Can you believe it will be Thanksgiving next week here in the United States? Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Parties have started and the Dream Lights are back on Cinderella Castle at Walt Disney World. The calendar is giving us an extra week of Christmas shopping and I thought I would give you a few suggestions for the Disney photographer in your family which could be you. Good time to update your online gift lists of your loved ones or maybe yourself. 😉

Stocking Stuffers

Sanyo Rechargeable AA Batteries with Charger – If you have a camera, flash or other accessory which uses batteries of any size, these Sanyo eneloop brand rechargeable batteries will save you a lot of money and the environment. They even come per-charged.

Universal Pop-Up LCD Shades – these are prefect in bright sunlight to allow you to see your camera’s LCD screen. They come in sizes for 2.5-Inch LCD Screens and 3.0-Inch LCD Screens.

Dolica 77mm Neutral Density Filter Kit – For those wanting to capture really long exposures of fireworks shows, waterfalls and other moving objects, this set of three ND filters come with 1-stop, 2-stop and 3-stop filters which can be stacked up to 6 stops. Click here for more information on how to use Neutral Density filters and what kind of results you can get at Walt Disney World and elsewhere.

Joby GorillaPod Flexible Tripods – Sometimes you do not want to travel or carry a large tripod. GorillaPods are small, light weight and extremely handy to use in the parks. They come in models for Large Digital SLR cameras and Small Point & Shoot Digital cameras.

For Under the Tree

OP/TECH Pro Loop Camera Strap – the straps which come with our cameras are not very comfortable and advertise to the whole world what kind of camera we are carrying. This OP-TECH strap is very comfortable and allows the padded strap to be detached for use on tripods or Gorillapods.

Manfrotto Tripod with Ball Head – speaking of tripods, if you want to do any serious low light or night photography, you need one. This light weight Manfrotto is built of quality materials and comes with a ball head which is what us good photographers use.

Understanding Exposure, 3rd Edition: How to Shoot Great Photographs with Any Camera By Bryan Peterson – still THE best book on learning photography. This edition has been updated for today’s digital cameras. Perfect gift for a beginner or long time photographer.

Scott Kelby’s Digital Photography Boxed Set – Scott Kelby covers all aspects of photography in this four volume book set in short, concise and easy to follow manner. If you need to know how to do something in photography, these books will have it. Read them straight through and/or for a ready reference.

Gifts for the Special Photographer in Your Life

Nikon D3200 Digital SLR with 18-55mm Lens – time to move up from a mobile phone or Point & Shoot camera? This introductory camera and lens from Nikon is just the ticket. Look for sales at the major electronics and department stores this season for this and other introductory dSLR camera kits.

Nifty Fifties – If you just got (or asked for) a new digital SLR camera, then get or ask for one of the Nifty-Fifties from either Nikon or Canon. Own something else, check for that camera’s version.

Super Zooms – for traveling to Disney themeparks or anywhere else in the world, I find quality super zooms to save me space, weight and time. I own Nikon so I can only recommend them. Canon, Sigma, Tokina and other manufacturers also have quality super zooms. Nikon has two for their DX camera line: Nikon 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 G ED-IF AF-S VR DX Zoom Nikkor Lens (this is the lens I used for years here on the blog) and the new, longer Nikon 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G AF-S DX Nikkor Lens.

Have a safe Black Friday everyone! Oh, and a Happy Thanksgiving, too!