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Black Friday is here although each year it’s becoming more and more “Black November”, nevertheless I’ve got my picks for the Top 10 Black Friday deals that you don’t want to miss. In no particular order let’s get to it:
You can see All the B&H Black Friday Deals in one spot here.
Black Friday is here although each year it’s becoming more and more “Black November”, nevertheless I’ve got my picks for the Top 10 Black Friday deals that you don’t want to miss. In no particular order let’s get to it:
My friends over at Kelby One are offering the FULL set of NIK plugins, NIK Collection ($149 value) when you sign up for a year of online training starting at $149. Get it here.
You can get a Full Creative Cloud Membership for only $39.99/month down from the usual $49.99/month. If you’re a student or teacher it gets even better. You can get your first year of the Full Adobe Creative Cloud for only $15.99/month (down from $19.99). Get the deals here.
Check out the deals here
In particular the Power Reserve is now only $29.97 (regular $49.95). I carry this battery on my keychain everyday. I always felt that the $49.95 price was a bit pricy, but at $29.97 it’s a lot better. Head to mophie.com and use the code “power” at checkout.
Normally goes for $149.99, on sale for only $79.99. Get it here (boxed or electronic download).
One of my favorite sources for RAM and computer accessories is having a huge sale. Check it out here
Because you can never have too many memory cards, get this professional grade 32GB card for only $19.95 here.
The Nikon D610 is Nikon’s lowest priced full frame DSLR and at this price it’s very hard to beat. Get it here for $400 off.
See it here.
It’s that time of year again. While I prefer to sleep in on Black Friday, there are some deals that are simply too good to ignore. I’m not really in the market for anything this year, but I thought I would pass along my top Black Friday Deals picks. So in no particular order, here goes (NOTE: that any of these prices are subject to change):
See ALL of B&H’s Black Friday Deals for Photographers here.
One of my favorite light modifiers is HALF OFF!
While this is not the current Nikon 1 J3 version, you can’t beat the price on this one down from $499 to $199
Kelby Training is offering $40 off their Annual Online Training program. They’re also offering discounts on their seminars and Photoshop World.
Definitely one of the best small cameras for capturing the action in the most rugged conditions.
Get this great, easy to fly quad copter for $40 off.
The Adobe Photoshop for Photographers Deal is now open to all until December 2, 2013. Always have the latest versions of Photoshop CC and Lightroom 5 for only $9.99/month.
Prior to the D600, the D7000 was my travel body. It was replaced by the D7100, but you can get a great deal on the D7000 today.
I’ve never used this lens, but it’s getting good reviews and at a great price.
Mophie is cutting prices up to 70% on their popular line of battery products fro your smartphone.
Save $20 on the Eye-Fi card that allows you to wirelessly transfer your digital images as you take them to your mobile devices, computer or the cloud.
Get the latest Adobe Photoshop Elements 12 for Mac or PC for only $49.99
Get Lightroom 5 for $109.99 here.
to check out my Holiday Gadget Gift Guide here
It’s that time of year again and actually I’m behind on getting this year’s holiday gadget gift guide out. What started as a simple concept back in 2007 has really grown beyond the scope of what I intended. The idea back then was simple. Put together a list of gift suggestions for those looking to buy gifts for the gadget freaks on their lists. It was simple at first. I put together an Interactive PDF using Adobe InDesign complete with hyperlinks to the products in the guide. Then I wanted to put more products in and it became a lot of work to do it manually as a PDF. I turned to Amazon to put it out and that worked well. However, because it was so easy to add products it became a catalog instead of a simple gift guide. That brings us to this year. I want to get back to the original goal of a simple guide with my TOP PICKS for the gadget lovers and photographers on your list. This won’t be every single thing I recommend. It will be my top picks in a few categories to help you out.
The way this thing started was each year towards the holiday season all my friends started asking me and emailing about what my picks were in various categories and of course the answers were usually the same. So I decided to compile a list and just email it to the folks that asked.
