You want to be a pro…

I met an enthusiastic emerging photographer at the excellent Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar last weekend.  He asked me what he could do to further his technical, aesthetic and business acumen, as he starts his business. My advice started with a reading list, and here it is.

1. Buy and read The DAM Book
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2. Join ASMP, and read the “Professional Business Practices in Photography” book.
http://asmp.org/articles/member-benefits.html

3. Join and read ASMP ProAdvice daily
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ASMPproAdvice/

4. Join and read APA Digital daily
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/APAdigital/

5. Join and Read APANet daily
http://www.apanational.com/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3278

6. Read ASMP Strictly Business blog daily:
http://www.asmp.org/strictlybusiness/

7. Read Seth Godin daily
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/

8. Read A Photo Editor daily
http://www.aphotoeditor.com/

9. Attend ASMP’s Strictly Business 3 seminar in one of the three cities in Q1 next year.
http://asmp.org/content/strictly-business-3

10. John Nack
http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/

11. John Harrington
http://photobusinessforum.blogspot.com/

12. Strobist
http://strobist.blogspot.com/

13. Gail Mooney’s Journeys of a Hybrid
http://kellymooneyminutes.wordpress.com/

14. The Photography Blog:
http://www.photographyblog.com