Comments on: 10 Budget Photography Accessories You Can Buy at the Supermarket

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:04:57 +0000

Another thing I find myself doing when out shopping is to go by shoe stores and ask to get some of those "gel" packets that come in every box of shoes.

By: Adrian Thysse

Adrian Thysse — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:08:16 +0000

I would add for No.3, that the small LED headlamps that are available leave both hands free - very helpful for pre-dawn set-ups.

I also keep a kitchen-style micro-fiber cloth in my camera bag - great for wiping down equipment after a humid or dusty shoot.

And thanks to Rohn Engh for the hand-warmer idea - I could use that up here in Alberta!

By: Libby

Libby — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 02:17:05 +0000

I shop the dollar stores for items as well. I snagged a nice zippered black leather cosmetics bag for a buck. When I travel totally "light" with my little Leica D Lux 4, the extraneous stuff goes into the little bag including one of those tiny shirt pocket tripods.

The dollar store also a good source for small mirrors if you do food shooting or still life. We once had to fashion a very large diffuser on short notice and made our own out of a white polyester shower curtain purchased there for a buck. Small tools like clamps and such can be had there too, and a few I have found rival the more expensive ones.

By: Jeff Wignall

Jeff Wignall — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:18:30 +0000

Hi Ron,

Hand warmers! I should have thought of them since I use them constantly in winter (more for my fingers and toes than my cameras--but what a very good idea!). Last winter we rescued a (another) feral cat and had to keep her in a cage in an unheated room for a few days and we kept her warm by wrapping hand warmers in towels, they worked great. (She now prefers the wool afghan in the recliner, however.)

jeff

By: Rohn Engh

Rohn Engh — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 04:51:19 +0000

Nice post, Jeff! My camera shutter mechanism sometimes gets lazy at 20 below zero up here in the wilds of northern Wisconsin. Solution: A sealable plastic bag with my hand warmer nestled next to my camera inside. A couple rubber bands wraps up this mini-heater altogether.
-Rohn Engh

By: Denver Engagement Photographer

Denver Engagement Photographer — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:20:28 +0000

bungees.... wouldn't work without them.

By: Jeff Wignall

Jeff Wignall — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:28:15 +0000

Thanks Michelle. I have the same obsession. Hardware stores are even tougher to walk through--everything is an accessory!

By: Michelle Posey

Michelle Posey — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:02:45 +0000

Great post. I'm a little obsessed with this. I go through the store thinking, "How can I use that?"