Articles by: CreativeLive Staff

If you have a photographer on your holiday gift list, we don't have to tell you how expensive photography gear can be. It is often a real challenge to find something inexpensive that you know the shutterbug in your life will love.

Help advance the skills of your loved one this holiday season with classes and gifts for the experienced photographer. This collection of gear and goodness was assembled to help the hobbyist photographer get to the next level.

[caption id="attachment_40825" align="alignnone" width="1020"] credit: Ian Shive[/caption] Photographs are the perfect travel memento. On the ground they motivate you to really take in your surroundings and appreciate the view; after you've flown home they accurately reflect the time, season, and sky of your destination–as you experienced it.

SAN FRANCISCO (May 17, 2017) - CreativeLive, the world’s premium creative and entrepreneurial education platform featuring classes from the world’s top experts - Pulitzer-, Grammy-, and Oscar-winners, New York Times best-selling authors, thought leaders, and industry influencers - today announced that it has raised a $25 million round of funding led by GSV Acceleration, with participation from new investors REV Venture Partners and Jared Leto. Existing investors Greylock Partners, Social Capital, Richard Branson, and Creative Artists Agency also participated in the round, bringing CreativeLive’s total funding to date to $58.

Here's our top 5 picks for on-air classes this week (that means you can watch them for free! ).

Designers and artists can be a selective bunch when it comes to holiday gifts. Chances are their apartment, desk, and attire is already pretty nicely curated, so if you're going to get a gift it should  be thoughtful–and in accordance with their unique, and maybe even quirky, taste.

Many of us don’t have the luxury of working out of a proper studio. We work with what we have, which is usually a spare bedroom, corner of the living room, or other spot carved out of our home with permission from the people we live with.

If you want to spoil the producer in your life with an awesome gift without breaking the bank, here's a great place to start. We've assembled this a collection of a few gems that all come in at less than a Benjamin.