Mother's Day is almost here. Over the past year, I've had several clients (dads) ask me about camera-related gifts for their wives. Since I'm guessing these dads aren't the only ones out shopping, here's a
Mother's Day Camera/Accessory Gift Guide.
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Help mom learn to use that fancy camera!
You could get her a
or even
me to schedule a one-on-one "how to use your camera" session. Send her out somewhere beautiful for the day with her camera.
Upgrade the lens!
Almost every mom I talk to has the kit lens that came with the camera. While that's a great way to learn, I highly recommend trying a prime lens for portraits. A
(this is an example for Nikon users) allows you to more easily get that pretty blurred background (bokeh). A prime lens also forces the photographer to move more and not rely on zooming in and out, and switching to a prime lens taught me a ton about composition.
Although in the picture above I have a zoom lens on my camera. The photograph was taken with a prime though!
Little treats! I don't know a mom with a camera who doesn't appreciate a
, a
, or if you want to go beyond little,
.
Happy shopping, Dads!