Today’s (Final Day) Cheap Holiday Gift For Photographers Is:
Gift Certificates
This is the tenth and last installment of our Cheap Holiday Gifts For Photographers guide. When we think of photography gifts we always think of expensive cameras and lenses. But there are lots of other cool photography-related gift ideas that don’t cost a ton of money. Bookmark this page and check back every day for a new cheap holiday gift idea for your photographer. We’re going to try to keep them all under $50 and some will be under $20.
Gift Certificates
What’s that? Here it is midnight on Christmas Eve and you don’t have a gift for your photographer yet? That’s terrible. What do you think you’re going to do?
Don’t worry, I’ve got a plan. Gift certificates - you can buy them online from a good camera dealer like B&H Photo or Adorama. Or you can make one and pledge whatever amount you like. Gift certificates are actually great gifts for photographers. If you can’t afford to get them that $1800 camera kit they want, you can at least contribute, right? A gift certificate from a camera dealer says you know where a photographer’s passion lies and you’d like to let them decide how to use the money. It’s really a very thoughtful gift - even if you did wait until the last minute. And I promise not to tell. Now get to work and buy or make that gift certificate so your photographer knows you care!
Thanks to Sabine Dukes and Chris Pichado for suggesting camera straps for this guide.
Related Content:
Digital Camera Holiday Shopping Guide
More Cheap Holiday Gifts For Photographers:
(one a day until December 25th)
![]() Mini Tripods |
![]() Memory Cards |
![]() Professor Kobre’s Lightscoop |
![]() Fingerless Gloves |
![]() Memory Card Wallets |
Micro-Fiber Cleaning Cloths |
Holga Toy Camera |
The Pod |
Camera Strap |
Gift Certificates |
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December 18th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
Hi, John…
Betsy Brill here, Professor Kobré’s wife and executive vice president of EVERYTHING at http://www.lightscoop.com.
Thanks for the write-up!
Thought you and your readers would want to know about a great SALE on the Lightscoop at Adorama, our EXCLUSIVE online reseller.
Happy holidays!
December 18th, 2008 at 8:49 pm
Now, that looks like the PERFECT camera accessory which I had been dreaming about. Reasonably priced too. Thanks very much John for posting this article!!!
December 21st, 2008 at 8:35 am
This is a great idea John! Now I can just point my wife to this link for ideas while still keeping a tiny little bit of surprise in Christmas.
December 22nd, 2008 at 2:20 pm
Man, this is great! I always carry my cleaning cloth in my linty linty pokets