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PRINTS
- Photographic Prints
  
  Preserve your memories for generations with our award winning Professional Photo Printing service.
- Fine Art Printing
  
  Giclée printing has a style and finesse that sets it apart completely from C-Type in the look and feel of the finished prints and our Fine Art Prints are widely recognised as the very best in the industry.
- Large Format Printing
  
  For Photographic Prints 20×16” and above, our superb large format printing and display prints are available from digital files and also, by means of high resolution scanning, from colour negs, colour transparencies and black and white negs.
- Matted Prints
  
  Here at Digitalab we know that presentation is everything which is why we are pleased to now offer our stunning Matted Prints to show off your photography in its best light.
- The Societies Print Competition
- Specialist Finishes
  
  We have a range of specialist finishes available from our prints including HD Maxima and Fujiflex.
  - HD Maxima Prints
    
    Introducing the next generation of photographic printing. The Fujifilm Crystal Archive Maxima is our new Ultra-HD photographic paper.
    
    Maxima has been specially designed for outstanding high-end prints, and to highlight sophisticated works in your gallery, museum or to provide the very best possible image reproduction for your clients.
  - Velvet Prints
    
    The Fujicolor Crystal Archive Professional Velvet Photo Print is a wonderful, creative addition to our current professional photographic paper options. Its professional coating has a zero-reflective top layer which creates a stunningly soft and deep-matte effect. Perfect for exhibition work, mounted or framed or for images that require no shine or reflections at all.
  - Metallic Prints
    
    Our Metallic Prints are printed on Fujifilm Pearl paper. Sharp and vibrant, it has been praised for whiter than white highlights, vibrant colour reproduction and superb shadow detail.
  - Fujiflex Prints
    
    Fujiflex is a durable polyester-based print material with an incredibly high gloss finish (similar in look and feel to cibachrome prints). It is Fujifilm‘s premier photographic printing material.
- Our panoramic photo prints are all produced by our skilled printers in our own professional lab. Panoramic photo prints are perfect for capturing landscapes and cityscapes and look fantastic when combined with one of our Framing options.
- Mounted Prints
- Test Print packs
WALL ART
- Framed Wall Art
  - Framed Sphere
  - Framed Sphere Collections
  - Manhattan Tray Frame
    
    The Manhattan Tray Frame is a beautiful high impact addition to our framed wall art range. Hand finished metallic colour options perfectly frame your choice of a photographic, fine art or acrylic print with a deep shadow gap. The shadow gap between the frame and image create a unique floating effect for your work.
  - Elegance Frame
    
    A circular and beautifully hand deckled Fine Art Rag print is floated within a sleek, natural hued frame and surrounded by one of our archival mounts. The skill and craftmanship involved with the production of these products sets them apart and provides a one-of-a-kind wall art product for your clients treasured memories.
  - Camden Tray Frame
    
    The Camden Tray Frame is a stunning new addition to our Wall Art range which features three distinct finishing options. The open frame surrounds your image with a narrow gap between the solid wood frame and image creating the impression your picture is levitating.
  - Fine Art Naturals
    
    Our Fine Art Naturals range is a stunning combination of a beautiful Fine Art Etch print and one of our ‘Naturals’ frame options.
  - Coastal Frame
    
    The Coastal Frame is an elegant and contemporary addition to our Wall Art Range. A frame within a frame, this product offers a truly unique finishing option to your image.
  - Fine Art Tray Frame
    
    Combining the very best elements of fine art Giclee printing and bespoke, hand made frames. The Fine Art Tray Frame is the perfect product to offer your clients looking for something truly unique.
  - Box Frame
    
    The Box Frame is a unique alternative to a traditional framed print. Your image sits level with the top of the rimless 43mm deep frame, giving the product its distinctive box effect.
- Wood Wall Art
  - Ladder Triptych
    
    A genuinely unique wall art option. Our beautifully rustic Ladder Triptychs are hand-made here in our Newcastle workshop. Three of our weathered 8×8 inch Birch Blocks are fixed within a bespoke set of wooden steps, each one built and finished individually by master craftsmen.
  - Birch Sphere
    
