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7 Thoughtful Gifts to Get a Photographer for Valentine’s Day

Chris Gampat
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Last updated on 02/01/2015
02/02/2015
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Make a Single Person Cry Day Valentine’s Day isn’t too far away. The photographer in your life (or you) probably wants something new and snazzy. But no one has to make their wallet cry: they just have to be thoughtful.

Here are a bunch of thoughtful gifts for Valentine’s Day.

A Giant Canvas Print

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Very few things can surprise a photographer like a giant canvas print of their own work. Seeing it in person vs. on a screen is a totally different experience. We recommend using a canvas because canvas prints work best in apartments due to their abilities to suck up light and not reflect it.

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Fujifilm Instax Mini 90

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The Fujifilm Instax Mini 8 is a fun camera that pumps out business card sized Instax shots. Perfect for the party or just for fun.

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LumoPro LP-180

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Does the photographer in your life want to get into using lights on the cheap? The LumoPro LP-180 is durable, powerful, and simple to use. They’ll thank you; and so will their clients.

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A Glass Print

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As an alternative to printing an image on canvas, one option is to print it on glass. Printing an image on glass is tough to do, but adds a beautiful piece of art to your home. Just make sure you mount it properly!

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Zack Arias’s Photography Q&A Book

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If the photographer in your life needs some sort of motivation or a way to distract their mind but get back into focus, Zack Arias’s book of questions and answers will give them enough inspiration to get back on track.

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Lomography Diana F+

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Why the Diana F+? This camera has a pinhole feature that lets the photographer in your life shoot 120 film and pinhole exposures for some of the more experimental and creative shots that they’ll take. It’s all about fun with this camera.

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Business Cards from Moo

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Moo has loads of really cool templates for photographers and creatives in general to create better business cards. Our recommendation: get the cards with this snazzy case.

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Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others. EXPERIENCE: Chris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and Geek.com. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. His skills are in SEO, app development, content planning, ethics management, photography, Wordpress, and other things. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. FAVORITE SUBJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH: Chris enjoys creating conceptual work that makes people stare at his photos. But he doesn't get to do much of this because of the high demand of photography content. / BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Don't do it in post-production when you can do it in-camera.
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