About Our Waukesha Print Studio - True North Image Works

Our Story

The Studio Behind
The Work.

Waukesha, Wisconsin · By Appointment Only

Boutique Production Studio
In-House Production · Full Control
Color Calibrated · Gloved Handling
By Appointment Only
Waukesha, WI

Who We Are

Boutique. Personal.
Without Compromise.

True North Image Works is a boutique fine art production studio operating by appointment only. We serve photographers, artists, families, and clients in Waukesha, Wisconsin and beyond - people who refuse to settle for less than the best.
Every project that comes through this studio is handled personally. There are no automated workflows here. No faceless order queues. Every file is reviewed by hand. Every material is selected deliberately. Every print is finished with intention.
This is what boutique production means - not just a word, but a standard that informs every decision we make from the moment you reach out to the moment your work arrives.
Kevin Strieter
Owner & Printer · True North Image Works

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Location
6+
Services
100%
Personal

How We Work

Three Things That
Never Change.

True North doesn't have a tiered approach to quality. There's no premium lane and no standard lane. Every file gets reviewed. Every color gets checked. Every finished piece gets inspected. The project changes. The process doesn't.

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You Send. We Review.
Every file that comes into this studio is opened, evaluated, and reviewed on a calibrated monitor before production begins. Resolution, color profile, crop, sharpness — checked before a single sheet is loaded. If something needs attention, we flag it and talk to you first. Nothing goes to press blind.
02
We Produce. By Hand.
Production at True North is hands-on from start to finish. Color is monitored. Media is handled with gloves. Every print, panel, or finished piece is produced with the same attention whether it's a single 5×7 or a studio order of fifty. Automated queues don't exist here. Neither does "good enough."
03
We Inspect. You Pick Up.
Before anything leaves this studio, it's inspected personally. Color accuracy, surface quality, edge finish, and presentation - reviewed by hand, every time. What you pick up is exactly what it should be. If it isn't, we make it right before you ever see it.

Studio Equipment & Materials

Professional tools.
Operated by hand.

Every piece of equipment in this studio was selected because it produces the best possible result - not because it was the most affordable option. Professional fine art pigment systems. Dedicated dye-based photo printers. Commercial dye sublimation. Archival papers and genuine ChromaLuxe aluminum.
None of it matters without the person operating it. Equipment is only as good as the judgment behind it. At True North, every system is monitored, calibrated, and run in-house - by hand, every time.
The papers stocked here are chosen because they perform - Red River for fine art work, with Hahnemühle, Canson Infinity, and Moab available as premium upgrades. Simply Elegant Premium Luster for every photo print. Every substrate selected for what it does to the image, not what it costs.

What's In The Studio

Fine Art Printing
Professional Archival Pigment Systems · Up to 17 × 22
Calibrated · Profiled to Every Paper
Photo Printing
8-Color Pro System · Up to 17 × 22
6-Color Everyday System · Up to 13 × 19
Papers
Red River · Hahnemühle · Canson Infinity · Moab
Simply Elegant Premium Luster Photo Paper
Metal Prints
Genuine ChromaLuxe Aluminum · Gloss White
Sizes 2 × 3 through 16 × 20 · Plus Panoramics
Sublimation
Commercial Dye Sublimation · In-House Heat Press
Tags · Coasters · Plates · Metal Business Cards

What We Produce

Every service.
In-house.

True North Image Works handles production in-house across every service offered. That means direct control over color, materials, finishing, and quality at every stage.
The studio serves photographers, artists, families, and businesses who care about how their finished pieces look and last. Every order is treated as if it's the only one in the studio - because when you're here, it is.

Services

Fine Art Pigment Printing
Professional Photo Printing
ChromaLuxe Metal Prints
Dye Sublimation
Metal Business Cards
Business Cards
Custom Cards & Stationery
Handmade Notepads
Personal File Review
Small-Batch Custom Production

The True North StandardWhite-Glove
Handling.
Always.

Every order reviewed. Every print inspected. Every piece handled as if it's the only one in the studio — because when it's yours, it is. True North is not built around volume. It is built around the standard we'd hold ourselves to if the work were our own.
The service changes. The project changes. The standard never does.

Find Us

True North Image Works operates by appointment only from our Waukesha studio. Appointments allow us to give every client and every project the full attention it deserves - no waiting room, no rushed counter service.
Can't make it in person? We offer local delivery and ship finished pieces to clients outside the area. Contact us to discuss your project and we'll work out the details.