About

- What Makes Scannography Different

Most images start with a camera.
A lens, a sensor, some clever software.
And always — a point of view.

 

We do it differently.

 

At Botanica Lumen, we use scannography — a process that captures each object line by line, using even light and no lens at all.

But it’s not just any scanner. We use a custom-adapted system, fine-tuned in-house to reveal what most technology misses — the texture of a petal, the curve of a leaf, the delicate structure of something passing.

 

Structure. Texture. Colour — exactly as it was.

 

Because when it’s something that matters — a bloom you picked, a flower that caught your eye — you don’t want a picture of it.

You want the thing itself, preserved in light.

You want the thing itself, preserved in light.

 

The result feels alive — depth, clarity, and colour that match the emotion behind your memory. It doesn’t just preserve what you saw — it brings back what you felt 

 

 

 

 

- Why Botanica Lumen captures what cameras can’t?

Most cameras — even professional DSLRs — rely on lenses. Lenses blur edges, flatten shapes, and soften texture. They capture reflected light.

We do something different.

At Botanica Lumen, we scan your object line by line at 4800 DPI* — no lens, no distortion, no lighting inconsistencies. It’s more like light as topography than photography.

It’s not photography. It’s light, rendered as structure.

 

*The scanner captures 4800 surface points per inch — not printed dots, but data from the object itself.

 

An object scanned at just 4 × 6 inches (10.16 × 15.24 cm) creates a digital image of:
→ 19,200 × 28,800 pixels = ~553 megapixels

That’s over 10× more resolution than even the most advanced full-frame cameras:

 

System	Pixel Resolution	Megapixels	DxOMark Sensor Score¹
Botanica Lumen Scan	19,200 × 28,800	~553 MP	N/A (scanning process)
Sony A7R V	9,504 × 6,336	61.2 MP	100 (top full-frame rating)
Canon EOS R5	8,192 × 5,464	45 MP	95 (Canon’s best score)
Nikon Z9	8,256 × 5,504	45.7 MP	98 (top-tier performance)

 

¹What is the DxOMark Sensor Score?

This is a technical performance score based on how well a camera sensor handles colour depth, dynamic range, and low-light ISO. Scores typically range from below 70 (entry-level) to 100+ for high-end systems. A score of 100 (Sony A7R V) means it ranks among the best full-frame sensors ever tested, not that it’s in position 100.

 

 

 

- Why do we trust only WhiteWall?

 

Scanned in extraordinary detail — lost without the right printing technology

 

Your scan holds extraordinary detail — far beyond what most print processes were built to handle.

And without the right technology, that clarity is simply lost.

 

Edges blur. Tones flatten.

The depth you saw in the image? Gone.

 

That’s why we print only with WhiteWall.
They use a laser-exposed silver halide process on Fuji Crystal Archive Maxima paper, sealed under museum-grade acrylic glass. No ink. No grain. No compromise.

 

The result?
Not a reproduction — but a faithful physical rendering of your scan.

 

Made to last. Made to honour the original.

 

Feature	Why It Matters
Fuji Crystal Archive Maxima Paper	Delivers extreme detail, colour depth, and contrast — ideal for scannography
Silver Halide Process	Exposes light-sensitive paper using lasers — not ink — for unmatched clarity and tonal smoothness
Museum-Grade Acrylic Glass	Protects and enhances surface structure, shadow depth, and light dynamics without glare
Durability	Prints are archival for 75+ years, retaining their vibrancy and texture long-term
No Inkjets,  No Pixelation	The result is not a reproduction — it’s a faithful physical rendering of the scan itself

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Our story. Your story.

 

We’re Anna and Luis.

 

 

 

 

Anna is a lifelong gardener who understands the quiet rhythms of the natural world—and how to bring its beauty indoors. She sees what’s in season, what’s fleeting, and what catches the eye in it.

 

Luis is a materials engineer with a background in imaging and visual analysis. He brings the technology behind the art — using light and precision to reveal the hidden structure of natural things.

 

Botanica Lumen began with our shared love for nature, light, and the joy of noticing details others might walk past.

 

But this isn’t about us.

 

It’s about you — your special moments, your cherished bloom, the leaf you picked, the memory behind that flower.

 

Your story.

 

 

 

 

 

And our promise is simple:

 

To create something deeply personal —

made only once as a single-edition (1/1) work of art — and unlike anything else — art shaped by your world, made to last.

 

 

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