The 15 Best Gifts For Photographers 2021

I can’t believe it… It’s that time of year again! Time to do some shop­ping. Don’t stress, I’ve put togeth­er the 15 Best Gifts For Pho­tog­ra­phers 2021 list to help you out. Think of me as your lit­tle pho­tog­ra­phy elf!

So, check out my unique Christ­mas gift ideas for the pho­tog­ra­phers in your life before you head out the door or to your com­put­er to do your shopping!

The 15 Best Gifts for Photographers 2021

#1 On my list of must-haves are these super fun cam­era strap…Foto­strap has the most fan­tas­tic cam­era straps. A lot of which are on sale right now. From the Lim­it­ed Edi­tion straps, which are my favorite, to the Design­er straps, they have a huge selec­tion and some­thing for every­one. And a cool thing about this com­pa­ny is not only do they make some rockin’ cam­era straps, but 10% of every pur­chase goes to Fotolan­thropy, a char­i­ty using pho­tog­ra­phy to doc­u­ment peo­ple’s jour­neys through adversity.

#2 A cool and trendy cam­era bag. Gone are the days of bor­ing cam­era back­packs. Check out the fun and prac­ti­cal bags over at the Shut­ter Totes store on Etsy! I love this DSLR back­pack cam­era bag. It’s per­fect for all of your kit and yet styl­ish as well.

#3 Edu­ca­tion! What’s the old say­ing? “You’re nev­er too old to learn.” Well, this is one gift that nev­er goes out of style-what’s even bet­ter is there is cur­rent­ly a 15% off coupon. Just use coupon code black­fri­day at check out! 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 fum­ble with focus and strug­gle with the set­tings. Give them the Begin­ners Pho­tog­ra­phy Essen­tials class, and they’ll learn to switch their cam­era from Auto to Man­u­al and nev­er look back. Or treat them to all four cours­es with the Begin­ners Pho­tog­ra­phy Essen­tials Bun­dle! And don’t for­get coupon code black­fri­day for 15% off at check out!

#4 A brand new lens. This is anoth­er of my favorite items on The 15 Best Gifts for Pho­tog­ra­phers 2021 list. What pho­tog­ra­ph­er would­n’t love open­ing up a new lens on Christ­mas morn­ing? I’ve bro­ken down what lens to use and when to use it here. Check it out, and make sure you help make your pho­togs Christ­mas morn­ing a great one!

#5 A mag­a­zine sub­scrip­tion. I still LOVE flip­ping through the pages of a mag­a­zine, and none more so than The Dig­i­tal Pho­tog­ra­ph­er. This month­ly mag­a­zine is avail­able in paper and dig­i­tal form to choose from and is full of great arti­cles and info on all of the lat­est equipment. 

#6 This one makes my list every year. A 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 for the pho­tog­ra­ph­er in your life. 

#7 A can­vas print. Do you or the pho­tog­ra­ph­er in your life have a favorite pho­to? Why not turn it into a can­vas to proud­ly hand on the wall? These can­vas­es from Nations Pho­to Lab are the per­fect way to proud­ly show off artwork.

#8 This one is on my list this year…a cam­era t‑shirt. It’s sub­tle yet gets the point across that I love pho­tog­ra­phy and comes in a TON of col­ors. I am sure hop­ing that San­ta tucks this in my stock­ing this year! Also, check out these cute heart­beat pho­tog­ra­ph­er t‑shirt from Zaz­zle. They have a ton of cool pho­tog­ra­phy t‑shirts, but this is my favorite!

#9 The 100 Pho­tographs That Changed The World book. I love look­ing at pho­tog­ra­phy books, and this is an excel­lent addi­tion to any pho­tog­ra­phers library. This book talks about and shares some of the images cap­tured of events that changed history.

# 10 An F‑Stop Watch. Who knew that you could mea­sure time by aper­ture, but with this cool, quirky watch, you can! Per­fect for a guy or a girl, this 33mm watch has a gen­uine leather band and comes with a dec­o­ra­tive case.

#11 This will be a game-chang­er. The Uni­ver­sal Lens Cov­er is a com­press­ible lens cov­er that fits 99% of all lens­es. It’s shock absorbent and easy to clean. This is the per­fect gift for pho­tog­ra­phers that lose their lens caps.

#12 Cam­era Neck­lace. I love this super cute, dain­ty cam­era neck­lace. It comes in 14K gold-filled, rose gold or ster­ling sil­ver and while it may not make your pho­tos bet­ter, it is a sub­tle way to show your love for photography.

#13 This may not be the most excit­ing gift, but it is a neces­si­ty. There is noth­ing worse than los­ing your pho­tos. It does­n’t mat­ter if you are a pro­fes­sion­al pho­tog­ra­ph­er, a hob­by pho­tog­ra­ph­er, or you just take snap­shots with your phones; back­ing up your pho­tos is essen­tial. This hard dri­ve has many sizes to choose from and has four and a half stars on Ama­zon. It’s the per­fect gift to make sure the pho­tog­ra­ph­er in your life nev­er los­es a photo.

# 14 I love the idea of a Pho­tos Bas­ket. I would love to receive a bas­ket full of pho­tog­ra­phy good­ies. You could add a remote shut­ter release, this super handy lens pen, a col­lapsable light reflec­tor, a flex­i­ble tri­pod, a gift card for an online pho­tog­ra­phy class, a super-cool pock­et pod cam­era sup­port, and some mem­o­ry cards to cov­er all bases.

#15 A tri­pod. Last­ly on the 15 Best Gifts for Pho­tog­ra­phers 2021 list is a tri­pod is a per­fect gift for pho­tog­ra­phers seek­ing to take low-light pho­tos, self-por­traits and to be in the fam­i­ly pho­to once in a while. Check out all the choic­es and price ranges here and pick out the tri­pod that would be per­fect for the pho­tog­ra­ph­er in your life.

So there you have it…The 15 Best Gifts for Pho­tog­ra­phers 2021 list. I hope this will help you pick out the per­fect gift. Grab your favorite choice, and maybe even grab a lit­tle some­thing for your­self while you are at it!

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