Abstract artwork with vibrant colors and organic shapes, featuring reds, blues, yellows, and whites against a black background.
Truro, MA
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Specialized Photography | Collections, Archives, Content & Narrative

Image Stills is a photography studio and consultancy specializing in archival collections documentation and custom visual content. | Studio and on-location. Museum-quality results.

AUTHENTICITY | Custom, professional photography showcasing original, high-impact visuals, specific to each subject and project.

CONTINUITY | Consistent, accessible, and detail-oriented project execution focusing on comprehensive visual documentation.

QUALITY | Focus on craft and museum-quality standards that meet and exceed authentication and preservation requirements.

Indiginous pottery with geometric patterns and spout, possibly a whistling vessel.

    • Archival photography, digital imaging, and collections documentation.

    • Consulting. Project definition, concept assessment, and design.

    • Archival imaging strategies for digitizing media and diverse materials.

    • Accessioning, collections management, and fine art (giclée) printing services.

    • Files are formatted for use with numerous applications across various platforms.

Professional photography and visual documentation for collections, archives, and cultural materials

Commercial Photography: PGA Championship Official Program, tearsheet, su'23.

    • Image content for websites and print.

    • Project-specific and developed in consultation. Only original content. No stock imagery, ever.

    • Portraiture, landscape & built environment surveys. Product and service branding.

    • Content designed for a range of projects, budgets, and conceptual needs.

    • Web and print file edits and formatting included.

Editorial & commercial, including portraiture, product photography, and photographic surveys

Pittsford Volunteer Ambulance, community service.

    • Photo series and sequences conveying a central thematic focus.

    • Visual storytelling of varied styles and lengths, exploring subject identity, processes, and histories.

    • Website imagery, promotions, and custom product and presentation imagery.

    • All subjects are available in extended form for online & print applications.

Documentary-style series & sequences highlighting subject intricacies, processes, and brand

