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Monday, 24 November 2008 

More Christmas Gifts for photographers

Yet more things I want for Christmas you could buy your favourite photographer for Christmas.

Clothing



Craghoppers Kiwi Trousers
The trousers with a leg pocket big enough to take a full set of Lee filters.


Craghoppers Winter Lined Kiwi Trousers
I have raved about these before - great for cold winter mornings.

Printing


Ilford Galerie Gold Fibre Silk
I've been meaning to try this out for a while, reports are that it is excellent.


Falcon print positioner - Available from Silverprint
looks like it will save some time mounting prints


Courses
It's always a good idea to send your favourite photographer on a course with a master photographer. Companies I recommend are:
Northscape - Keith Henson
Visions of Britain - Jon Gibbs & Adam Burton
Landscape Photography Workshops - Kate Barclay and John Duckett

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Friday, 21 November 2008 

Christmas Gifts for Photographers

Here are a few ideas of what to get your photographer friends for Christmas. I offer this as a public service to all those looking to purchase a gift or stocking filler for the photographer in their life and definitely not a big hint to my wife as to what I would like for Christmas.

Books
A couple of good books have come my way this year that I can recommend to photographers of all abilities:

The Photographer's Eye: Composition and Design for Better Digital Photos
by Michael Freeman
This is a great book to help you really start thinking about composition.



The Moment It Clicks: Photography Secrets from One of the World's Top Shooters
by Joe McNally
Either enjoy the great pictures in this, learn how they were made or do both!

For beginners I will as per usual recommend Understanding exposure:


Books I haven't read but look like they might be of interest (if someone was to buy them for me) are:


Accessories

SanDisk CompactFlash 4GB Extreme III Memory
You can't have too many memory cards!



Op/tech Rainsleeve
I have been rained on a lot this year & some of these would have come in very handy!



Spudz Cleaning Cloth
Ideal for wiping sea spray off filters - though the camo print one does seem like a good idea ...drop that & you'll never find it again!

That should be enough to get you started, I'll be posting another blog on this subject as soon as I find some more goodies I fancy that make good presents for photographers.

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