hey guys! in today's video I'm sharing with you a gift guide for photographers.
so essentially, what to buy a photographer for Christmas or their
birthday or anything in between. so the list is not specifically
Christmas inspired but since the holidays are right around the corner I
figured I would decorate for it and come to you guys with this list of things
that are not your typical stuff so nothing cheesy or overdone so this is a
list of things that I would absolutely love to receive I have two bunch of my
photographer friends and these are things that they gave me as ideas as
well so if you're looking for gift ideas for a photographer stick around the
first item that I have to share with you guys today is called the creatives
planner and the reason I'm sharing this with you today is because it was created
by a photographer for photographers so the Creator Julie Paisley truly
understood what photographers needed in a planner and filled the pages with
inspirational quotes and stuff about blogging and workflow and one thing I
really loved about it is that it does not go by a calendar so this isn't a
2018 planner or 2019 planner you can really pick this up at any time no
matter when you're watching this video it's still going to be in date and it
essentially could last someone more than a year if they didn't use it every day
which I love because sometimes I want to use a planner and sometimes I don't
so you basically pick a day or a page and make that the day it comes in a pink
cover as well as a gray with this really beautiful gold foil text on the front
that says dream decide deliver if you want to buy one of these planners be
sure to use the code joy for 15% off your purchase next gift I have to
feature is this editing day mug which is super cute it comes in a whole bunch of
different colors and styles and it's by the company luggable and I just think
this is so perfect for anybody who takes pictures whether it's a wedding
photographer newborn photographer portrait photographer anybody who edits
their pictures and Sheetz terrific film is editing
obviously and this is a perfect month for them next up we have this super cool
photography poster I think it's the patent poster so it's like the camera
patent drawings which is so cool so these come in all different sizes and
backgrounds I'll show you another option the other option how cool is that take a
vintage paper this is by fine art USA and they create so much really cool
photography thing into art so I think that this would go really well in an
office setting or a bedroom or just somewhere where you want some camera
inspiration around you while you're working if you're interested in picking
up either one of these posters you can use the code join Michelle for 10% off
of your purchase the next item I want to share with you guys is a tie back so
this is a hair tie back and it actually has cameras printed on it so this is
super super cute this would be a great stocking stuffer
so you basically tie it like this you can have your hair up you could have
your hair down and it just has lots of really cute camera designs this tie back
is by company called strawberry revolution and you can get it for 10%
off if you use the code join Michelle and by the same company that made that
hair tie back strawberry revolution they also have these amazing t-shirts oh my
gosh I need a day between Saturday and Sunday hashtag what a photographer
problems can you relate or can you relate this is amazing
I love this it's on kind of like an acid wash black like boatneck it's really
really cute it just feels weird big but in your hands again you can use same
coat join Michelle for 10% off they also make this shirt I can't I have a wedding
so if you are buying a gift for in wedding photographer they can totally
relate to this during the busy season everybody is trying to do stuff on the
weekends and we can't do anything because we photograph wedding so these
are amazing another awesome gift idea and I'll definitely link this below with
the discount code this next gift idea is for all of my coffee lovers out there
its lock alums draft lattes I discovered these this year the most delicious
coffee I have probably ever had and their really cool thing is you can
these on subscriptions you could subscribe someone to receive these
coffees every month or every other month it can do like three six and twelve
month subscriptions and they are so freakin good they come in a million
different flavors and they also have just whole being coffee and you can get
this one subscription as well so oh it smells so good definitely check out lots
alum they have amazing subscription services and all kinds of really cool
gift ideas so I will link all this below next up we have the Instax Polaroid
camera I think everybody should have a Polaroid camera they're just super fun
and satisfying to have your pictures come out right away this one creates a
little tiny credit card size Polaroid and I just love shooting this and using
this during the holidays or when I'm on vacation or just for personal things so
it's super fun I just think this is a really fun gift I also have a bunch of
really practical gifts or smaller gifts that could be great stocking stuffers
the first thing is the wreath of grape or I don't know how you say them but
they are amazing memory card holders they open up like this they can fit CF
cards or SD cards lots of different size cards and the really cool thing about
these cases is that they're incredibly secure they are shockproof and
