1. A system for capturing and storing elements of a negotiable instrument for use in image recreation, the system comprising: an image capture device; a database; a processing device in communication with the capture device and the database, wherein the processing device is used to: receive an image of the negotiable instrument, wherein the image of the negotiable instrument comprises one or more elements that are used for processing the negotiable instrument and non-element portions that are not used in processing the negotiable instrument; capture, using the image capture device, images of one or more elements of the negotiable instrument; store the images of the one or more elements of the negotiable instrument in the database; and store, as white space, the non-element portions of the image of the negotiable instrument in the database.