Port Douglas Picture Framing is thrilled to introduce iris photography to our collection of unique and captivating artworks. This new art form captures the intricate details and stunning beauty of the human iris, creating mesmerizing and personalized pieces that are perfect for any home.

What Makes Iris Photography Special?

Iris photography focuses on the detailed patterns and vibrant colors found in the human iris. Each photograph reveals the unique characteristics of an individual’s eye, resulting in a stunning and deeply personal piece of art. This art form is ideal for those seeking a unique and meaningful addition to their home decor.

Visit Our Gallery in Port Douglas

We invite you to explore our gallery at 7/20 Macrossan St, Port Douglas, to view our collection of iris photography. Our gallery features a variety of these beautiful images, showcasing the detailed craftsmanship and artistry that goes into each piece.

The Perfect Personalized Art

Iris photography is not only visually stunning but also deeply personal. Each piece captures the unique patterns and colors of your eye, making it a one-of-a-kind artwork. It’s a perfect gift for loved ones or a special addition to your own art collection.

Discover the beauty and uniqueness of iris photography at Port Douglas Picture Framing. Visit our gallery today to see this exciting new art form and add a personalized touch to your home decor.

Contact us today to learn more about our iris photography services and schedule your session. Transform your eye into a work of art with Port Douglas Picture Framing. Or contact us

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Imagine walking into a living room where a gallery wall showcases a collection of family photos, each meticulously framed in custom designs that complement the room’s decor. The elegance of a timber frame around a candid family moment, the sleekness of an acrylic block highlighting a breathtaking holiday sunset—these elements transform a house into a home. The choice of frames, whether classic or contemporary, adds layers of texture and personality to the space.

The psychological benefits are profound. Living among cherished memories can boost happiness and a sense of belonging. Seeing the smiling faces of loved ones daily reinforces positive emotions and strengthens familial bonds. Holiday photos, with their vivid colors and joyful moments, evoke a sense of adventure and relaxation, providing daily reminders of life’s pleasures.

Incorporating framed memories into home decor is not just about filling walls—it’s about creating an environment where beauty and happiness coexist, enriching our lives every day.

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Port Douglas Picture Framing has been Australia’s leading picture framing and photo framing company since 2001. Australian-owned and operated, Port Douglas Picture Framing started as a small business manufacturing and selling framed pictures in Port Douglas. After over 18 years and over 9,000 satisfied customers, we provide an ever-growing range of picture framing, artwork, and photo services to companies, museums, and individuals. 

Whether we’re dealing with beloved family photos or large corporate organisations, our Australia wide custom artwork and photo printing and picture framing service specialise in providing the highest quality products at very reasonable prices.

Our straightforward to use online photo printing service means you can shop from the comfort of your own home. You can buy stock image art prints for your household or AirBNB, mount your photos on acrylic, make canvas prints, and create your collages.

Places to find stock images to decorate your space.

• istockphoto
• Pexels
• Shutterstock
• Pixabay
• Unsplash

Making your custom artwork stand-out

We frame sporting memorabilia, certificates and CDs, and much more. We also have a broad range of framing accessories as well as mirrors, ready-made frames.

At Port Douglas Picture Framing, we know how precious your memories are. We offer Australia wide and provide local pickups, whether you are after local photo framing or wanted some custom picture frames delivered free to loved ones or clients anywhere in Australia. We handle all clients orders with the care and professionalism you would expect as a local.

All custom artwork is carried out in-house from our workshop in Craiglie. 

All Australian made and sourced, especially our preferred suppliers.

Lastly, making your custom artwork is a delicate blend of Art and Inspiration. We assist you through every aspect of the framing process. We’ll help you decide which mounting, frame and printing suit your needs best for your environment.

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If you have different art pieces to hang in your home, just placing one piece up might not pass.

The concept of the salon wall originated in Paris in the 19th century, when aspiring artists presented their work at the Paris Salon. At its peak, the Salon drew upwards of 23,000 viewers a day.

Today, the salon wall concept—many pictures hung at various heights and formations—allows you to display many pieces on the same wall. It also gives observers a visual treat, helping them to draw connections between artworks of different styles and sizes.

Read on for six tips to plan your very own salon wall.

Salon-style walls can run floor to the roof or in a band across a broad wall.

1. Consider your stream.

Salon wall configurations can be checkerboard and logical or more random. It’s all about the examples of art you own and the look you are trying to accomplish. If you choose a proportional organisation, you’ll need to be very precise in your hanging process; your eyes will be drawn to any break in the balance.

2. Consider the space.

The overall state of your salon wall could depend on what encompasses it. For instance, a cascading composition can look great above a staircase, and 3-D pieces might also play well with the right group of images. If you are developing your wall around a piece of furniture, a sculpture, or an architectural fixture, first make sure you have enough art to follow through with the plan.

