Photography Reading & Resource List

Pro Nature Photographer - Articles I've written
The Seeds of Inspiration
Are you Really Insured?
Remaining Open to Possibilities
How John Denver influenced my Photography
(This article was rewritten and published in the NANPA Currents Summer 2011 magazine).
Book Review - Marketing Fine Art Photography
(This review is also on Alain Briot's web site: "Reflection"”)
Keywording made Easy
Seeing through my Dog's Eyes
10 Tips on selling at Art Fairs
5 Reasons to Have a Business Plan
Business Resources: A Follow-up to 5 Reasons to have a Business Plan
Rights Managed Licensing and Negotiations
The Role of Negotiations
Why Video is not as powerful as 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
Mountain Light, by Galen Rowell
Inner Game of Outdoor Photography, by Galen Rowell
Galen Rowell, a Retrospective
Photographing Landscape,  the Art of Seeing,  by John Fielder
The Photographer's Eye, by Michael Freeman
Within the Frame, The Journey of Photographic Vision, by David duChemin
Mastering Landscape Photography, by Alain Briot
Mastering Photographic Composition, Creativity & Personal Style, by Alain Briot
Marketing Fine Art Photography, by Alain Briot
Landscape Photography, by Tom Till
The Making of Landscape Photographs, by Charlie Waite
Nature Photography (Guide to), by Tim Fitzharris (National Audubon Society)
Understanding Exposure, by Bryan Peterson
Night & Low Light Photography, by Lee Frost
Photo Idea Index, by Jim Krause
The best of Wedding Photojournalism, by Bill Hunter
Digital Wedding Photography, by Glen Johnson
Sports Photography, How to Capture Action & Emotion, by Peter Skinner
Photographing Rocky Mountain Wildlife (Guide to), by Weldon Lee
Photographer's Guide to Yellowstone & the Tetons, by Joseph K. Lange
The Smoky Mountains Photographer's Guide, by Bill Campbell & Nye Simmons
Creative Lighting, Digital Photography Tips & Techniques, by Harold Davis
Creative Landscapes, Digital Photography Tips & Techniques, by Harold Davis


Digital Dark Room
Landscape & Nature Photography with Photoshop CS2, by Rob Sheppard
The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Book, by Martin Evening
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2, the Complete Guide for Photographers, by Martin Evening
The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Book for digital photographers, by Scott Kelby
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, for Digital Photographers Only, by Rob Sheppard
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, a Professional Photographer's Workflow, by Michael Clark
Photoshop Lightroom Adventure, by Mikkel Aaland
Light & Land, Landscapes in the Digital Darkroom, by Michael Frye (ebook)


Photography - Business
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
Guide to Building your Photography Business, by Vik Orenstein
Profitable Photography in the Digital Age, by Dan Heller
The Photographer's Guide to Marketing & Self-Promotion, by Maria Piscopo
Sell & Resell Your Photos, by Rohn Engh
Photos that Sell, by Lee Frost
The DAM Book, Digital Asset Management for Photographers, by Peter Krogh
The Photographer's Guide to Negotiating, by Richard Weisgrau


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
Wildlife Photographer of the Year, by BBC Books
America's Spectacular National Parks, edited by Letitia Burns O'Connor & Dana Levy
Plundering Appalachia, the Tragedy of Mountaintop-Removal Coal Mining, edited by Tom Butler & George Wuerthner


Creativity
Inspired Eye, Notes on Creativity for Photographers, by David duChemin (ebook, Vol 1, 2, 3)
Lateral Thinking, Creativity Step by Step, by Edward de Bono
Creative Visualization, by Shakti Gawain
The Artist's Way, by Julia Cameron
The Einstein Factor, by Win Wenger & Richard Poe
Emotional Intelligence, by Daniel Goleman
Your Creative Power, by Alex Osborn
The Thinker's Toolkit, by Morgan D. Jones
The Mind Map Book, by Tony Buzan & Barry Buzan
A Whack on the Side of the Head, by Roger von Oech
Creativity, Flow & the Psychology of Discovery & Invention, by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Think Like a Genius, by Todd Siler


