Dec 10 2009

Great Christmas Presents for Photography loving Guys

Posted on: December 10, 2009 (21) Comments

Great Christmas Presents for Photography loving Guys

Since I am a photography loving guy myself, this is partly my own wish list. I will classify myself as a relatively skeptical and critical person. This list is for the slightly geeky type that enjoys nostalgic retro stuff and photography gadgets. This post I presume is for the girlfriends and wives of photo nerds.

Ultra cool slippers

I have these myself and love them. Very durable too.

Silhouette vinyl wall graphic

Perfect silhouette for the smart office space or for the home. I ordered one of these for my new studio.

The Bridge Wash Bag

Retro style wash bag

Get excited and make things

If your husband “get’s excited and makes things” then perhaps you should give him a T-shirt that says just that.

Great Small Artwork

Check out this site for great and funny gifts. Completely overlooked, but full of great small artwork.

The Bridge Despatch Bag

A very cool leather bag for your husband to spice up his attitude.

Photo Related Cool Gifts:

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Digital Spectrum – Digital frame

One of the more corny things, but if used right It is quite cool. I have one of these in my office displaying my portfolio.

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HONL starter kit

Great kit. Combined with other items from Honl Photo this is a great gift. This is part of my personal travel set up. I can literally do almost everything with this and a couple of flashes.

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Western Digital 500GB My Passport Studio

A very cool gift with in the range of things that would be very appreciated. This super cool disc is small and lightweight but still has massive storage and firewire 800! Mac ready and high reviews.

Screen shot 2009-12-01 at 2.18.58 PMWhiBal G6 – Pocket White Balance Gray Card

A slightly more sophisticated gift. With this gift you are supporting the more professional side of your husbands hobby and not the “hobby” side of things. This card is what I use to measure light temperature.

Screen shot 2009-12-01 at 2.20.57 PMCanon Powershot G11

If you need to buy your husband a point and shoot camera this is by far the best consumer camera out there. It’s simply a fantastic camera for the price. I could and have used this camera for stock images to sell online. This camera is also the only consumer camera that is accepted by Gettys high end collection.

Screen shot 2009-12-01 at 2.24.07 PMDataColor Spyder3Pro Display Calibration system

I never really get to upgrade to the newest calibrator. I would like this as a gift to be honest. With this gift you are again supporting the more professional side.

   

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  1. Garry Studer said on December 10th, 2009 at 4:56 pm   (Quote)

    You have a new studio?

  2. R. Kneschke said on December 10th, 2009 at 5:01 pm   (Quote)

    I imagine Yuri opening his presents and finding about five or six Spyder3Pro packages under the tree. Funny thought… ;-)

  3. Yuri Arcurs said on December 10th, 2009 at 5:02 pm   (Quote)

    Garry Studer: You have a new studio?

    Someone spotted that. Slip of a tongue. I now have three studios yes. :) The new one is huge. 500 Square Meters (5000 Square Feet). Six meters to the roof. Fantastic studio space.

  4. Yuri Arcurs said on December 10th, 2009 at 5:04 pm   (Quote)

    R. Kneschke: I imagine Yuri opening his presents and finding about five or six Spyder3Pro packages under the tree. Funny thought… ;-)

    Yes. Because 3 Spyder3Pro are SO useful to have. ;) I wish I had like 10 :)

  5. Garry Studer said on December 10th, 2009 at 5:06 pm   (Quote)

    500 Sq Meters… Man that’s huge! You need to do a video of the new studio when you get a chance :-)
    Congrats.

  6. Jonny said on December 10th, 2009 at 5:36 pm   (Quote)

    I could do with some Spyder3pros to. Today I’m calibrating with my eyes and it goes a little so and so from time to time… :-)

  7. Mojpies said on December 10th, 2009 at 8:43 pm   (Quote)

    Yuri, are you really shooting stock photos with G11 ?

