Looking for the perfect gift for the creative individual in your life this holiday season? We’ve crafted a special gift guide to take the stress out of shopping and bring some cheer to your holiday giving. Media creators need more than just a camera and microphone to bring their visions to life—whether it’s for a podcast, video series, or a short film. Explore these thoughtful and practical gift ideas that are sure to delight and inspire the creative talent on your list.
Essential Tech
Video To Digital Converter
Holiday Pick From Our Operations Manager, Kyle Lowe.
Preserve priceless memories with a video-to-digital converter! This thoughtful gift makes it easy to digitize old home movies, transforming VHS tapes into files that can be stored, shared, and enjoyed for years to come. Perfect for the nostalgia lover or family archivist in your life!
Portable SSD
Holiday Pick from Our Community Engagement Coordinator, Andrea Franco.
A portable SSD makes a fantastic gift because of its ability to store so much important information! We highly recommend the SanDisk 1TB Portable SSD—it offers convenient, high-capacity storage you can take anywhere. Perfect for traveling and for storing large amounts of footage or photos from your filming and photography adventures.
SD Cards
SD cards make great gifts because they are widely available, inexpensive, and media creators always need more of them! “U3” SD cards are a good choice because they are universal and will work with a variety of devices from photo and video cameras to audio recorders.
Headphones
When working with audio, headphones are essential! There’s nothing quite as effective for audio editing as being able to put the sound right up to your ears. There are a variety of headphones that range in price from $20 to hundreds of dollars. For the documentarian or filmmaker checking audio levels out on location, an extra pair of noise canceling earbuds is always a good choice. For the podcaster or musician, check out these over-the-ear wireless headphones.
Selfie Stick Tripod
Holiday Pick from Our Outreach & Development Assistant, Jasmine Arredondo.
A selfie stick tripod is a must-have gift for any content creator! Compact, versatile, and easy to use, it’s perfect for filming, vlogging, or snapping the perfect shot from any angle. Help them capture their creativity with ease!
Stocking Stuffers
Electronic Cleaning Supplies
Keeping media production gear clean is essential. Microfiber cleaning cloths and screen cleaning sprays make perfect stocking stuffers because they are inexpensive and needed by media creators in every area of production.
Ninja Mirage Mirror Kit
Add creative flair to your smartphone shots this holiday season with the Ninja Mirage Mirror Kit from Fotodiox! This compact reflective mirror mounts next to your phone’s camera, creating stunning reflection effects—like a portable reflecting pool in your pocket!
Media Stickers
If you’ve ever seen someone in media production show up to a shoot, you know they are bringing a whole bunch of gear with them. What better way to label their cases and set them apart from other creators than with cute media stickers!?
Shop Local
Horn Photo
Horn Photo is an amazing resource to media creators in the Fresno area. They offer a variety of services including buying and selling used cameras, framing, photo restoration, camera repair and more. They also offer classes! If you’re not sure what to get and want to shop local, check out Horn Photo’s gift card options.
CMAC Membership
Every CMAC member has access to professional equipment, state-of-the-art facilities and training resources to help them write, shoot and edit their video projects. From studio shows to podcasts, membership is a great gift for anyone interested in using media to tell a story! Best of all, this is a gift that keeps on giving all year long! Purchase a membership online right now.
CMAC Merch
This holiday season, gift your talented media friend something special from their favorite community media center, CMAC! We have a variety of fun CMAC merch, including shirts, beanies, stickers, and more—perfect for spreading some holiday cheer and supporting their creative journey.
Gift Cards
Though it might seem impersonal, gift cards make great gifts for media creators! A gift card to B&H, Amazon, or Best Buy gives them the flexibility to buy new gear or essential supplies when needed. And for those early morning shoots and late night editing sessions, a Starbucks gift card can go a long way!
