HUDSON VALLEY
art photography
On-location artwork documentation by Carl CoX
Fine Art Photography and Artwork Documentation in the Hudson Valley
I’m Carl, and I document paintings, sculpture, ceramics, jewelry, and wearable art on location at artists’ studios throughout the Hudson Valley. I’ve photographed artwork professionally for over thirty years, and I bring full studio lighting, professional camera equipment, and on-site proofing to your space, you never have to crate, insure, or transport a finished piece.
I’m based in Greene County and work across the region: from Albany south to Rockland County, and from Hunter east to the Connecticut border. That includes Hudson, Catskill, Kingston, Woodstock, Saugerties, Rhinebeck, Beacon, and New Paltz, along with Columbia, Greene, Ulster, Dutchess, Orange, and Rockland counties. Travel beyond the region can be arranged.
What I photograph
- Paintings and flat work — photographed or scanned depending on size, delivered as high-resolution, color-corrected files
- Sculpture and three-dimensional work — lit and shot in the round, on seamless or in situ
- Wearable art and art jewelry — on mannequin or with live models
- Artist portraits — environmental portraits made in your studio, for press kits and gallery bios
- Studio and process video — interviews and short-form documentation
Why accurate documentation matters
Every file reproduces the true color, texture, and surface detail of the original. The work is color-managed against a calibrated reference target, so a red in your studio is the same red on a juror’s monitor. That accuracy is what makes the difference for:
- Gallery submissions and exhibition catalogs
- Artist portfolios and press kits
- Online galleries, websites, and print-on-demand stores
- Archival preservation and estate documentation
Great art deserves to be seen accurately. If you have work that needs documenting, get in touch and I’ll walk you through what it takes.
CORE services
expressive artist portraits
Professional portraits crafted to reflect your creative presence and professional identity. Shot in your studio or on location, these portraits are ideal for websites, press kits, and social media. I work with you to showcase both your personality and your artistic voice.
FINE Art Reproduction
High-resolution images that capture every detail, color, and nuance of your artwork. Perfect for prints, portfolio pages, digital galleries, exhibitions, and archival preservation. Color-calibrated equipment and professional workflows ensure that what you see on screen or in print matches the original artwork.
Five Years of Flawless Work—I Recommend Carl Without Reservation
I’m an artist; Carl has been photographing my paintings for over 5 years. I am so pleased with how clean and authentic my reproductions look. It’s a collaborative process with Carl; he shows me the image on a tablet while he’s shooting, and gives me the opportunity to evaluate the image as he adjusts accordingly and reshoots. My paintings have uneven edges so there is also considerable work on the computer beyond shooting the image, and again- we are collaborative partners until I am satisfied with the image. My peers are always telling me how good my paintings look in print, and on the screen. Carl has real expertise, is really facile in his medium and is also an artist in photography, not just a documentor. His work is exceptional. I recommend him without reservation.
-Jill Ziccardi, artist, educator, entrepreneur
Excellent photographer doing amazing work!
About THE PHOTOGRAPHER
Carl Cox – Photographer, Videographer, and Visual Artist
I’m Carl Cox, a commercial and fine art photographer based in Greene County, New York. I’ve been photographing professionally for over thirty years, and since 2011 I’ve focused on artists, galleries, and creative professionals throughout the Hudson Valley.
Most of my work happens on location. I arrive at your studio with studio flashes, stands, modifiers, and camera equipment, and set up around the work rather than asking the work to come to me. You review images with me on-site on an iPad before I leave, so nothing is a surprise when the files arrive.
That on-location approach matters most for the pieces that are hardest to move or hardest to light: large canvases, wet or unvarnished surfaces, dimensional and textured work, sculpture that reads differently from every angle, and wearable art that needs a mannequin or a live model to make sense. Decades of lighting experience is largely decades of solving those specific problems.
Every project ends the same way regardless of the subject: color-managed files that hold up under a juror’s eye, on a gallery’s monitor, and in print. My job is to make an accurate record of what an artist made, and to make it well enough that the record does the work justice.