3. Think about a theme.

Maybe you group artworks that share a complementary colour scheme. Maybe one part breaks the trend and stands out as the “black sheep” in the selection. Group your art by subject, medium, and even frame style.

4. Planning to map out your salon wall decoration.

Use butcher paper on the floor and experiment with different formations of how you might hang the pieces, tracing the chosen design onto the paper and then converting it onto your wall.

5. Some rules still (might) apply.

If stacking pieces on your wall, remember, 6-12 centimetres is a great general rule for how much space should be in between art pieces.

6. Have fun with your wall.

A salon wall should be like a mini-museum inside your house. Incorporating mixed-media objects onto the wall—or even personal artefacts—can inspire and invite closer examination. Consider visiting a gallery for influence and ideas for creating vibrant displays of artwork.

Happy hanging!

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We all agree that sitting in a white-walled cubicle with no decoration to speak of would be pretty uninspiring, right? CEOs and business owners realise that art in the workplace can add tremendous value to employees’ overall happiness and productivity. At Port Douglas Picture Framing, creating inspiring workplaces is what we do best. We’ve found a few reasons why adding artwork to the workplace is massively beneficial.

Increase Employee Productivity.

Colour in the workplace can increase employee productivity and creativity. This colour doesn’t have to come from the paint on a wall, though. The more creative you can incorporate colours into an office environment, the better. For example, use the energy of artwork by adding green in the lobby or a series of bright photos in a conference room. By giving employees something pleasing and stimulating to look at, you increase their overall productivity and creativity. Art also helps people be at ease in conference or interview rooms. When an increasing number of people work remotely, it’s essential to give employees a reason to enjoy being at the office.

Make a statement.

First impressions are critical, especially for businesses. Suppose you bring a prospective client or employee into an office with minimal decoration. In that case, they will think one or two things: One, if they can’t afford to buy decorations for their own office, they must not be doing an excellent job. Two, they mustn’t care about how their business looks or makes their employees feel. Repair this by spending a little time and money to decorate with art in the workplace.

Reinforce Company Values.

A popular choice for art today is incorporating organisations values or mission statements into various pieces—whether it is murals painted on walls or framed photographs conveying leading company ideals. This is an excellent option for many reasons, but because it uses art to reinforce company values and create a more inviting and inspiring environment for employees to thrive in.

Although many factors make a workspace inspiring, using the power of art may be one of the simplest yet most effective. If you’re looking to make bold statements and rejuvenate your workplace, we’d be happy to help!

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As with all sports memorabilia, framing and presenting artefacts in the best possible way is at the forefront of our discussions with the client.

After measuring the card set, we recommended 1.5m wide x 1m high.

Finishing the basketball card set beautifully in a gold decorative frame and mounted to a backing board. With preservation glass.

The mounting of the cards was quite a task, taking 3 hours.

Our client was overwhelmed at how well this project turned out.

What do you think?

Creating this was an outstanding achievement by our team.

Do you have something that needs mounting, preserving or framing?

We’ve framed a lot of sports memorabilia over the years, including Boxing Gloves, Cricket Bats, Football Jersey’s and acrylic prints of great sporting moments, and now basketball cards

Get in touch with us at Port Douglas Picture Framing.

Call us on 07 4099 4532 to discuss your needs. We’re here to help.

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Boxed canvas prints are pretty fashionable at the moment.

A shadow box frame will compliment your art piece and look striking against almost any paint colour.

Our box framed canvas prints are a modern take on our original classic canvas prints.

A little different from a traditionally framed print, the canvas sits within the box frame with a 5mm – 10mm gap, creating a sophisticated shadow effect between the frame and the canvas.

We took our artist canvas prints with their archival inks, hardwood frames and beautiful hand-stretched finish and paired them with sleek frame choices.

We love boxed canvas frames.

Boxed canvases have been priced extremely competitively for our customers.

Using the highest quality timbers and mouldings, we professionally hand stretch your artworks, paintings, canvas prints or fabrics. 

Apart from stretching your canvases, we professionally frame them too!

With a broad range of frames and mouldings to choose from, you’ll find a style to suit your taste.

We highly recommend our ARTIS PURA Mouldings.

They are a unique and modern approach to framing canvases and look extremely impressive for canvas floating frames.

ARTIS PURA Mouldings offers three framing collections: standard, float and designer.

Timber varieties include:

Queensland Black Wattle, Black Bean, Blackwood, Cypress Pine, Queensland Maple, Rose Alder, Satin Sycamore, Silky Oak, Silver Ash and Western Australian Karri.

We have access to thousands of other mouldings and frame types. Come into the gallery to browse our collections or consult with our professional staff.

We here to help in any way we can. Call us on 07 4099 4532, email us or visit us at 3/9 Pioneer close, Craiglie.

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There is something great about displaying unique wall art (instead of using tacks or blue tack) that makes it seem more “adult.”

