8 Photography Gift Ideas for the Budget Shopper (Under $100)

Although your business may be booming, we all love a deal, and with so many photography friends, those holiday gifts can add up. We’ve compiled eight fun photo presents, each costing less than $100. Put your extra cash in the bank for that medium format you’ve been eyeing.

Fotodiox Pro GoTough SharkBite
This clever tool makes a great stocking stuffer for anyone who shoots with a GoPro-type action camera. It works as a wrench for tightening thumbscrews securely and keeping you from breaking a finger when trying to loosen them. You can also use it to pop open some of the more compact action cam housings—or a beer.

Price: $14.95

Knog [Expose] Smart
This stylishly designed LED light snaps onto a compatible iPhone or iPhone case to provide three levels of illumination in strobe or constant mode. Its beam angle matches the iPhone camera’s for full coverage, and Bluetooth connectivity lets you use it remotely and control the light settings via Knog’s free app.

Price: $59

Lensbaby LM-10
Creative mobile photographers can use this little optic in conjunction with Lensbaby’s free app to capture images with a sweet spot of sharpness at the center and an adjustable area of soft focus around the edges. The magnet-mount lens works with the iPhone 4s, 5, 5s, 5c and Android devices running Jelly Bean 4.1-Kit-Kat 4.4.

Price: $69.95

The Poppy
What do you get when you cross a 21st-century camera phone with an old-school View-Master? The Poppy. By inserting a compatible iPhone into the slot on this mirror-based contraption, you transform it into a stereoscopic camera that captures and displays 3D photos and videos. You can share them via the Poppy’s free app as well.

Price: $59.95

iStick
Finally, someone has done the sensible thing and put an Apple Lightning connector on a USB thumb drive. With the iStick, you can move image files between iOS devices and computers without syncing, display images stored on the iStick on your device, and back up iPhone photos when you’re away from your computer and the Internet.

Prices: $79.95 (8GB); $99.95 (16GB); $139.95 (32GB); $199.95 (64GB); $349.95 (128GB)

Design Clutch
Any photographer who has spent a long afternoon with a hefty camera will appreciate the support this hand strap offers. It wraps snugly around the back of your hand so that you can carry your camera securely and keep the controls under your fingers without maintaining an iron grip at all times.

Price: $39.95

Olloclip 4-in-1 Photo Lens for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus
Mobile shooters who have upgraded to the iPhone 6 or 6 Plus will get a big boost in photographic options from this little device. It includes four different lenses—wide-angle, fisheye, 10x macro and 15x macro—and clips easily onto the top of the phone for use on either the front or the selfie lens.

Price: $79.99

Steadsnap
A high-quality strap that attaches to your camera’s tripod mount can make long shoots more comfortable, but it can also create the hassle of having to remove the strap when using a tripod. This sturdy little adapter makes switching from strap to tripod super fast by allowing you to mount your camera without taking the strap off.

Price: $34.99

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