10 Great Gift Ideas for Photographers

Don’t know what to get your FAVE photographer this holiday season?  Well, we’ve got you covered!!  We’ve put together a fabulous list of 10 Great Gift Ideas for Photographers.  These fun and unique gift ideas are perfect for any photography enthusiast!

1.  The Black Rapid Camera Women’s Strap is designed specifically for women. Part of the award-winning R-Strap line, the Women’s Strap is the world’s first camera strap that focuses on the perfect fit for the female. While maintaining the traditional “Built for Speed” design, BlackRapid’s designers added a sleek curve highlighted with an elegant but slight pattern accent or classic black. This Women’s Strap provides comfort, speed, and durability along with graceful styling.  I LOVE my Black Rapid!!

2. Kelly Moore bags are a FABULOUS way to carry your camera gear in style!  Who wouldn’t love a bag like this for Christmas?  Kelly Moore bags come in a wide range of styles and include bags for both men and women!

3. Check out the Joby Gorillapod SLR-Zoom GP3 Flexible Camera Tripod, and place your camera on almost any surface!  Its sturdy prehensile legs help you achieve a steady shot with your SLR camera and zoom lenses. It attaches to any virtually any SLR, video camera, or tripodhead. The Gorillapod SLR-Zoom can support an impressive 6.6 pounds, yet it is remarkably compact and lightweight.  A perfect tripod to have on hand for all your family photos where YOU want to be in the shot too!

4. The Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Camera Lens is a great deal for around $100.  If you’re looking for sharper images and love background bokeh, start here.  This is the perfect gift for a friend!  If you’re looking for the 1.4, it’s about $200 more and a great buy.  If you are a Nikon user, check out the Nikon 50mm f/1.8G AF-S NIKKOR Lens.

5.If you’re not using Lightroom 4, you are really missing out!  We cannot recommend this program highly enough.  This is an indispensible workflow tool that will help you organize and edit your images quickly and easily.  If you’re a teacher or student be sure to check out the Student and Teacher Edition for a steal of a deal!

6.  Another great editing program we highly recommend is Adobe Photoshop Elements 11.   This is a powerful editing program, and a much more affordable alternative to Photoshop CS6.

7. Spyder 4 Express is a fantastic tool for photographers!   We get a lot of questions about how to calibrate monitors and this is a wonderful way to do it. Product Description:  The Spyder4Express is a simple, affordable solution for calibrating a display. Featuring a patented, full-spectrum seven-color sensor that can accurately characterize a variety of wide gamut and normal displays, Spyder4Express lets you use the same sensor to calibrate your monitor, laptop computer, iPad, and iPhone. The fourth-generation sensor uses double-shielded filters for long life and optimum performance.  It is designed for Photo Enthusiasts, Advanced Amateurs, Passionate Photographers and DSLR users of all kinds.

8.  With more than 350,000 copies sold, Understanding Exposure has demystified the complex concepts of exposure for countless photographers.  Now updated with current technologies, more than one hundred new images, and an all-new chapter, this new edition will inspire you more than ever to free yourself from “auto” and create the pictures you truly want.  This is a perfect book for anyone wanting to learn the basics of Photography.

9.  Express your creativity with the Lensbaby composer for Canon or Nikon.   Product Description:  All Lensbaby™ selective focus SLR camera lenses provide photographers with a new way to control depth of field by bringing one area of a photo into sharpest focus with that Sweet Spot surrounded by graduated blur. By bending the Lensbaby lens, the photographer moves the sharp area around the photo for customized creative effects!

10. The Ultimate Pricing Guide for New Photographers from Photographer Depot is packed to the brim with everything you need to know to start earning a real living doing what you love.  It’s time to say goodbye to pulling your pricing out of a hat… and say hello to pricing that makes sense for your business, your market and your clients!

LEGAL STUFF: This promotion is in NO WAY sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook.  All of these gift ideas are items we recommend and some are affiliates to our company.