waterproof like if you drop them I know my cards are 100% safe so I always use
these guys so these are really great little stocking stuffers other item that
you could deal with photographer is this little tiny reflector so a pocket
reflector this could literally fit inside of your back pocket and it would
help bring it light and reflection to small items or even like a really
up-close portrait it has a gold side and it's silver side and it's just super
small I will also link my super big reflector that I use at my wedding some
portrait sessions down below but I'm using it right now for this video so I
can't show you if you're also interested in getting some one memory cards I'm
going to link my favorite memory cards below that I think would go great inside
of those little cases I use SanDisk Extreme Pro they're very fast reliable
and extremely dependable memory cards and I'll link those down below next up
we have cleaning cloths and these are super practical and incredibly useful I
use these for my classes my reading it's my camera bodies my lenses that
cost more than my camera bodies this is like what I use on everything and I
trust these I know they're not going to scratch my lenses I know they're gonna
do a really good job and just get some clean and streak free so these are the
Zeiss cleaning wipes they also have kits available so like spray bottles and
little like chamois claws and stuff like that so these are the cleansing wipes
that I use on my camera and my gear and I think they would be really great to
slip in a stocking or as a part of an overall gift so I have three books that
I think would be perfect for a photographer the first is picture
perfect practice I think every single photographer should read this book and
should own it and use it as a resource I'm a full time wedding photographer and
I'm constantly going back to this and learning new stuff I mean it has
everything from posing lighting off-camera flash a little bit of
business all kinds of stuff in here and it's great it's not just weddings even
though the cover kind of looks like weddings and I just think it would make
a fantastic gift textbook recommendation I have is Jab Jab Jab right hook by Gary
Vaynerchuk this is not a photography specific book but most photographers are
running their own small business or at least social media accounts and this is
all about how to stand out in a saturated market which we know
photography is saturated and really just get your story to be told online it has
fantastic read and I highly recommend it my third and final book is fine art
weddings by Jeff Kent and Jose BIA really great if you are buying for a
wedding photographer and they want to get into not only taking amazing
pictures but also the business of photography so this is super useful and
a great read the next gift idea I have for you guys is a Fitbit I wear this at
every wedding every portrait session and it's not just a tell the time I'll tell
you why I think this would make a perfect gift for a photographer this
allows me to sync with my phone so I can literally just lift it up look at my arm
and it looks like I'm just checking the time and my text messages scroll across
or it tells me who's calling so if it's a 1-800 number I know I don't need to
even check if it's my assistant or my second shooter or the planner I know I
need to stop a second and go get my phone cuz a lot of times I don't even
have my phone on me during a wedding it's just super convenient to have so
essentially I'm able to have like a SmartWatch and communicate with people
and you know kind of go through my calls and
stay on top of things and my notifications better and not be on my
phone all the time because I think it looks really unprofessional the next
item I want to share with you guys is this super cute backpack this is a
camera bag it zips open like this and it stores a ton of stuff it has all kinds
of great padded compartments and I'm pretty sure it's completely waterproof
when it's closed it also has these little like straps and belts where you
can put in tripods and stuff like that does it camera bag option number one the
other option is a full-on camera case I use a Pelican case for every single one
of my weddings and I will link the exact case down below and that I'm able to fit
all of my gear so I think the backpack would be perfect for an engagement
session portrait sessions smaller in-home session and the rolling case
that I'll show you guys down below the rolling case would fit everything and
that's the Pelican case that's what I use for wedding days the next gift idea
I have for you guys today is the pinched emergency kit this is such a cute little
tin it essentially just has all of the necessary but it's sewing kit and
emergency things like safety pins and filing like a little emery board and
stuff like that and it goes inside over my camera bag always and so that I have
it on a wedding day in case I need it another super fun gift idea I think is a
small portable printer because we take pictures on our phones and on our
digital cameras all the time so I can get me super cool to be able to just
plug in a little portable printer and make physical prints wherever you go so
I found a really cool printer that I think I'm going to be trying out in 2018
and I'm gonna link that for you guys below as well you'd like to need these
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via the share button below as usual I will see you guys next week thank you so
so much for watching bye guys
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