    The Birch Sphere is a circular alternative to our standard Birch Blocks offering something a little different from the norm. These are precision cut and beautifully finished by master craftsmen here in the heart of Newcastle.
  - Birch Block
    
    Inspired by nature, each Birch Block comes beautifully finished and precision cut by master craftsmen here in the heart of Newcastle.
  - Block Mount
    
    The Block Mount is the perfect mount style for allowing the photograph to take centre stage, providing a minimalist finish that is both solid and resilient.
- Canvas Wall Art
  - Canvas Tray Frame
    
    Our beautiful new Tray Frame products are open and without glass with your Matte Canvas Print sitting flush with the front of the frame for a beautifully minimalist feel.
  - Framed Canvas
    
    Our archival Framed Canvas is a beautiful and timeless wall art option and provides a great opportunity to up-sell from standard canvas wraps.
  - Canvas Wrap
    
    Our professional Canvas Wrap is printed on high quality 400gsm White Cotton Canvas using archival inks on our professional Giclee printer.
- Acrylic & Metal Wall Art
  - Sphere Collections
  - Acrylic Prints
    
    Our crystal clear, ultra-high clarity Acrylic Prints are the perfect choice for modern homes, galleries and workspaces. Acrylic Photo Prints make a fantastic alternative to traditionally framed products, beautifully printed on archival photographic paper and face-mounted edge-to-edge on diamond polished 5mm thick acrylic.
  - Acrylic Sphere
    
    The Acrylic Sphere is a show-stopping, high-gloss alternative to our award-winning Birch Spheres. Like our Acrylic Prints, the Sphere’s are made from stunning archival photographic prints, face mounted to crystal clear 5mm acrylic and backed with sleek black foamex.
  - Dibond Sphere
  - Acrylic Octagon
    
    The Acrylic Octagon is a is a unique and show stopping addition to our Acrylic Wall Art range. Geometric shapes are one of modern interior designs most popular trends. Geometry helps create bright and modern interiors, balance and harmonise rooms and add an interesting, fresh touch to home decorating. With this in mind we have created the Acrylic Octagon to help give your clients a bold statement piece for their home.
  - ChromaLuxe Print
    
    New to the range, our Aluminium Print is an eye-catching metal wall art product with superior print quality.
  - Alumi Frame
    
    The Alumi Frame is a stunning, precision cut metal photo frame option with the choice of either a Metallic Print (Fuji Pearl) or an Acrylic Print set within it.
- Sample Products
  
  Here at Digitalab we know that the best way for you to sell more product and thus increase your sales margin is by being able to display your best work on beautifully finished wall art and frames.
Framing
- Desk Frames
  - Scandi Desk Frame
    
    Tactile, boho finish with natural wooden textures make these frames an incredibly popular option for modern interiors, like their larger wall art cousins.
  - Bronx Desk Frame
    
    The Bronx Desk Frame, like its larger wall option, is a natural hardwood photo frame that feature a light wood grain finish and a narrow profile.
  - Hudson Desk Frame
    
    The Hudson Desk Frame, like its larger wall option, is a beautiful combination of pastel shabby chic colour options and a sleek, contemporary frame profile.
  - Farrow Desk Frame
    
    Our Farrow Desk Frames, like their larger wall art cousins, give a classic, elegant look with a vintage style.
  - Fiesta Desk Frame
    
    Albert Einstein famously said: “If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?” Fill your clients desk tops with memories with our stunning new Fiesta Desk Frames – a must have addition to your product offering.
  - Brooklyn Desk Frame
    
    The Brooklyn Desk Frame, like its larger wall option, is available in an on-trend black or white distressed vintage style moulding.
  - Lifestyle Desk Frame
  - Frame Additions
  - Window Mounts
    
