5 Unique Photographer Accessories that Make Great Year-Round Gifts

Sure, the holidays have come and gone, but that doesn’t mean the spirit of giving needs to disappear too! Here are some great photographer gifts you can give the shutterbug in your life. And, of course, there’s nothing saying you can’t treat yourself to one of these unique gift ideas too.

These unique gift ideas reach beyond your standard gift-giving products like photo editing software, camera accessories, and memory cards.

1. ioSafe SoloPro

The (almost) indestructible ioSafe SoloPRO is the perfect storage repository for digital images. The external hard drive is fireproof and waterproof and so will enable your data to survive a typical house fire or flood, as Dan Bailey mentions in 3 Things to Do Now to Protect Your Photos. The drive is backed by a 12-month warranty; should your drive stop working for any reason at all, ioSafe will provide a replacement and recover the data from the broken unit. The SoloPRO is available in 1, 1.5 and 2 TB capacities and is available with either eSATA/USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 ports. Prices start at $249.99.

Full disclosure: My husband works for ioSafe. That said, I have evaluated the disaster-proof external hard drive myself and trust it enough that it’s what I use to back up my own photos.

2. Posterjack Prints

Posterjack offers affordable and high quality photo enlargements, canvas prints, framed photos, peel n’ stick posters, and collage designer tools. I’ve personally reviewed their services and was extremely happy with the results.

3. Etre Touchy Gloves

If you’re a landscape, nature, or wildlife photographer who often photographs outdoors during the cold winter months, you’ll understand the dilemma you’re regularly faced with: attempt to shoot with bulky gloves on which makes it difficult to adjust your camera settings, or freeze your paws off in order to control your camera sans gloves. The solution? Etre Touchy Gloves. These gloves cover your hands, but leave only the important shutter-clicking digits exposed. They come in various designs, and cost just over $30 for a pair.

4. PhotoGlow

Next on this list of top 5 photographer gifts that are unique is PhotoGlow. Rather than your standard photo frame, PhotoGlow provides LED backlighting to your image. This is a very unique way to display your sunset photographs, cityscape images, or other photos that include a magnificent skyline.

5. Photo-opoly

Photo-opoly turns a traditional board game into something that’s a little more exciting and fun. You can use your own photos to replace the regular real estate spots found in the original Monopoly, as well as customize the names of these spots and even rename the game to whatever you like. This is an awesome gift idea for a photographer. You can even customize the game with your images first and then give as a gift to a family member or friend.

Photographer gifts don’t need to be the predictable run-of-the-mill gifts you almost expect to give or receive, get creative and give something that’s a little more unique. Do you have some great gift ideas for the photographer not mentioned here? Leave a comment to let us know.

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