Composite image with two overlaid posters. The left poster promotes Pittsford Volunteer Ambulance with text "Our Drives Change Lives" and shows an ambulance with flashing lights. The right poster is for the 2023 PGA Championship at Oak Hill, featurin
Archival documentation. Glassplate negative, Peter Britt, circa 1900. Vintage portrait of an elderly man with a long beard in formal attire. Southern Oregon Historical Society.
Archival documentation- process: A gloved hand holding a tool over a photographic negative on a lightbox and a cutting mat nearby.
Archival documentation. Historic black and white photograph of Crater Lake, showing the lake's calm surface reflecting the surrounding rocky cliffs and trees, taken in 1874. Southern Oregon Historical Society.
Archival documentation. 19th Century Glassplate Negative. Vintage photograph of a boy sitting and a woman standing next to him, both in period clothing, with the boy holding a tall plant stem. Southern Oregon Historical Society.
Portrait: Grim Digital Media, Rochester, NY. Man in blue shirt sitting at a desk in an office with a diploma on the wall, a spotlight, and blinds on the window.
Portrait: Grim Digital Media, Rochester, NY. Subject smiling at desk with laptop and shelves of model buildings and sculptures.
Archival documentation. Abstract painting of five dancers. Omar Farid Project.
Archival documentation. Artwork. Pen and ink. Omar Farid Project, circa 1988.
Studio, Omar Farid Project. Photography studio setup with equipment and black-out windows.
Archival documentation. Abstract artwork, Omar Farid Project.
Archival documentation. Detailed black and white pen and ink with intricate patterns, depicting women in traditional attire next to a large ornate vase. The background is filled with complex designs and motifs. Omar Farid Project.
Pittsford Volunteer Ambulance building with parked emergency vehicles and nighttime lighting, featuring call to action text "Join Us" and "Learn More."
Pittsford Volunteer Ambulance parked in a lot, surrounded by trees.
A person wearing a Pittsford Volunteer Ambulance jacket standing near a sports field fence, looking towards an athletic game in progress. The field and scoreboard are visible in the background.
Pittsford Volunteer Ambulance parked on a street near a brick building with trees and a painted horse sculpture.
A green metal bridge with an ambulance crossing it, surrounded by autumn trees with colorful orange and yellow leaves. Below is a river reflecting the fall scenery.
Two people performing CPR on a training mannequin, one giving chest compressions and the other using a bag-valve mask.
Two professionals in an office setting reviewing documents, one standing with an open book and the other sitting, surrounded by office supplies and a plant on a desk.
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Four professionals engaged in a meeting at a table in an office setting.
Rochester Museum and Science Center local history collection. A round ceramic vessel with geometric patterns in black and red on a beige background, featuring a spout and two small handles.
Rochester Museum and Science Center. local history collection. Hand-crafted indigenous jewelry.
Rochester Museum and Science Center local history collection. Ancient carved comb with human and animals, dark background.
Rochester Museum and Science Center local history collection. Wooden bowl with carved animal handles on a black background
Magazine cover titled 'DIGI PHOTO,' 2008. Cover for magazine with article images of the Eastman Museum in Rochester, NY.
Visual narrative: "George Eastman House International Museum of Photography & Film, Rochester, NY."
Visual narrative: "George Eastman House International Museum of Photography & Film, Rochester, NY."
Magazine page about historical photography, featuring text in Chinese and English, an image of an early camera, vintage interior photos, and informational sections. Geargoe Eastman Museum.
Visual narrative: "George Eastman House International Museum of Photography & Film, Rochester, NY."
Screenshot of a personal injury law website, featuring a scenic city waterfront with buildings, a river, and a text section explaining personal injury law services.
Portrait (sample)
Portrait (sample)
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Historic map of Rochester, New York, showing detailed plots, streets, and land use. Notable areas include the University of Rochester and various residential, commercial, and industrial zones. Roads, railway lines, and important buildings are labeled
Exterior. A large tree stands in front of a brick building with two stories and black-framed windows, set in an urban area under a blue sky.
Interior. Stylish industrial loft with exposed pipes, wooden floor, blue walls, and vintage decor including a fireplace, furniture, and lighting.
Interior. Stylish industrial loft with exposed pipes, wooden floor, blue walls, and vintage decor including a fireplace, furniture, and lighting.
Brick industrial building with large windows and arched doorway, against a blue sky.
View from brick industrial building with rooftop access, against an evening sky.
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    • The Image File™ is a curated collection of original photography and visual accumulations from each custom project.

    • High-quality, stock-free imagery optimized for websites and print, ensuring authentic project and brand representations.

    • Content delivery, storage, permissions, and licensing are tailored to each project, ensuring access, rights, and project continuity.

The IMAGE FILE is a custom digital portfolio containing high-quality, edited content provided at the culmination of each project. Digital content is organized for seamless use across web, archive, and print applications.

RECENT PROJECTS

PETER BRITT PROJECT, Southern Oregon Historical Society | Developed and executed a grant-funded project to digitize 6,000 19th-century glass plate negatives. The project included on-location collections photography in Medford, OR, image processing in Rochester, NY, with formatting, accessioning, and rehousing for archival preservation and online access.

PRESS (PDF) | Aldous, Vickie, w/ Julie Anderson, photos. “Project Preserves Historic Peter Britt Photos.” Grants Pass Oregon’s Daily Courier. June 26, 2024.

OMAR FARID PROJECT, NYC/ International | Photography and rehousing of original artwork (paintings and drawings) documenting the extensive body of work of the late artist Omar Farid. Part of a global initiative to catalog, preserve, and digitally exhibit a large body of artwork in North America, Europe, and Asia.

TESTIMONIALS

Matt played an invaluable role in the project with his focus, communication, and final results. A pleasure to work with and highly recommended.

— SK, Omar Farid Project, NYC/ International

Our historical society had collection of 6,000 19th century glass plate negatives which had never been printed or digitized…Matt was extremely easy to work with, entirely professional and it was a great solution to our needs.

— RK, Southern Oregon Historical Society, Medford, OR

Matt helped us share our commitment to local service, and our strong connection to our community, with enduring and compelling imagery.

— JS, Pittsford Ambulance Service, Rochester, NY

Prioritize image quality, continuity, and accessibility with a custom digital portfolio, web content, and prints.

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