Business - General
Boost your Business, in any Economy, by Bill Gibson
What they don’t teach you at Harvard Business School, by Mark McCormack
Power Vision, by George Watts
Thriving on Chaos, by Tom Peters
Flight of the Buffalo, by James A. Belasco & Ralph C. Stayer
Tales of Knock your Socks off Service, by Kristin Anderson & Ron Zemke
Work in Progress, by Michael Eisner
Enterprise.com by Jeff Papows
Direct from Dell, by Michael Dell
The Road Ahead, by Bill Gates
Built from Scratch, by Bernie Marcus & Arthur Blank
High Noon, Story of Sun Microsystems, by Karen Southwick
I’d like the world to buy a Coke, the life & leadership of Roberto Goizueta, by David Greising
Making the Cisco Connection, the story behind the real Internet Superpower, by David Bunnell
The Oracle Edge, by Stuart Read
Amazon.com, Get Big Fast, by Robert Spector
A Nation of Salesmen, by Earl Shorris
Business at the Speed of Thought, by Bill Gates
The Nokia Revolution, by Dan Steinbock
More than a Motorcycle, by Rich Teerlink & Lee Ozley
Ruling the Waves, by Debora Spar
Nuts, Southwest Airlines, by Kevin & Jackie Freiberg
Differentiate or Die, by Jack Trout
Good to Great, by Jim Collins
Who Says Elephants Can’t Dance? By Louis Gerstner, Jr.
First, Break all the Rules, by Marcus Buckingham & Curt Coffman


Negotiations
The Business of Negotiation, by Jerry Richardson & Joel Marculis
The Art of Negotiating, by Gerard Nierenberg
Negotiating Tactics, by Edward Levin
You Can Negotiate Anything, by Herb Cohen
Negotiate This, by Herb Cohen
The Psychology of Persuasion, by Kevin Hogan
Getting to Yes, by Roger Fisher & William Ury
Getting Past No, by William Ury
Negotiation, by Roy Lewicki et al
Winning with Integrity, by Leigh Steinberg
The Magic of Conflict, by Thomas Crum
Journey to Center, by Thomas Crum
Verbal Judo, by George Thompson & Jerry Jenkins

Photography - Web sites & Blogs
Pro Nature Photography blog
Charlie Borland Photography
Gary Crabbe, Enlightened Images
Jim Goldstein, Landscape, Nature & Travel Photography
Alain Briot, Beautiful Landscapes
NANPA - The North American Nature Photography Assocation

Music
Cowboy Brad (Fitch) of Estes Park, Colorado

Self-Improvement
Sharkproof, by Harvey Mackay
Swim with the Sharks, by Harvey Mackay
How to Make your Own Luck, by Bernard Gittelson
The Psychology of Flow, the Optimal Experience, by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
The New Dynamics of Winning, by Denis Waitley
The Psychology of Winning, by Denis Waitley
Attitudes are Contagious, are Yours Worth Catching?, by Dennis Mannering
Awaken the Giant Within, by Tony Robbins
Unlimited Power, by Tony Robbins
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, by Stephen Covey
Principle-Centered Leadership, by Stephen Covey
The Winner Within, by Pat Riley
Managing With Power, by Jeffrey Pfeffer
How to Win Friends and Influence People, by Dale Carnegie
Success through a Positive Mental Attitude, by Napoleon Hill
Your Erroneous Zone, by Wayne Dyer
Pulling Your Own Strings, by Wayne Dyer
The Sky's the Limit, by Wayne Dyer
The Book of Excellence, by Byrd Baggett
The Power of Optimism, by Alan Loy McGinnis
Even Eagles Need a Push, by David McNally
How Can I Help?, by Ram Dass & Paul Gorman
The Official Guide to Success, by Tom Hopkins
The Original Success Handbook, by Joey Reimann
Adversity Quotient, by Paul Stoltz, PhD
Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff, by Richard Carlson
The Secret Power Within, by Chuck Norris
Think like a Champion, by Mike Shanahan
Life Strategies, Doing What Works, Doing What Matters, by Phillip McGraw, PhD
Who moved my Cheese, by Spencer Johnson, MD
Simplify your Life, by Elaine St. James
The Power of Will, by Anthony Parinello
The Power of Focus, by J Canfield, M Hansen, L Hewitt
The Art of Possibility, by Rosamund Stone Zander & Benjamin Zander
The Wright Way, 7 Problem-solving principles from the Wright Brothers, by Mark Eppler
It’s not how good you are, It’s how good you want to be, by Paul Arden
The Emotional Energy Factor, by Mira Kirshenbaum
Mentored by a Millionaire, by Steven Scott
Today Matters, by John Maxwell
Horse Sense for People, by Monty Roberts
Nothing is Impossible, by Christopher Reeve
It’s not about the Bike, by Lance Armstrong
The Paradox of Choice, by Barry Schwartz
Think Big & Kick Ass, by Donald Trump & Bill Zanker


