So we’re running out of time to do the Christmas shopping and there are still gifts to buy for important people in our lives. If we haven’t already ordered them it’s getting a bit late to create a personalized gift with special photos, but there are still gifts that we can get and make a little bit special for the keen photographer in our life.
One thing a photographer always needs more of is photo storage supplies. However many albums, boxes and memory cards they have, if they take a lot of photos they use up the space in no time. Now it may not sound like a very romantic or personal gift, but if it is something that your partner will really use, they’ll appreciate it far more than a conventionally romantic gift. To make a gift like this more personal there are plenty of things you can do.
Perhaps what your photographer partner most needs is more secure computer storage space for his or her photographic data. An external hard drive would be incredibly useful for that. They can use it as a back up, unplug it and keep it in a safe or other secure place, so that they always have spare copies of their precious photos no matter what happens to the computer. To give a personal touch to a gift like this, one idea would be, to plug the hard drive in secretly before you wrap it and save a special file on it to surprise your partner when they first use it. You could put on a photo that has precious memories for you both, a poem, a letter or just a loving message.
Does your partner only have one memory card for their camera? Why not get them a spare one, so that they never run out of space, even when you’re away on vacation. Small in size, this would make a thoughtful gift to put in a stocking or it can be tucked inside a hand-made Christmas card. Just make sure that you know the exact make and model of their camera before you go shopping, so that you get the right size of memory card.
If the photographer in your life prints out all their photos they are bound to need more photo albums. Take a look at the way they store their prints. Do they spend ages creating scrapbook style photo albums, or do they prefer to slot prints into pocket pages for speed and ease of storage? Buy them an archival quality photo album with plenty of pages and personalize it by tucking a special picture or poem into the first page.
All these gifts can be bought at the last minute at a photographic store, or there may just be time to order them online before Christmas, but check delivery dates before you order.
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