    Our Window mounts for our online framing service are available in 12 different colour options: Ice White, Antique White, Ivory, Black, Black Core, Granite, Pastel Pink, Pastel Blue, Stone, Dark Green, China Red, Dark Grey.
  - Collections
    
    Our stunning photo frame Gallery Wall Collections make it easier than ever to provide your clients with a unique and high-impact wall décor option that will bring any room to life.
  - Signatures
    
    Using our new state-of-the-art technology we can now perfectly replicate your signature onto any of our beautiful window mount options.
  - Frame Chevrons
- Character Photo Frames
  - Sovereign Grande
    
    The Sovereign Grande is a stunning, high-impact addition to our frame range. These beautiful mouldings are the perfect blend of a rustic, heritage style with ultra modern production. The specially developed coating on these frames produces a consistent finish throughout the moulding with a seamless finish for such a large frame.
  - Sovereign Frame
    
    The Sovereign Frame is a thinner but no less beautiful version of our high-impact Sovereign Grande. Like its larger counterpart these stunning frames mix a rustic, heritage design with ultra modern production and are available in four interior design-lead colour options. The Sovereign Frame is the perfect addition to your range and will take centre stage on your clients walls.
  - Vintage Grande
    
    The Vintage Grande is the largest (a whopping 80mm wide!) and most decedent photo frame in our range, to date. These beautiful mouldings are all individually painted and add a stunning finish to your client’s images with each frame having a unique pattern and finish. This ensures that every single one of these hand-crafted frames are one of a kind.
  - Vintage Narrow
    
    A thinner version of their Grande counterpart, The Vintage Narrow provides the same stunning individually painted finish with an aged and shabby chic look. This ensures that every single one of these hand-crafted photo frames are one of a kind.
  - Brooklyn Frames
    
    Our hand-finished Brooklyn photo frame is available in an on-trend black or white vintage style. The distressed paint finish is achieved by layering the frame with multiple coats of hand applied paint and sanded then re-applied to create the stunning ‘loft apartment’ style photo frame.
  - Brooklyn Narrow
    
    A thinner profile version of our hand-finished Brooklyn Frame moulding is available in an on-trend black or white vintage style. Like it’s wider counterpart the distressed paint finish is achieved by layering the frame with multiple coats of hand applied paint which is sanded then re-applied to create the distinctive look of this photo frame.
  - Woodland Frames
    
    Our beautifully rustic Woodland photo frames feature a heavy wood grain texture covering the body of the frame. The frames are available in four stunning, natural colour options, perfect for both rustic and modern interior styles.
  - Driftwood Frames
    
    Our beautiful reclaimed Driftwood frames make a stunning addition to our expanding range of framed products. The base moulding is embossed to give a heavily distressed effect.
  - Hudson Frames
    
    The Hudson photo frame is a beautiful combination of pastel shabby chic colour options and sleek, contemporary frame profile. Subtle curves and straight edge design contrast with the hand sanded aged colour finish.
  - Worcester Frame
    
    A stylish, shabby-chic framing option, the Worcester Frame is a beautiful addition to our Character frame range.Like all of our frame mouldings this hand-painted frame is made from 100% FSC approved hardwood and is available in three incredibly popular colour options including antique white, taupe and a shabby chic, distressed blue.
- Classical Photo Frames
  - Thatch Frames
    
    Our stunning, aged wood finish Thatch frames make the perfect choice for those looking for a vintage photo frame with a contemporary style. The Thatch photo frames have a classic raised edge profile that sweeps down to the rebate of the frame.
  - Manhattan Frames
    
    With its sweeping profile and stunning aged metallic colour options, the Manhattan is a beautiful addition to any photographers framed print offering. The subtle weathered effect layered over a wide selection of metallic options creates a truly unique photo frame option to compliment your photography.
  - Farrow Grande
    
    A firm favourite and part of our framing heritage just got super-sized
    
    Ever popular with our photographers, the Farrow and Farrow Narrow frames have been among our best sellers for years. Now meet their big brother – the Farrow Grande!
  - Farrow Frames
    
