Cultural Heritage Photography

Choose the right lighting solution

Why chosing broncolor lighting for Cultural Heritage photography?

Consistency

Authenticity is a most important claim when taking photographs of cultural heritage. Post-production would not only be time-consuming but is a no-go in many situations. broncolor's absolute precision in lighting produces photographs that do not have to be (re-)touched.

In Studio or on Location

Get used to your favorite light shaper - in the studio and location. With its battery operated units, broncolor offers not only the best possible light in the studio but also on location.

Photographic solution for every challenge

Whether you work with largest objects such as architectural heritage or with a tiny artefact in the studio - broncolor has the widest selection of light shapers and a solution for every photographic challenge.

Scientific photography

broncolor has always been a pioneer in photography. With our UV adapter or with the Scope D50 (equipped with UV and IR LEDs) we provide the perfect tools not only for advertising, but also for scientific photography.

Proven

More than 200 world-renowned museums already trust broncolor for decades. They appreciate the legendary quality of our light.

What equipment do I need for Cultural Heritage photography?

The cultural heritage sector with its scientific photography applications has always been an important field of business to us. More than 200 world-renowned museums trust broncolor for decades. They appreciate the legendary quality of the original broncolor light with its highest consistency and repeatability.

Reflectance Transformation Imaging

The Scope D50 is the first fully commercialized system to analyze artifacts' surfaces by Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI), also known as polynomial texture mapping.

The unique Scope D50 system exists in two versions, in a white LED version for the visible spectral range only and in a multispectral version. The multispectral option with additional ultraviolet (UV) and infrared (IR) LEDs reveal vast amount of data that are invisible to the naked eye. The Scope D50 is a valuable tool for archeology, fine art surface analysis, and many more applications in the scientific photography market. Click here for more product details.

Conventional Cultural Heritage Imaging

Whether you work with large objects such as architectural heritage or with tiny artefacts in the studio - broncolor has specialized flash and continuous light solutions including light shapers for (almost) every photographic challenge.

Our "Versatile Bundle” contains the most essential equipment for conventional Cultural Heritage imaging. The popular broncolor Scoro with the Picolite and Picobox accessories allows to capture small objects and is the first choice for detail photography. The bundle can be adjusted to your individual needs and be complemented over time to always meet the photographers’ needs.

Bundles for Cultural Heritage photography

Scope D50 UV / IR

Scoro 1600 S WiFi | RFS 2

Picolite

Picobox

Softbox 35 x 60 cm (1.1' x 2')

Fresnel spot attachment for Picolite

RFS 2.1 Transceiver (transmitter/receiver kit)

Examples captured with the broncolor Scope D50

Based on a digital surface model that can be viewed in any web environment, the broncolor scope D50 authentically reproduces the shape, colour and texture of an object. The broncolor Scope D50 offers you unlimited possibilities to analyze, animate and digitally explore surfaces.