Simple! If it’s in my guide it’s because I either use it now, have used it in the past or one of my close friends or colleagues use it and I trust their opinion. Now in some cases there may be an item in the guide that is NEWER than the one I use and I had to list that one because my model is no longer available. Unless I’ve used it or know someone who has, it doesn’t get in PERIOD.
The guide is broken out by Category so that you can shop accordingly. This way you can pick your gift by the kind of person you’re shopping for. I know that sometimes you have to buy a gift based on a certain dollar amount or budget (like gifts for co-workers), so I’ve given you a Gifts Under $25 category too. Happy shopping and in case I don’t see you later, Happy Holidays to you and your family
(note: the prices below are current as of the date of the post. Prices on Amazon and other sites fluctuate daily sometimes.)
I standardized on Hoodman cards, which I will suggest further down the list, but if you’re looking for a low-cost stocking suffer then you’ll like these. I’ve never had a problem with my Transcend card.
You can get one here for $19.99
A quick camera mount for your smartphone that allows you to attach your smartphone to a tripod. Great for shooting videos or getting yourself into the picture.
You can get it here for $14.99
If you have any of Apple’s latest mobile devices then you probably don’t have enough Lightning cables. Apple’s cables are OK, but too short for my taste. Monoprice makes a certified 10′ cable that’s great to reach from the wall outlet to your chair, desk, bed, etc.
You can get it here for $15.44
This is the mount in my car and it’s also the mount in my suitcase for rental cars. Hands down the best smarphone mount I’ve ever used for holding my smartphone at a comfortable level without a permanent install or fuss.
You can get this vent mount here for $24.99
This is one of my favorite styli for touch screens. Makes signing contracts and drawing on my iPad so much easier. It’s also a regular pen so you can carry one pen for both paper and touch screens.
You can get it here for $29.95 (yes that’s more than $25 but worth it!)
I haven’t met a photographer yet that has everything that he/she wants when it comes to gear. If you don’t know what they need/want then this will make it easy. Get them a B&H gift card and they can then get anything they want. They always make me smile!
I’m a photography workflow fanatic and since I haven’t written a book about it yet, you can do the next best thing and that is give Scott Kelby’s Lightroom 5 book to the photographer on your list.
You can get it here for $38.54
Like I said above, I’ve now standardized on Hoodman cards. They’re FAST, reliable and have a steel casing for durability.
You can get them here for $89.95
Camera manufactures are finally starting to build WiFi options for their DSLRs. However, many of these are external options that are costly. If your camera uses SD cards, then the best option for wireless transfer to your computer, mobile device, or the cloud is the Eye-Fi Card.
You can get one here for $79.99
If you’re just wanting to transfer the images to a mobile device then you can go with the cheaper Mobi cards here for $66.99
If I’m retouching a photo in Photoshop or drawing something, I’m doing it with a Wacom Tablet. I use the Wacom Cintiq 24 HD in studio, but when I’m on the road I’m using the Wacom Intuos Pro Small. A happy medium is the Wacom Intuos Pro Medium. The size is great and if I didn’t have a Cintiq, it would be the one I’d be using full-time. Yes Wacom does make less expensive tablets (the Bamboo line), but if there’s a creative or photographer on your list, get them this one and they’ll not outgrow it.
You can get it here for $334.95
As you may know Adobe announced a deal for photographers to get Adobe Photoshop CC, Lightroom 5, 20GB of cloud storage and a Behance Prosite (professional customizable online portfolio – see mine here) for $9.99/month. However, with that deal you had to be a previous owner of Photoshop CS3, CS4, CS5 or CS6. Unfortunately this excluded Education, Elements owners and Suite customers. If you wanted this deal, but didn’t meet the qualifications, you’re now in luck! That’s right from NOW through (UPDATE) 12/2/2013 12/31/2013 you will be able to sign up for the Photoshop For Photographers Deal no matter if you’ve ever owned Photoshop or not! This is your chance to get in on the best deal for Photoshop CC and Lightroom 5 as the price of $9.99/month is the price! It’s not an introductory price that goes up in a year, it’s the price.
See the details here.
Got questions? Check out the FAQ here.
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If you live in the US, then chances are you’ve heard of Black Friday. It’s the day after Thanksgiving that retailers hold special sales to lure you in to get your holiday shopping dollars. Whether you’re shopping for holiday gifts or just looking for deals on stuff, Black Friday, the fairly new Local/Small Business Saturday and Now Cyber Monday (the Monday following Thanksgiving) are worth checking out. Sometimes the savings can be substantial and if it saves you a few bucks on something you were going to buy anyway, why not take it?
I’m not one to go out and stand in line to save a few bucks on something, however I will absolutely check out online deals for gear.
As you might imagine I get all kinds of emails advertising Black Friday deals. So I’ve decided to share some of the ones I’ve hand picked here based on technology, Adobe, iOS/Apple, Photography and the other things that I’m interested in. So here are my Top 10 Picks in no particular order:
Here are some deals on Lightroom 4 and Photoshop Elements:
Special Holiday Pricing: Valid Nov. 22 through Nov. 28
· Lightroom 4 — Available now for $119 (originally $149)
· Photoshop Elements 11 — Available now for $59.99 (originally $99)
· Premiere Elements 11 — Available now for $59.99 (originally $99)
· Photoshop Elements 11 & Premiere Elements 11 bundle— Available now for $89.99 (originally $149)
If you live in the US, then chances are you've heard of Black Friday. It's the day after Thanksgiving that retailers hold special sales to lure you in to get your holiday shopping dollars. Whether you're shopping for holiday gifts or just looking for deals on stuff, Black Friday and Now Cyber Monday (the Monday following Thanksgiving) are worth checking out. Sometimes the savings can be substantial and if it saves you a few bucks on something you were going to buy anyway, why not take it?
I'm not one to go out and stand in line to save a few bucks on something, however I will absolutely check out online deals for gear.
As you might imagine I get all kinds of emails advertising Black Friday deals. So I've decided to share some of the ones I've hand picked here based on technology, Adobe, iOS/Apple, Photography and the other things that I'm interested in. So here goes in no particular order:
Canon Double Instant Rebates Savings Up to $500 on DSLR & Lens Bundles Here
Let Adobe help with your holiday shopping and save up to 50% here.
iPhone and iPad Apps on Sale Today!
Apple – 10% savings on select Apple gear.
3G Store – up to a $100 eGift Certificate
BlueSLR for Nikon – $45 off!
HyperShop – up to 75% off
Mophie (iPhone external batteries) – 30% off
NIK Software – save up to $200
Nikon, Inc. – Instant Savings
Other World Computing – lots of deals
SanDisk – up to 75% off
If you live in the US, then chances are you've heard of Black Friday. It's the day after Thanksgiving that retailers hold special sales to lure you in to get your holiday shopping dollars. Whether you're shopping for holiday gifts or just looking for deals on stuff, Black Friday and Now Cyber Monday (the Monday following Thanksgiving) are worth checking out. Sometimes the savings can be substantial and if it saves you a few bucks on something you were going to buy anyway, why not take it?
I'm not one to go out and stand in line to save a few bucks on something, however I will absolutely check out online deals for gear.
As you might imagine I get all kinds of emails advertising Black Friday deals. So I've decided to share some of the ones I've hand picked here based on technology, Adobe, iOS/Apple, Photography and the other things that I'm interested in. So here goes in no particular order:
Thinking about buying CS5? You can save US $50 on orders of US $500 or more. Enter the code SAVE50 in your cart for instant savings at checkout on the Adobe.com store. The offer ends November 30, 2010
iPhone and iPad Apps on Sale Today!
Photoshop Elements 9 at Amazon.com for only $49.99 after $30 discount/$20 mail-in rebate
Photoshop Elements 9/Premiere Elements 9 bundle for only $74.99 at Best Buy with free shipping
Apple – 10% savings on select Apple gear.
SanDisk – Up to 75% off
NIK Software – Save up to $180
Nikon Door Buster – Save $80 on a Coolpix L110
Gelaskins.com – 20% off everything <-this is where I get my CS5 custom skins on the back of my MacBook Pro, iPad and iPhone 4
Other World Computing – Where I buy my RAM and Hard Drives – they have a page of deals
