Holiday Gift Ideas for Photographers
by Aaron Hockley on November 23, 2010
Later this week will be the black friday sales and we’ll be full-force into the holiday shopping season. Putting together gift recommendations for photographers can be tricky… most serious photographers have an investment in a particular type of gear, so finding gifts that can apply to anyone whether they’re hobbyist or pro is a bit of a challenge. That said, I think I’ve put together a set of items below that cover all price ranges and should appeal to any shutterbug. I’ve broken things down by price range.
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Under $20
$20 to $50
- Rogue FlashBender
– a neat flash accessory that fits onto any regular hotshoe flash and allows for any number of light modifications.
- A World in HDR
– HDR guru Trey Ratcliff’s book where he shows his amazing artwork and talks about his vision and process. Even if you don’t create HDR images, the work is visually amazing.
$50 and up
- Kata E-702 Large DSLR Camera Raincover
– unless you shoot exclusively in the sunny season in the desert, at some point it’ll rain, and photographers want to protect their gear. Here’s a rugged raincover to keep a camera and lens out of the elements.
- 4-Bay Drobo Hard Drive Backup Device
– the Drobo has become the standard for quick, easy, and reliable redundant data storage. Put four hard drives in the Drobo and if one goes bad you won’t lose any data. The device is expandable up to 16 terabytes so it can grow along with your photo collection.
- Spyder 3 Pro
– use a hardware calibration device such as the Spyder 3 Pro to ensure that colors onscreen reflect colors in real life (and in prints, etc). I’ve used the Spyder 3 on my system and found it to be very easy to use and quite accurate when it comes to calibrating various types of displays.
- Kata DR-467i Digital Rucksack
– a great backpack that doesn’t scream “camera” but can hold a DSLR or two and a couple lenses. I have one and routinely carry my 15″ MacBookPro, iPad, DSLR body, and three lenses as well as other accessories.
What did I miss? What do you want wrapped up this year?
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– a small, lightweight version of Joby’s popuplar Gorillapod. This little guy is great for small point/shoot cameras or even a cameraphone. I have one I use with my Canon S90
– it works great!
– there are always lenses and gear to clean.
– widely regarded as the best NiMH rechargeables, the Eneloops are affordable as well.
– I have one of these and use it to add just a bit more light for portraits or other subjects.
– every photographer cleans gear and a blower is a safe way to do it. The Rocket Blaster is popular because it’s quite functional… everyone should have one of these!
