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Hit the Books with Dan Milnor: Put Play into Practice

Hit the Books with Dan Milnor: Put Play into Practice

Join me in Spain for a week-long bookmaking workshop in May 2024. Create your own book from an existing body of work and with the mentoring and guidance of ...

Cookies by Chef Coy: Behind the Book with Secoyah Browne

Behind the Books

Cookies by Chef Coy: Behind the Book with Secoyah Browne

What began as a late night stress-relieving activity from a job in real estate finance has become a brand worth watching and a cookbook you’ll want to literally sink ...

How to take creative risks and get comfortable doing it

Planning & Creating

How to take creative risks and get comfortable doing it

Taking risks in your creative endeavors can be as intimidating as it is essential. The path less traveled often leads to the most extraordinary outcomes. Yet, many of us ...

Wisdom Teeth: Behind the Zine with Rose Boakes

Behind the Books

Wisdom Teeth: Behind the Zine with Rose Boakes

Rose Boakes explores the intricacies of teenage years, delving into themes of growth, rebellion, and the spaces in between. Her debut book, Wisdom Teeth, showcases surreal beauty in the ...

7 reasons why photo books are worth it in the digital age

Self-Publishing

7 reasons why photo books are worth it in the digital age

As a creator operating in the digital age, you may question whether photo books are still worthwhile. Despite increasingly easy access to tech like ebooks, online portfolios, and creator ...

Professional photo book design tips for creatives

Planning & Creating

Professional photo book design tips for creatives

Designing a photo book is an art form that combines creativity and technical finesse. Much thought goes into creating a professional photo book that wows your audience, from the ...

How to pick photos for your photo book

Planning & Creating

How to pick photos for your photo book

Part two of three of how to print your photo book with pro photographer Jared Platt Editor's note: In this three-part series, pro photographer and educator Jared Platt will teach ...

The case for printing photo books

Planning & Creating

The case for printing photo books

Part one of three of how to print your photo book with pro photographer Jared Platt Editor's note: In this three-part series, pro photographer and educator Jared Platt will teach ...

Behind the Book with Jane Powers

Behind the Books

Behind the Book with Jane Powers

What do delicious drinks and vibrant designs have in common? They both have starring roles in Fruitful: A Book of Unabashedly Fruity Cocktails, by Jane Powers. We love everything ...

How to Scan Your Old Photos

Planning & Creating

How to Scan Your Old Photos

Nowadays, most of the photos we take are stored on our phones and digital cameras. It’s easy to turn these digital galleries into physical albums with bookmaking software like ...

Hit the Books with Dan Milnor: Film vs Digital Photography

Hit the Books with Dan Milnor: Film vs Digital Photography

I was fortunate to come up in photography during the analog era. My love of photography began in the darkroom while watching my first print come to life in ...

13 crafts to do at home

Ideas & Examples

13 crafts to do at home

When you’re looking for a new at-home activity, there’s nothing like dreaming up a creative project, designing a unique look and feel, and putting your idea in print. Sometimes ...

How to take good photos with your phone: 33 tips and tricks

How to take good photos with your phone: 33 tips and tricks

Gone are the days when high-quality photography was exclusive to those with expensive cameras. Today, armed with nothing but your phone, you can photograph striking images worthy of gracing ...

Behind the Book with Elliot Ross

Behind the Books

Behind the Book with Elliot Ross

With his new book, The Mirror Pond, fresh from the printers, we caught up with photographer Elliot Ross to talk photography, bookmaking, and more. 1. How did you get interested ...

10 Ideas for a Pet Photo Album

Ideas & Examples

10 Ideas for a Pet Photo Album

No matter how many photos we already have on our phones, taking more pictures of our beloved pets is simply irresistible. Our furry pals, feathered friends, and little swimmers ...

Graduation photo book ideas and tips

Ideas & Examples

Graduation photo book ideas and tips

Know what goes great with any diploma? A graduation photo album! If you’re a grad, making a graduation book for yourself (and your friends, and your family) can become ...

10 Yearbook Ideas: Themes, Pages, Covers & More

Ideas & Examples

10 Yearbook Ideas: Themes, Pages, Covers & More

Since no school year is the same, no yearbook should be the same either! It can be tough to come up with fresh, fun, and creative yearbook ideas that ...

10 baby book ideas

Ideas & Examples

10 baby book ideas

Every day with your baby is a new adventure filled with new memories to treasure. And like every new parent, you probably wish there was a way to slow ...

The History of Photography—10 Moments that Changed How We See

The History of Photography—10 Moments that Changed How We See

In the last 100 years, technology has radically changed the way we see and remember our daily lives. The history of photography illustrates just how drastically those technological developments ...

How to be a photographer

How to be a photographer

Dan Milnor has built a wide-ranging and hugely successful career out of his passion for photography. So who better to ask how to become a photographer? Whether you’re just ...

How to Curate Your Family Holiday Photos

Planning & Creating

How to Curate Your Family Holiday Photos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bge1TIBdvF0 During the holidays, everything is a little bit more beautiful. From decorations to delicate sweets, to parties, and visits with faraway family and friends, ‘tis the season with a ...

The 1-Hour Gift Book

The 1-Hour Gift Book

Avoid the panicked rush of last-minute gift buying this holiday. You can make a beautiful, unique gift in just one hour. Here’s how: The Mobile Photo Book Nowadays, most of our ...

Hit the Books: Notebooks & Photo Books | Webinar Recap

Hit the Books: Notebooks & Photo Books | Webinar Recap

Hit the Books with Dan Milnor is a monthly webinar about all things book-making and self-publishing. This month, Dan will be exploring Blurb’s new custom notebooks and journals—now available ...

Daniel Milnor’s Notes on Photography │ White Sands

Daniel Milnor’s Notes on Photography │ White Sands

Notes on Photography is a blog series all about images. Each month, Daniel Milnor will share photography tips by revisiting an old photograph and sharing his notes on what works ...

12 photo book ideas that make great gifts

12 photo book ideas that make great gifts

There’s no question that photo books make beloved presents. Not only are you giving a loved one something that looks beautiful and is made to last—the photos you choose ...

30 photo book ideas to get you started

Ideas & Examples

30 photo book ideas to get you started

Whether you’re setting out to make a personal memento or working on a professional creative project, there are a million different ways to make a good photo book. Here ...

Daniel Milnor: Notes on Photography │Sahara

Daniel Milnor: Notes on Photography │Sahara

Notes on Photography is a blog series all about images. Each month, Dan Milnor shares photography tips by revisiting an old photograph and sharing his notes on what works ...

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