Photography Book Reading List

A row of photography books on a book shelf

Selected books from within my own library that I have found to be quite useful.

Life-Long Learning

Life-long learning is journey, and has always been a philosophy to which I subscribe. As a self-taught landscape photographer, part of that education has come from reading.

The books listed below are by no means a complete list of what is available in any photographic endeavor. Nor is it a complete list of my own Powder Hill Photography library.

Rather, these simply represent books I most often reference in my own journey.

Although my primary area of focus is landscape photography, I find it equally interesting to read books on other areas. Each provides a different perspective. Ultimately a new idea may be incorporated into my own style of photography.

Photography - General

  • Nature Photography Field Guide, by John Shaw

  • Landscape Photography, by John Shaw

  • Close-up Photography, by John Shaw

  • Focus on Nature, by John Shaw

  • The Camera, by Ansel Adams

  • The Negative, by Ansel Adams

  • The Print, by Ansel Adams

  • Moose Peterson’s Guide to Wildlife Photography, by Moose Peterson

  • Photographing Landscape & the Art of Seeing, by John Fielder

  • Mastering Landscape Photography, by Alain Briot

  • Mastering Photographic Composition, Creativity & Personal Style, by Alain Briot

  • Landscape Photography, by Tom Till

  • The Making of Landscape Photographs, by Charlie Waite

  • Nature Photography (Guide to), by Tim Fitzharris

  • Understanding Exposure, by Bryan Peterson

  • Night & Low Light Photography, by Lee Frost

  • Creative Lighting, Digital Photography Tips & Techniques, by Harold Davis

  • Creative Landscapes, Digital Photography Tips & Techniques, by Harold Davis

  • Sports Photography, How to Capture Action & Emotion, by Peter Skinner

  • The Photographer’s Eye, by Michael Freeman

  • Within the Frame, The Journey of Photographic Vision, by David duChemin

  • Mountain Light, by Galen Rowell

  • Inner Game of Outdoor Photography, by Galen Rowell

  • The Inspired Eye, Volume 1, 2 & 3, by David duChemin (ebook)

  • Landscapes in the Digital Darkroom, by Michael Frye (ebook)

  • Making the Print, by Martin Bailey (ebook)

  • Zen Camera, by David Ulrich

Photography - Business

  • Marketing Fine Art Photography, by Alain Briot

  • Legal Handbook for Photographers, by Bert Krages

  • The Business of Nature Photography, by John Shaw

  • Mastering Nature Photography, Shooting & Selling in the Digital Age, by John Kieffer

  • Profitable Photography in the Digital Age, by Dan Heller

  • The Photographer’s Guide to Marketing & Self-Promotion, by Maria Piscsopo

  • The Photographer’s Guide to Negotiating, by Richard Weisgrau

  • The DAM Book, Digital Asset Management for Photographers, by Peter Krogh

  • Art Festival Guide, the Artist’s Guide to Selling in Art Festivals, by Mario Arango

Creativity

  • A Whack on the Side of the Head, by Roger von Oech (also a great app for your iphone)

  • The Artist’s Way, by Julia Cameron

  • Psychic Living, by Andrei Ridgeway

  • Double your Brain Power, by Jean Marie Stine

  • Think Like a Genius, by Todd Siler

  • Lateral Thinking, by Edward do Bono

  • Leading on the Creative Edge, by Roger L. Firestien, PhD

  • How to Think Like Einstein, by Scott Thorpe

  • The Einstein Factor, by Win Wenger PhD & Richard Poe

  • The Mind Map Book, by Tony Buzan & Barry Buzan

  • The Thinker’s Toolkit, by Morgan D. Jones

  • Adversity Quotient, by Paul G. Stoltz, PhD

  • Creative Visualization, by Shakti Gawain

  • Thinking for a Change, by John C. Maxwell

  • The Biology of Belief, by Bruce H. Lipton, PdD

  • Drive, by Daniel H. Pink

  • Your Creative Power, by Alex OsBorn

  • The Freaks shall Inherit the Earth, by Chris Brogan

  • Think Again, by Adam Grant

  • Brain Works, by Michael S. Sweeney

  • Elite Minds, by Dr. Stan Beecham

  • Made to Stick, by Chip & Dan Heath

  • Brain Rules, by John Medina

  • Psychology of Selling, by Robert Moore

  • Emotional, How Feelings Shape our Thinking, by Leonard Mlodinow

  • You’re About to Make a Terrible Mistake, by Olivier Sibony

  • The Art of Engagement, by Jim Haudan

  • The Creative Act, by Rick Rubin

Advertising & Marketing & General Business

  • Start with Why, by Simon Sinek

  • Free Prize Inside, by Seth Godin

  • All Marketers Tell Stories, by Seth Godin

  • The Big Red Fez, by Seth Godin

  • Linchpin, by Seth Godin

  • This is Marketing, by Seth Godin

  • The Practice, by Seth Godin

  • Purple Cow, by Seth Godin

  • The Big Moo

  • Confessions of an Advertising Man, by David Ogilvy

  • Ogilvy on Advertising, by David Ogilvy

  • The Adweek Copywriting Handbook, by Joseph Sugarman

  • Pre-Suasion, A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade, by Robert Cialdini

  • Influence, the Psychology of Persuasion, by Robert Cialdini

  • Email Persuasion, by Ian Brodie

  • Design is Storytelling, by Ellen Lupton

  • Remarkable, by Dr. Randy Ross & David Salyers

  • The Impact Equation, by Chris Brogan & Julien Smith

  • Predictably Irrational, by Dan Ariely

  • The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding, by Al Ries & Laura Ries

  • Interaction of Color, by Josef Albers

  • Building a Story Brand, by Donald Miller

  • Start with Why, by Simon Sinek

  • Be Useful, Seven Tools for Life, by Arnold Schwarzenegger

  • Good Company, by Arthur M. Blank

Photography - Location Guides

  • Photographer’s Guide to Yellowstone & the Tetons, by Joseph K. Lange

  • The Smoky Mountains Photography Guide, by Bill Campbell & Nye Simmons

  • Colorado, Roadside Photography Guide, by Robert Castellino

  • A Guide to Photographing Rocky Mountain Wildlife, by Weldon Lee

  • Ice Age National Scenic Trail, Official Guidebook

Autobiographies/Biographies

  • An Autobiography of John Muir, by John Muir

  • My First Summer in the Sierra, by John Muir

  • The Story of my Boyhood & Youth, by John Muir

  • Take me Home, by John Denver

Photography - Coffee Table Books

  • Chased by the Light, by Jim Brandenburg

  • Rocky Mountain Elk Portfolio, by Donald M. Jones

  • Montana Wildlife Portfolio, by Donald M. Jones

  • Great Smoky Mountains, by Adam Jones & Steve Kemp

  • America’s Spectacular National Parks, edited by Letitia Burns O’Connor & Dana Levy

  • Galen Rowell, A Retrospective

  • Ansel Adams, 400 Photographs

  • The First 100 Years, Rocky Mountain National Park, by Mary Taylor Young

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