Camera-Friendly Gloves
If your favorite photographer lives where it gets cold, consider giving them some photographer-friendly gloves. It doesn’t even have to be that cold for them to be valuable. If you’re out in the elements long enough, your hands will get cold. I’ve got a few glove solutions for shooting in the fall and winter – a pair of fingerless wool gloves, some fleece mittens that flip back so you can get your fingers and thumbs out, and when it’s really cold I use glove liners that keep my fingers completely covered. I keep the fingerless gloves and mittens in my car so they’ll be there when I need them. The glove liners stay in the pocket of my ski jacket and I put them on when I’m shooting on the slopes or in the backcountry.
You should be able to find fingerless gloves and mittens at your local outdoor store or online outdoor gear dealers. I got mine at REI. You might even be able to buy fingerless work gloves at your local hardware store. Chemical handwarmers are nice, too. They’re really cheap and standard equipment for cold weather outdoorsman and skiers. If it’s really cold I keep some chemical handwarmers in my pocket in case my fingers get dangerously cold.
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Thanks to Sebastian for suggesting fingerless gloves for this guide.
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 Mini Tripods |
 Memory Cards |
 Pop-Up Flash Accessories/a> |
 Camera-Friendly Gloves |
 Memory Card Wallets |
 Micro-Fiber Cleaning Cloths |
 Holga Toy Camera |
 The Pod |
 Camera Strap |
 Gift Certificates |
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This is a great idea John! Now I can just point my wife to this link for ideas while still keeping a tiny little bit of surprise in Christmas.
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Great list John. A couple of inexpensive ideas that come to mine are a good rocket blower and a hot shoe bubble level. Both very useful and inexpensive.
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