    Our Farrow photo frames give a classic, elegant look with a vintage style. Featuring a subtle woodgrain the distinctive features of this stylish frame are it’s on-trend colour options and a cascade of moulded step drops leading to a deep recess.
  - Farrow Narrow
    
    Like their wider counterpart, our Farrow narrow photo frames give a classic, elegant look with vintage style. Featuring a subtle woodgrain the distinctive features of this stylish frame are it’s on-trend colour options and a narrow moulded step finish.
  - Chichester Frame
    
    An incredibly popular, smooth & completely matte finish moulding in five beautiful colour options. The Chichester frame has a multi-levelled stepped profile adding value and interest to these go-to options for many professional photographers.
    Like all of our moulding the Chichester Frame is 100% responsibly sourced FSC hardwood and we will plant a tree for every frame sold.
  - Shrewsbury Frame
    
    The Shrewsbury Frame is a beautiful and high-impact addition to our Classical Range of framed prints. The frame has a very wide profile with a subtle gold leaf trim on the inner edge of the frame, providing an opulent statement piece on your client’s wall.
- Simplicity Photo Frames
  - Scandi Frame
    
    Contemporary, clean lines and subtle colour options, these premium wooden frames draw inspiration from Scandinavian lakes, pine trees and big open skies.
    
    Tactile, boho finish with natural wooden textures make these frames an incredibly popular option for modern interiors.
  - Aluminium Frames
    
    Sleek and modern in design, the metal photo frame options give a contemporary finish to your work. The thin profiles and elegant design allows your photograph to take center stage. Choose one of eleven stunning frame finishes, every framed print includes your archival mount and photographic print. Hand crafted by our experienced framers here in the UK and shipped to you, ready to hang.
  - Hoboken Frame
    
    The Hoboken frame provides our photographers with a deep, high impact cube frame at an attractive price point.
    
    Your image is set back from the front of the frame via the large rebate of the frame profile. With a subtle wooden texture and five modern colour choices, these frames are an incredibly popular option for your clients interiors.
  - Fiesta Wall Frames
    
    Albert Einstein famously said: “If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?” Fill your clients desk tops with memories with our stunning new Fiesta Desk Frames – a must have addition to your product offering.
  - Moma Picture Frame
    
    The Moma Frame allows you to add depth and presence to your photography. A firm favourite framing method with art and photography galleries the world over, the deeper frame and its colour matched spacer creates space between the glaze and the image to give a contemporary yet timeless finish.
  - Tribeca Frames
    
    Our Tribeca framed print options provide a sleek and simple wall art option. The frames flat profile has a delicate wood grain throughout with a thin rebate which gives a straightforward transition from frame to mount.
  - Williamsburg Frames
    
    Add depth to your wall art with the stunning hand made Williamsburg framed print options. A deep square profile with a large rebate adds substance and impact to these hard wood frames.
  - Bronx Frames
    
    The Bronx offers photographers with a subtle, minimalist photo frame option. Natural hardwood frames that feature a light wood grain finish and a narrow profile. It’s thinner profile allows your images to take centre stage and is available in a selection of popular colour options.
  - Coventry Frame
    
    A beautiful and bold curved profile gives the Lincoln frame its distinct look. Available in three distinct colour options, each providing their own look and feel.The wide profile and gentle curve draws your clients view into the image and suits a wide variety of photographic styles. Like all of our moulding the Lincoln Frame is 100% responsibly sourced FSC hardwood and we will plant a tree for every frame sold.
  - Lincoln Frame
    
    A stylish, shabby-chic framing option, the Worcester Frame is a beautiful addition to our Character frame range.Like all of our frame mouldings this hand-painted frame is made from 100% FSC approved hardwood and is available in three incredibly popular colour options including antique white, taupe and a shabby chic, distressed blue.
Albums
- Photographic Album
  
  The Photographic Album is a gorgeous pro paper finish album available in three stunning print options. Choose from Fuji Professional DPII Photographic Paper in Lustre, Velvet or HD Maxima paper finishes. All three finishes feature an unbeatable dynamic range and a durable, fingerprint resistant finish.
- Fine Art Album
  
  A beautiful matte finish with a luxurious and tactile surface, the Fine Art Album is a stunning alternative to our traditional Photographic Album. Our lab has a long history of exceptional print quality and industry-leading fine art options with each page of your Fine Art albums using the exact same archival papers and Giclee printing as if it was to be displayed in a gallery.
- Newborn Album
  
  Our stunning Newborn album is a purpose designed album specifically aimed at newborn photography shoots.
  
