Personally, I am a big reader. I am always reading business books, motivational books and sales books. To be honest, I am not sure if they help me or not in my business, but I do enjoy reading them. Even if I pick up one small thing from an entire book, it is worth the time!
Since we’re all homebound now, with not much to do, I thought I would great to speak to a few other industry professionals, friends and colleagues and get their recommendations on books that have helped them along the way with both their business and photography.
Here is a list of some recommended readings:
Book Yourself Solid by Michael Port
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
Influence by Robert Cialdini
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
The E-Myth Revisted by Michael Gerber
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
Best Business Practices for Photographers, Third Edition by John Harrignton
The Photographer’s Eye by Micahel Freeman
Rework by David Heinemeier Hansson and Jason Fried
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
Building A Storybrand by Donald Miller
The Camera, The Negative, and The Print – Three Volume Set by Ansel Adams
Your Camera Instruction Manual
Best Business Practices for Photographers, Third Edition by John Harrington
The DAM Book by Peter Krogh
The Copyright Zone by Jack Reznicki and Ed Greenberg
The Camera, The Negative, and The Print – Three Volume Set by Ansel Adams
Secrets of the Millionaire Mind by T. Harv Eker
The Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss
Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff . . . and It’s All Small Stuff by Richard Carlson
You will notice some overlap on the recommendations by some, so I would definitely suggest starting with those. Personally, I have read 8 of the books listed above and the rest are now on my list! I truly hope my fellow photographers take advantage of this list and downtime to really educate themselves as much as they can in both their photography and business. Happy reading!!