The quality of this wall art is the next adult dilemma to consider.

Historically speaking, wall art has been an architectural feature meant to preserve the artwork and ingratiate a room.

In the 14th to 15th centuries of Europe, churches or wealthy families usually commissioned quality framed wall art. 

Not until the invention of the camera and photography printing in the 19th century. The middle-class proliferated, ordinary people had something to frame.

Fast forward to the present day, you could buy an entire collection of wall art at Target® that is not horrible quality, but we can explain why ours is better.

Quality Framed Prints breakdown

To explain the framing process. Both big chains stores and old-school mom-and-dad shops find that seemingly high prices have quite a bit to do with labour costs and expertise.

Still, more than anything, it has to do with options.

You enter knowing you only need one black frame but then overwhelmed with a host of options.

Considering matting (a piece of cardboard that goes inside the frame and mounts the print or photo), moulding (decorative embellishments on the outside of the frame), glass (referred to as glazing, which is either glass or acrylic, and, depending on what you choose, can offer UV protection), and the frames themselves.

If a business offers fewer options, they can order in bulk, therefore cutting down on costs and quality. 

I’ve owned Port Douglas Picture Framing, a local custom frame shop in Port Douglas, Queensland, for 20 years.

I offer an extensive range of quality framed options with access to thousands of different frames. Hundreds of mats and speciality fabric matting options. I also gets custom mouldings from multiple other vendors.

This service ensures that whatever your framing needs are, Port Douglas Picture Framing will provide.

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In the first place, this hand-made timber range is ethically and sustainably sourced, is produced locally in Brisbane, Australia.

Not to mention, ARTIS PURA Mouldings offers three framing collections: standard, float and designer.

Timber varieties include

• Queensland Black Wattle,
• Black Bean,
• Blackwood,
• Cypress Pine,
• Queensland Maple,
• Rose Alder,
• Satin Sycamore,
• Silky Oak,
• Silver Ash and
• Western Australian Karri.

Additional species are available on request.

Available in-store now.

Sustainably sourced, Australian-grown and hand-made, they’re perfect for your next piece! Visit us in the gallery to view the full range.

We are proud to stock the entire range of Australian native hardwood timber from ARTIS PURA Mouldings.

Important to realize, this range is sourced from sustainable Australian suppliers and is available in various species and profiles.

Have you seen the Deco-inspired range of hand-made Australian timber mouldings?

Obviously, pop-in the gallery and ask to see the ARTIS PURA Mouldings range for your next framing project.

Did you know that we can source most Australian timber species for your frames through ARTIS PURA?

Whether it’s to match your existing window trims or floorboards, pop in-store and ask us what we can do for your framing project.

About ARTIS PURA

Established in 2018, ARTIS PURA specialises in hand-made native timber. Stocking a range of ethically and sustainably sourced timbers.

in the first place, All timbers are sourced from certified timber merchants who share ARTIS PURA Mouldings’ belief that our environment is a resource and must be conserved.

Moreover, we only promote trade in timber from legally constituted and sustainably managed plantations and regrowth forests.

Visit ARTIS PURA’s social media.

Facebook: ARTIS PURA

Instagram: @artis_pura_mouldings

Bringing together the natural aesthetic of native Australian timber with modern and classic frame profiles

With locally sourced timbers from certified Australian timber merchants,

We support the sustainable management of the Australian Forestry Industry.

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Ready made picture frames for a variety of different budgets.

One of the most popular types is document frames, a really great option if you want to present your certificates of achievement, degrees or licences.

They’re also great for keeping your amazing photos on display.

We’ve found them amazing to use for our membership certificates and licences around the office.

Photo frames don’t have to be expensive or hard to find.

Get a photo framed for a specific occasion, or simply a photo in a frame as a nice memento.

Port Douglas Picture Framing has lots of photo frames for weddings, birthdays, cars or whatever you want to frame.

Photo frames for Valentines Day, always a big hit.

With many different frame types, colours and finishes, it’s difficult to believe that won’t find the perfect frame.

It’s really true that too many choices can be overwhelming.

Our staff can assist you with your frame choice.

Go with a photo that looks nice in the frame.

Make sure your photo fits within the frame.

Decide on your photo’s placement.

Ready made picture frames easily hang on a wall with our plastic coated hanging wire.

Port Douglas Picture Framing has lots of gorgeous ready made picture frames to choose from, we also take custom orders for frames.

Prices start at $40.00, do your self or loved one a favour, come in and check our selection.

Contact Us or call 07 4099 4532 to discuss your picture frame requirements.

In the event, you’re finding it difficult to find the perfect gift for Valentine’s day, check out Perrin’s Clarke’s photography for amazing Australian Landscapes, artistic photography and decorative photo’s.

Lastly, we ship Australia wide for free if you’re not in Port Douglas.

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