Photography based Gift
Discussion
Hi, my mates 30th Birthday is aproaching and a group of us are thinking of clubbing together to get him something half decent. He's big into his photography so I was thinking of something along those lines. He's recently just started doing wedding photography (done one wedding so far which went well) and he's hoping to build up a portfolio to try and do some more. Can anyone recommend anything that would make a good 30th present? He has most of the kit so maybe something a little bit different? The wedding photos aside he does a lot of abstract, creative shots as well.
Any pointers would be great.
Any pointers would be great.
He would probably very much appreciate a pornography based gift but i'm not sure his mrs would see the funny side of it. Vouchers are an option but would prefer to actually get him something. Budget is going to be around the £100 mark. He uses Canon 40D camera so might take a look along those lines.
Ruttager said:
He would probably very much appreciate a pornography based gift but i'm not sure his mrs would see the funny side of it. Vouchers are an option but would prefer to actually get him something. Budget is going to be around the £100 mark. He uses Canon 40D camera so might take a look along those lines.
Gonna struggle to get something decent with £100Maybe a 16gb memory card or something? 50mm 1.8 lens
Hmm what about:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Opteka-Battery-Vertical-Sh...
Good the wedding photography as more battery time?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Electronic-Speedlight-Spee...
Cheap flash for the noodling around shots?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Opteka-Battery-Vertical-Sh...
Good the wedding photography as more battery time?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Electronic-Speedlight-Spee...
Cheap flash for the noodling around shots?
Pete Baraka said:
Haliatus said:
50mm 1.8 lens
+1 (if he doesn't already have one) - Great for shooting inside dark churches without flash & for shallow depth of field portraits.Pete
If he is doing weddings, he should have all the kit he needs plus backups, so buying him something will probably be a waste of money for you and awkward for him. It's not as thoughtful perhaps, but just giving him the cash toward a new body (the 40d isn't perfect for weddings) might be better.
Battery grips are useful - perhaps you could get him one of those if he doesn't already have one?
Yeah he has all the stuff he needs for weddings. I'm looking more at the creative\technical side of things so something a little bit different that you would quite like to have but wouldn't normally go out and buy it... if that makes any sense. Might have been looking at Bokeh kits as that opens up some creative possibilities.
Ruttager said:
Yeah he has all the stuff he needs for weddings. I'm looking more at the creative\technical side of things so something a little bit different that you would quite like to have but wouldn't normally go out and buy it... if that makes any sense. Might have been looking at Bokeh kits as that opens up some creative possibilities.
What the hell is a bokeh kit??rottie102 said:
Ruttager said:
Yeah he has all the stuff he needs for weddings. I'm looking more at the creative\technical side of things so something a little bit different that you would quite like to have but wouldn't normally go out and buy it... if that makes any sense. Might have been looking at Bokeh kits as that opens up some creative possibilities.
What the hell is a bokeh kit??
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bokeh
Its easy enough to make your own but having a little kit in the bag could create some fun, if somewhat cheesy, shots.
Edited by Ruttager on Saturday 9th October 12:13
Its just the stencils/cutouts pre done that is all. There isn't much out there. It was sat morning thought as I lazily searched the net. Gassing Station | Photography & Video | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff