Top 10 gift ideas sure to delight any avid photographer

New York, NY (December 2, 2009) – Now available from the photo experts at the New York Institute of Photography (www.nyi100years.com), America’s oldest and largest photography school, are the top 10 holiday gift ideas perfect for the photographer on anyone’s gift list.

“While there are lots of holiday gift guides available from retail stores and consumer magazines, these lists are often swayed by profit margins or advertising dollars. At NYIP, we’re advertiser-free and wanted to take this opportunity to let consumers know what we think will make the best gifts this holiday season,” said Chuck DeLaney, Director of the New York Institute of Photography. “To create this list we talked to our staff of working photographers and came up with an unbiased and short list of great gift ideas. Our Holiday Gift Guide includes ideas for every type of photographer, and for most every budget.”

The top 10 gift ideas include: personalized U.S. postage stamps, a color calibration system for photographers that print their own digital pictures, photo books, customizable business cards, waterproof camera cases, a mini HD camcorder, a unique creative effects lens, a portable image storage solution for the photographer on the go, personalized mouse pad, and a very portable tripod. Holiday gift givers can find the complete list of innovative and exciting photography products along with links for more product information at: http://www.nyip.com/studentcenter/giftguide09.html .

About NYIP
The New York Institute of Photography is the world's oldest and largest photography school. Established in 1910, NYIP has grown to become the premier provider of distance photography training, educating more than 20,000 students in the U.S. and more than 50 countries abroad at any given time.

NYIP offers three multi-media home study courses in Professional Photography, Digital Photography: Photoshop® for Photographers and the NYI Short Course: Fundamentals of Digital Photography. These courses combine the convenience of at-home study with state-of-the-art photography training for everyone from new photo enthusiasts to emerging professional photographers. Every course includes printed lessons, supplemented with audio commentary and video demonstrations. All NYIP students get a personal advisor and custom audio evaluations of their photographs.

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