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stockxchng-present-stock-photo-by-gabriel77Want to give someone a personal yes inexpensive gift for the festive season? How about turning a photograph you treasure into a photo gift?  There are plenty of affordable options out there these days and you can even use your photography skills to take a great photo and produce the end product as a surprise!

Examples of items you can personalise with a photograph include:

-    Handbags/Shopping Bags/Wash bags.  Some of these are quite expensive to print (i.e. Designed Anya Hindmarch has made photo bags for years and these are luxurious and top end costs hundreds of dollars).  Some are more affordable and come if different styles depending on what you want – i.e. a grocery shopping bag or just a small handbag size.  You can also get a wash bag printed.

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stockxchng-gift-box-stock-photo-by-modishIf you have a budding amateur photographer in the household or a friend who loves to take pictures, what should you think about getting them?  What are the affordable but useful gifts for the festive season?

Presuming that the person you are buying for already has a camera and lens, here are some quick ideas as to what else you can buy them.

1.    Camera Bag

Every photographer needs a secure, spacious and practical camera bag. Many photographers’ collect equipment and run out of space.

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stockxchng-young-photographer-2-stock-photo-by-hisksIs your little one a budding photographer who loves to take pictures on your camera or has an eye for detail?  You could treat them to something photograph related for Christmas.  Toy cameras exist but they don’t give any real results – instead there are new breeds of kids’ cameras that take real photos without being too complicated and that are built Is your little one a budding photographer who loves to take pictures on your camera or has an eye for detail?

You could treat them to something photograph related for Christmas.  Toy cameras exist but they don’t give any real results – instead there are new breeds of kids’ cameras that take real photos without being too complicated and that are built to be robust.

When buying photography related present for a child, you may know your own well enough but if it’s for someone else’s kids, make sure that the gift is not something they already have!

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