There are a number of photography business niches that you can specialize in.  If you love the drama and emotions of weddings, you can choose to start a wedding photography business. You can also start a photography business focusing on taking pictures of babies, pets, or portraits. If you love fast action, you can do sports photography or news photography. You can combine your love for photography and travel and focus on doing landscape or travel photography. You can also start a business in the emerging and growing field of aerial drone photography.
Whatever niche you want to focus on, here is a list of 80Â books to help you jump start the photography business you’ve been dreaming of.
STARTING YOUR OWN PHOTOGRAPHY BUSINESS
- Start Your Own Photography Business: Studio, Freelance, Gallery, Events (StartUp Series)
- Home Based Photography: How to start your own successful business!
- How to Start Your Own Photography Business
- Real Estate Photography Business
- How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Photography Business – With Companion CD – ROM
FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY
- Fashion Photography 101
- PHOTOGRAPHY: Beauty Photography – 8 Practical Beauty Photography Tips For Your Models to Shine (Photography, Photoshop, Digital Photography, Photography Books, Photography Magazines)
- Fashion Photography: A Complete Guide to the Tools and Techniques of the Trade
- New Fashion Photography
- Light and Shoot 50 Fashion Photos
BABIES PHOTOGRAPHY
- Natural Newborn Baby Photography: A Guide to Posing, Shooting, and Business
- Your Baby in Pictures: The New Parents’ Guide to Photographing Your Baby’s First Year
- Bellies and Babies: The Business of Maternity and Newborn Photography
PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY
- Picture Perfect Practice: A Self-Training Guide to Mastering the Challenges of Taking World-Class Photographs (Voices That Matter)
- Portrait Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots
- The Complete Portrait Manual (Popular Photography): 200+ Tips and Techniques for Shooting Perfect Photos of People (Popular Photography Books)
- Portrait Photography: 8 Photography Tips For Taking Portrait Photos With Different Photographic Techniques Using Simple Photography Composition Rules (portrait photo, photography tips, photography)
- Essential Elements of Portrait Photography: Lighting and Posing Techniques to Make Everyone Look Their Best
- Master Lighting Guide for Portrait Photographers
- Portraits
ANIMALS AND WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY
- The New Art of Photographing Nature: An Updated Guide to Composing Stunning Images of Animals, Nature, and Landscapes
- Digital Wildlife Photography
- Wildlife Photography: On Safari with your DSLR: Equipment, Techniques, Workflow
- Wildlife Photography: Advanced Field Techniques for Tracking Elusive Animals and Capturing Magical Moments
- John Shaw’s Nature Photography Field Guide
AERIAL – DRONE PHOTOGRAPHY
- Aerial Photography and Videography Using Drones
- San Diego – Aerial Drone Photography By Aldryn Estacio Vol. 1
- Mastering Drone Photography and Videography: How to Create Professional Quality Images for Hobby, Art and Business
- Aerial Photography and Videography Using Drones Learn by Video
- Quadcopter and Drone Photography: How to Bring Your Photography or Videography to the Next Level
- Drone Photography Tips and Techniques: Everything you need to know to produce amazing aerial photos and videos
- Drone Entrepreneursip
- The Photographer’s Guide to Drones
- So You Want to Create Maps Using Drones?
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
- Tony Northrup’s DSLR Book: How to Create Stunning Digital Photography
- Digital Photography Complete Course
- The Digital Photography Book: Part 1 (2nd Edition)
- Digital Photography: A Basic Manual
- The Best of The Digital Photography Book Series: The step-by-step secrets for how to make your photos look like the pros’!
- Digital Photography Masterclass
- Complete Digital Photography, 8th
- Digital Photography
NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY
- Make It Memorable: Writing and Packaging Visual News with Style
- Getting the Picture: The Visual Culture of the News
FAMILY LIFE PHOTOGRAPHY
- Capture the Moment: The Modern Photographer’s Guide to Finding Beauty in Everyday and Family Life
- The Design Aglow Posing Guide for Family Portrait Photography: 100 Modern Ideas for Photographing Newborns, Babies, Children, and Families
- Family Photography: The Digital Photographer’s Guide to Building a Business on Relationships
- Your Family in Pictures: The Parents’ Guide to Photographing Holidays, Family Portraits, and Everyday Life
- Photographing Families: Tips for Capturing Timeless Images
- Classic Family Portraits: Lighting, Posing, and Composition for Location and Studio
- Photographing Your Family: And All the Kids and Friends and Animals Who Wander Through Too (National Geographic Photography Field Guides)
- Family Frames: Photography, Narrative and Postmemory
WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY
- Picture Perfect Practice: A Self-Training Guide to Mastering the Challenges of Taking World-Class Photographs (Voices That Matter)
- One Wedding: How to Photograph a Wedding from Start to Finish
- Captured by the Light: The Essential Guide to Creating Extraordinary Wedding Photography
- The Design Aglow Posing Guide for Wedding Photography: 100 Modern Ideas for Photographing Engagements, Brides, Wedding Couples, and Wedding Parties
- Start a Successful Photography Business in 34 Days: Actionable steps to plan a portrait or wedding photography business, develop a brand, launch a website, write a marketing plan & more.
- Fine Art Wedding Photography: How to Capture Images with Style for the Modern Bride
- For the Love of Weddings: A Photographers Guide to Starting a Wedding Photography Business
- Stylish Weddings: Create Dramatic Wedding Photography in Any Setting
- Dream Weddings: Create Fresh and Stylish Photography
- Wedding Photography Unveiled: Inspiration and Insight from 20 Top Photographers
EVENTS PHOTOGRAPHY
- Event Photography Handbook: How to Make Money Photographing Award Ceremonies, Corporate Functions, and Other Special Occasions
- The Business of Event Photography: The Nuts & Bolts for Novice Event Photographers
LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY
- The Art, Science, and Craft of Great Landscape Photography
- Digital Landscape Photography: In the Footsteps of Ansel Adams and the Masters
- National Audubon Society Guide to Landscape Photography
- Mastering Landscape Photography
- Landscape Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots
BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY
- The Handbook of Bird Photography
- Secrets of Backyard Bird Photography
- Photographing Birds: Art and Techniques
- Backyard Bird Photography: How to Attract Birds to Your Home and Create Beautiful Photographs
- The Bird Photography Field Guide: The essential handbook for capturing birds with your digital SLR (The Field Guide Series)
- The Complete Guide to Bird Photography: Field Techniques for Birders and Nature Photographers
BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY
- The Art of Photography: An Approach to Personal Expression
- Mastering Black & White Photography
- Black and White (and a Bit in Between): Timeless Interiors, Dramatic Accents, and Stylish Collections
- Professional Techniques for Black & White Digital Photography
- 111 Infrared Photos: Black and White Photos
SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY
- Peter Read Miller on Sports Photography: A Sports Illustrated photographer’s tips, tricks, and tales on shooting football, the Olympics, and portraits of athletes
- Sports Photography: How to Capture Action and Emotion
- Digital Sports Photography, Second Edition
- 1/1000th: The Sports Photography of Bob Martin
- The Art of Sports Photography
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