiences, create new experiences, make new connections and share your narratives with people who might never visit in person.

Artefacture is driven by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 11.4:

“Strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard the world’s cultural and natural heritage”

Artefacture is a passionate advocate for the sustainability of natural and cultural heritage, believing in the power of pictures to help tell our human stories and to better understand and care for the incredible natural world we live in.

 

 

Where

Artefacture comes to you

Anywhere

Based on the exquisite NSW Central Coast, Artefacture can travel anywhere in Australia (well, usually!) and beyond by arrangement.

Photography shoots are done onsite, post-processing performed offsite.

When

Timeless takes time...

Anytime

Available to work during opening hours or after closing, weekdays or weekends, workdays or public holidays – some collections are more safely documented without the crowds, fieldwork can be subject to the weather and Artefacture works flexibly around any variety of conditions.

FOR WHO

Artefacture is particularly relevant to:

  • Local and national museums, galleries, curated collections
  • Heritage, tourism operators and national parks
  • Archaeologists, botanists, geologists and artefact/field-based sciences
  • Object or product-based businesses
  • Editorial and commercial enterprise

Precise and hi-res imagery to digitise collections, document field work, create digital assets and shoot specific editorial or concept photography.

 

Share your project with us

Whether you have live subjects or specimens, ancient artefacts, bands of artists, musicians or a product suite: let’s talk.

Artefacture specialise in arts/entertainment, science/technical and commercial/editorial shoots …but do love random challenges.

 

WEDDINGS?

Actually, no. But there are some incredible and wonderfully creative wedding photographer, baby photographer and lifestyle photographer businesses on the Central Coast. So, if you’re after wedding photography: support buying and sourcing local and book one of those gems who specialise in the romance 🙂

If you need specific, concept or editorial imagery: then we can help.

Why work with Artefacture?

Skills, passion, experience

Principal Photographer - AJ Moore

“I live in that little curve of the world where art meets science.

Digital records of natural and cultural heritage are one of the most important tools of sustainability – for preservation, advocacy, research and simply making the amazing things in this world accessible to people.

I’m tertiary qualified in palaeoanthropology, archaeology, sustainability, business, arts and entertainment management. It’s an odd combination but really connects how museums and tourism are such important custodians of the natural and human world stories.”