  8. Wolle said on December 10th, 2009 at 8:45 pm   (Quote)

    Hey Yuri,

    some great Ideas!!
    i like the Starter Kit and Spyder :-)

    Greetings from Wolle

  9. Yuri Arcurs said on December 10th, 2009 at 8:57 pm   (Quote)

    Mojpies: Yuri, are you really shooting stock photos with G11 ?

    Yes. I have about 100 shots with that camera in my collection. Excellent Camera!

  10. jjauregui said on December 11th, 2009 at 9:11 am   (Quote)
  11. Yuri Arcurs said on December 11th, 2009 at 9:58 am   (Quote)

    jjauregui: Stephen Munday, Senior Operations Director, Editorial, Getty Images, comments:“The quality of images delivered by the PowerShot G series are so good that we use G10 images within our editorial library, and our photographers using the G series models do so because of the image quality and flexibility they provide.”http://www.dpreview.com/news/0908/09081908canong11.asp

    That was a very cool quote. I could not find that myself doing the post. Excellent! Thank you!

  12. Todd Kuhns said on December 11th, 2009 at 2:35 pm   (Quote)

    Thanks for all your posts! They have been very helpful. This list is fun. Not sure that the man purse looking thing would be a huge hit in America…….

    Todd

  13. Yuri Arcurs said on December 11th, 2009 at 3:03 pm   (Quote)

    Todd Kuhns: Thanks for all your posts!They have been very helpful.This list is fun.Not sure that the man purse looking thing would be a huge hit in America…….Todd

    That Guy in “Friends” has one. What’s his name … Joey Tribbiani? Anyway, he get’s teased about it.

  14. lucia zeccara said on December 12th, 2009 at 7:13 pm   (Quote)

    hello yuri,
    your blog is great!
    I am a food photographer from Rome… what you think
    I can recommend to my friends to give me for Christmas about my job?
      apart the usual cakes that make me gain weight ..sob! and in the meantime you could give me some good information about working in StockFood ,because in your site I did not find much .. obviously if you have time
    ,thanks in advance and happy holidays!

  15. claudiaveja said on December 16th, 2009 at 2:33 am   (Quote)

    I prefer Soft Furry Slippers as affordable Christmas Present. The wool slippers seem not that soft.
    Slippers are a great thing for anyone spending hours on the computer.
    On the expensive side I think a new Hasselblad it would be nice

    From your list I would pick the Spyder3Pro

  16. claudiaveja said on December 16th, 2009 at 2:35 am   (Quote)

    I prefer Soft Furry Slippers as affordable Christmas Present. The wool slippers seem not that soft.
    Slippers are a great thing for anyone spending hours on the computer.
    On the expensive side I think a new Hasselblad it would be nice

    From your list I would pick the Spyder3Pro

  17. Fotograf und Fotostudio aus Osnabrück said on December 16th, 2009 at 11:27 am   (Quote)

    I will put them on my wishlist!

  18. Sonia Jones said on December 18th, 2009 at 2:32 pm   (Quote)

    Hi Yuri,

    Getting back to the subject of cool gifts for Christmas, it occurs to me that your readers might like a novel I wrote called “Cloning Jesus,” available at Amazon. It includes five of your images, and another 95 images from iStockphoto uploaders. It might be interesting for photographers to see how a novel could be richly illustrated with their photographs. To my knowledge, this is the first time a novel has been presented in this way. I thank you for the beautiful results.

    All the best,
    Sonia Harrison Jones

  19. Bruno M said on February 12th, 2010 at 3:27 pm   (Quote)
  20. Bruno M said on February 12th, 2010 at 3:30 pm   (Quote)

    BTW, I got the Spyder3Pro 2 weeks ago and I’m very pleased with it. Now the colour I see are spot on! Great recommendation!

  21. Gold Money said on March 8th, 2010 at 9:51 pm   (Quote)

    This is a wonderful article. The things given are unanimous and needs to be appreciated by everyone.
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    marqthompson

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