Psychology & Philosophy
Psycho-Cybernetics, by Maxell Maltz
Man's Search for Meaning, by Viktor Frankl
Man’s Search for Ultimate Meaning, by Viktor Frankl
Prisoners of our Thoughts, by Alex Pattakos
Ageless Body, Timeless Mind, by Deepak Chopra
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success, by Deepak Chopra
Creating Affluence, by Deepak Chopra
Quantum Healing, Deepak Chopra
The Way of the Wizard, by Deepak Chopra
The Path to Love, by Deepak Chopra
Conversations with God, book 1, by Neale Donald Walsch
Aristotle for Everybody, by Mortimer J. Adler
The Celestine Prophecy, by James Redfield
the Tenth Insight, by James Redfield
In Defense of Human Consciousness, by Joseph Rychlak
The Art of Happiness, by the Dalai Lama
Ethics for the New Millennium, by the Dalai Lama
An Open Heart, by the Dalai Lama
The Anatomy of Hope, by Jerome Groopman, MD


Sales & Selling
The One Minute Sales Person, by Spencer Johnson
Managing Major Sales, by Neil Rackham and Richard Ruff
Marketing High Technology, by William Davidow
Strategic Selling, by Robert Miller & Stephen Heiman
The New Strategic Selling, by Stephen Heiman & Diane Sanchez
Conceptual Selling, by Robert Miller & Stephen Heiman
Successful Large Account Management, by Robert Miller & Stephen Heiman
Managing Your Vendors, by Florian Mikulski
Unlimited Selling Power, by Donald Moine & Kenneth Lloyd
Samurai Selling, by Chuck Laughlin & Karen Sage
How to Master the Art of Selling Anything, by Tom Hopkins
Key Account Selling, by Mack Hanan
Value-Added Selling Techniques, by Tom Reilly
High Probability Selling, by Jacques Werth & Nicholas Ruben
Great Sales, Great Life, by Donald J. Noone
SPIN Selling, by Neil Rackham
Rethinking the Sales Force, by Neil Rackham & John DeVincentis
Customer Centered Growth, by Richard Whiteley & Diane Hessan
Hope is not a Strategy, by Rick Page


Field Guides
The Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Behavior, by David Sibley
North American Wildlife, 2,000 Plants and Animal, Reader's Digest
Rocky Mountain States, National Audubon Field Guide
Birds of Eastern & Central North America, Peterson Field Guide, by Roger Tory Peterson
Birds of Eastern North America, Sibley's Field Guide
Birds of Western North America, Sibley's Field Guide
Birds of Wisconsin Field Guide, by Stan Tekiela
Trees & Shrubs, Peterson Field Guide, by George Petrides
Trees - Eastern Region, National Audubon Field Guide
Trees - Western Region, National Audubon Field Guide
Trees of Wisconsin Field Guide, by Stan Tekiela
Wildflowers, of Northeastern & North-central North America, Peterson Field Guide, by Roger Tory Peterson
Wildflowers - Eastern Region, National Audubon Field Guide
Wildflowers of Wisconsin Field Guide, by Stan Tekiela
Reptiles & Amphibians of Eastern & Central North America, Peterson Field Guide
Reptiles & Amphibians, National Audubon Field Guide
Reptiles & Amphibians of Wisconsin Field Guide, by Stan Tekiela
Amphibians of Wisconsin, by Rebecca Christoffel, Robert Hay, & Michelle Wolfgram
Snake of Wisconsin, by Rebecca Christoffel, Robert Hay, & Liswa Ramirez
Turtles & Lizards of Wisconsin, by Rebecca Christoffel, Robert Hay & Megan Monroe
Mammals of North America, Peterson Field Guide
Mammals - National Audubon Field Guide
Mammals of Wisconsin Field Guide, by Stan Tekiela
Mushrooms, National Audubon Field Guide
Insects, Peterson Field Guide
Insects & Spiders, National Audubon Field Guide
Butterflies - Eastern US, Peterson Field Guide
Butterflies, National Audubon Field Guide
The Encyclopedia of Tracks & Scats, by Len McDougall
Wildlife Viewing in Rocky Mountain National Park
Wildflowers of Wisconsin, by Stan Tekiela
Trees of Wisconsin, by Stan Tekiela
Reptiles & Amphibians of Wisconsin, by Stan Tekiela