The Photographer’s Playbook
Your resource to becoming an adventure photographer
The Adventure Photographer’s Playbook is an e-book created by full-time photographer Dalton Johnson to help new photographers go from nothing to booked in the adventure photography space.
This adventure photography e-book goes over the business and what “making it” as a photographer in the outdoor space requires. Covering topics such as pricing, marketing, building a body of work, reflection questions, and everything you need to know to make a career out of adventure photography.
Updated: June 2025
The Difference Between Being Booked and Being Busy
A working adventure photographer explains why a full calendar isn't the same as a genuinely healthy business, and how to tell the two apart.
What I Track in My Weekly Business Check-In (And Why)
A working adventure photographer breaks down the specific financial, pipeline, and qualitative metrics tracked in a consistent weekly business review, and why the habit matters.