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
How I Think About B-Roll Before I Even Book the Trip
A working adventure photographer explains why planning supporting b-roll footage before a trip, rather than gathering it opportunistically, produces significantly stronger final deliverables.
Shooting Stills and Video on the Same Shoot Without Compromising Either
A working adventure photographer explains how to plan and sequence a hybrid shoot day to deliver strong results in both stills and video.