9 Unique Christmas Gift Ideas for Photographers

It’s that time of year again… time to start think­ing about your Christ­mas list! But don’t stress out! I am here to help you. I’ve put togeth­er some of my favorite pho­tog­ra­phy items, as well as a few things that I hope to see under my own tree this year…hint, hint Santa! 

So check out my unique Christ­mas gift ideas for pho­tog­ra­phers list before you head out the door or to your com­put­er to shop for the pho­tog­ra­ph­er in your life. 

A New Camera

So, let’s start with the obvi­ous gift ideas for photographers…The Cam­era. If you have some­one who’s been wish­ing for a new cam­era, here are my favs! Every­one always asks me what cam­era I have. I am a loy­al Canon user. That’s all I’ve ever owned and all I will ever own. 

Cur­rent­ly, I am using a Canon 6D Mark II, and I LOVE it. It is a full-frame cam­era with incred­i­ble image qual­i­ty, fast focus, and many focus points. I am incred­i­bly hap­py with it! But the cam­era I often tell my stu­dents to look at is the Canon Rebel T7. It’s a great starter DSLR. It’s afford­able, easy to use, has excel­lent image qual­i­ty, and makes the per­fect gift for the begin­ning photographer. 

A New Camera Lens

My go-to lens is the Canon 50mm f1.8. I love this lens for por­traits because it allows me to shoot wide open and achieve that gor­geous blur­ry back­ground that I love. I also love that it’s so afford­able. It’s the cheap­est lens in my bag, but the one you will find on my cam­era most of the time!

Online Courses & Communities

Edu­ca­tion…it does­n’t mat­ter what type of equip­ment you buy some­one if they don’t know how to use it, chances are, it will sit in the box! So fill their stock­ing with a gift cer­tifi­cate for an online course. If they want to cap­ture pre­cious mem­o­ries, they don’t want to be fum­bling with focus and strug­gling with the set­tings. Give them the Begin­ners Pho­tog­ra­phy Essen­tials, and they’ll learn to switch their cam­era from Auto to Man­u­al and nev­er look back. And as a Black Fri­day Spe­cial, there is a TON of addi­tion­al bonus materials. 

Camera Equipment Bag

A great bag…I have the Think Tank Lily Deanne Mez­zo bag, and I love it! It’s sleek, full of pock­ets, and big enough for all of my equip­ment. There are plen­ty of cam­era bags out there to choose from. Back­packs, bags, you name it, you can find it.

Camera Accessories

A super fun cam­era strap…Foto­strap has the coolest cam­era straps. A lot of which are on sale right now. From the Lim­it­ed Edi­tion straps to the Design­er straps, they have a huge selec­tion and some­thing for every­one. I love this com­pa­ny, not only because they make some rockin’ cam­era straps but because 10% of every pur­chase goes to Fotolan­thropy, an amaz­ing char­i­ty using pho­tog­ra­phy to doc­u­ment peo­ple’s jour­neys through adversity.

Remote Shutter Release

Okay, I am nev­er in pho­tos, or should I say I was nev­er in pho­tos? That was until I bought this remote shut­ter release. Not only does it help your pho­tog­ra­ph­er friends be in some of the pic­tures, but it’s also great when the cam­era is set up on a tripod. 

Camera Jewelry

I am so hop­ing this makes it into my stock­ing this year! Bryan Antho­ny’s cam­era neck­lace is the per­fect, classy piece of jew­el­ry for any pho­tog­ra­ph­er on your list. Or, if your pho­tog­ra­ph­er is more of the charm bracelet type, check out Pan­do­ra’s vin­tage cam­era charm. You real­ly can’t go wrong with either one!

A Travel Mug

One of my favorite gift ideas for pho­tog­ra­phers is this fun trav­el cof­fee mug. It looks super authen­tic and is made from durable food-grade PVC. It keeps your cof­fee hot, it’s dish­wash­er safe, and is the per­fect gift. 

A LensPen

This small, easy-to-use pen is super for clean­ing your cam­era lens­es. Great to use as a stock­ing stuffer and is per­fect for any lev­el of photographer.

I hope I’ve giv­en you some unique gift ideas for pho­tog­ra­phers to help you tick off your shop­ping list this sea­son. Remem­ber, any of the gifts I’ve list­ed above will show how much you love and sup­port the pho­tog­ra­ph­er in your life no mat­ter what their expe­ri­ence lev­el. And don’t for­get to put a lit­tle some­thing under the tree for yourself. 

Hap­py Shopping!

Dena