  Perfectly placed to offer a beautiful, lasting memory of your clients shoot, The Newborn Album is a stunning yet affordable option for your packages.
- Boudoir Album
  
  Our stunning Boudoir Album is a purpose designed album specifically aimed at Boudoir and Dudoir photography shoots.
  
  Perfectly placed to offer a beautiful, lasting memory of your clients shoot.
- The Matted Album combines our award winning printing with your choice of either digital or stunning matted pages.
  
  Choose from Fuji Professional DPII Photographic Paper in Lustre, Gloss, Velvet or HD Maxima or our stunning Fine Art Rag paper finishes.
- Madrid Albums
  
  Digitalab’s Madrid Range consists of 5 sizes of photo album with multiple covers and page count options. These repositionable photo albums are perfect for wedding albums, portrait albums and digital albums and all feature a beautiful cameo image on the front cover.
- Sara Albums
- Sara Ribbons Album
  
  Our Sara Ribbons Albums have definitely been a massive hit within our industry. The unique style incorporating its own matching wrap around case with a pre-tied bow fastening is a fresh look for any image presentation project.
  
  Available in a variety of sizes, cover material options and many ribbon variations.
- Totz Albums
  
  Our Totz Album range are repositionable albums that are quick and easy too add your photographs to. The protective mesh is removable and allows you to place your print on the page with no air bubbles whist still being repositionable.
- Eas-eee Album
  
  The Eas-eee album is a very versatile self-adhesive (repositionable) product that meets the demand of the everyday photographer.
  
  Available in Black and Oyster White the Eas-eee album covers various photo assignments from weddings to commercial photography.
- Coffee Table Book
  
  Coffee table books from Digitalab are more than just your average photo book. Our premium hardcover coffee table books help you to immortalise your client’s favourite memories on exquisite silk paper, bound inside a hardcover with your choice of four stunning cover options.
- Album Personalisation
- Album Duplicates & Downscales
- Swatches
Presentation
- Winged Folios
  
  Winged Folios are a stunning option to provide you customer with two or three prints, presented beautifully in a small folio.
  
  Beautifully wrapped with our handmade suede, vegan leather or linen Cover options. Available in 3 different size options: 6×6”, 8×8” and 10×8” each image can be full frame or set within an archival matt.
- Primo Folio Boxes
  
  Our Primo Folio & Presentation Boxes are a beautiful accompaniment to any package offering. Available with material wrap or image covers and beautifully hand made with a stylish wooden frame in your choice of black, white or walnut. Your choice for the material wrap covers includes options from our suede, linen or vegan leather ranges. Image covers feature a personalised image wrap cover, printed photographically and wrapped around the front, spine and back of the box to create a truly personal item.
- Desk Frames
- Photo Print Box
  
  Our superb Photo Print Box is a quality print presentation product. Featuring a beautifully made soft touch box with a ribbon tie closure. The Print Boxes come with a set of ten stunning 8″x6″ Crystal Archive Photographic Matte Prints and the choice of either black or white strut mounts.
- Matted Prints
  
  Here at Digitalab we know that presentation is everything which is why we are pleased to now offer our stunning Matted Prints to show off your photography in its best light.
- Mini Block Sets
  
  Our wonderful new Mini Photoblocks come in sets of three 4″x4″ free standing birch wood blocks. Perfect for showing off your photo collections, display your Mini Photoblock Sets on a desk at home, in the office or on a side table.
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