Gifts for Aspiring Artsy Photographers

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Crumpler Industry Disgrace neckstrap Fancy cameras , especially German ones , are gruelling . Fancy lens of the eye bolted to fancy cameras ? It ’s like lugging around a ( fancy ) floor hand truck . Normal camera strap are thin and cut into your cervix . Crumpler ’s Industry Disgrace neckstrap is fatty , exceedingly cushioned and breathable . And , they come in patterns . $ 30-$40 . [ Link ]

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Lensbaby optics Crazy lenses for DSLRs , like tilt - shifts and fisheyes , can be ridiculously expensive , right smart too expensive for a starving artiste who must save their penny for vintage bang . Enter Lens Baby , which produces chintzy , quick and dirty individual - outcome genus Lens and adapter for DSLRs . While their quality is n’t exactly bulletproof , they do deliver the special effect shots Flickr bawd crave . The heart and soul genus Lens do variations on the whole small country of focus , lots of blurriness surrounding it , while the optics system permit you swap out insert for different effect , like fisheye or pinhole . $ 95-$300 . [ Link ]

A 50 mm choice lens Back in the daytime , a 50 mm prime lens system is what photogs swerve their tooth on . No rapid climb , no wide of the mark - slant , no image stabilization to fiddle with . Just discriminating focus . mean it ’s pure composition on the photographer ’s part . If you ’re buying for a DSLR that ’s not full - form — basically anything other than Canon 5D Mark II or D700 — you’re gon na wanna snap up a 35 mm lens ( with the crop element , it becomes about 50 millimetre , give or take ) . They get pricier as they get faster , but you may score a chintzy 50 mm for about a hundred dollar bill , and a cheap(ish ) 35 mm for between $ 200 and $ 300 . $ 90-$320 [ Nikon 50mm , Canon 50mm , Nikon 35mm , Canon 35 mm ]

Joby GorillaPod A tacky tripod that ’ll fit in a hipster courier udder , forlong pic shots . $ 30-$50 [ connection ]

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Crumpler camera bags Most camera bags are n’t very befitting of in reality cool photographers . They ’re tedious . embodied . Ugly . Crumpler ’s 5 Million Home holds a DSLR , an extra lens and flash and is sunny sky blueness . step up a exemplar , the 8 Million Dollar Home has more infinite for more stuff , if involve . $ 80-$170 . [ Link , Link ]

Diana F+ CMYK lomo camera Real artsy photographers shoot with cheap lomo celluloid television camera to get vintage - y lo - fi picture , with crazy chroma , exposure and optical effects , perfect for Vice Magazine . Do n’t think , just shoot . And the super shiny CMYK key task ? You know what it is . $ 105 [ inter-group communication ]

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Leica M9 : The ultimate photographer gift . Picking up a Leica camera instantly turnsanybodyinto a lensman . While oblige a Leica , it is impossible not to shoot utter , artsy photos . Even if you strain . The M9 is the latest , most recherche piece of German photographic workmanship yet , with an 18 - megapixel , full - frame sensor that delivers themost amazing photosof all time . $ 7000 and worth every cent . [ Link ]

Superzoom Cameras : They ’re not DSLRs , they ’re not pocket-sized point - and - shoots , and they ’re in spades not artsy . They ’re for holidaymaker , and for the money , you could easily get a means well punk DSLR or vintage film photographic camera .

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