Dan Milnor, Author at Blurb Blog

Introduction to Documentary Photography

Introduction to Documentary Photography

Award-winning photographer and author Dan Milnor talks about what it takes to become a documentary photographer and how to stay the course while doing it. I love documentary photography and ...

11 Photography Mistakes and How to Overcome Them

11 Photography Mistakes and How to Overcome Them

A few simple tips can go a long way toward improving your photography skills. Check out Dan Milnor’s advice for avoiding common pitfalls behind the lens. Those of us who ...

Amara’s Yoga Dreams: Behind the Book with Denise Lyn Wilson

Ideas & Examples

Amara’s Yoga Dreams: Behind the Book with Denise Lyn Wilson

If someone told you about a book that combined beginner yoga poses with a tale of the creation of the universe, would you picture a children’s book? Denise Lyn ...

How to Market Yourself

Promoting & Marketing

How to Market Yourself

Undivided attention is the currency of our time. We live in an “Attention Economy”.That’s why, perhaps more so than at any other point in history, knowing how to market ...

Will Travel for Food: Behind the Book with McKenna Ganz

Ideas & Examples

Will Travel for Food: Behind the Book with McKenna Ganz

For McKenna Ganz, exploring new places and celebrating culinary traditions go hand in hand. Her taste for adventure and love of food inspired her to create a fabulous cookbook ...

The Out Mag: Celebrating LGBTQ+ Life in Ireland

Ideas & Examples

The Out Mag: Celebrating LGBTQ+ Life in Ireland

We've always believed in the power of sharing stories to bring individuals and communities together. So when we came across The Out Mag we couldn't wait to find out ...

Hit the Books with Dan Milnor: Photo Editing in Adobe Lightroom

Hit the Books with Dan Milnor: Photo Editing in Adobe Lightroom

I imagine that those of you who spend your lives with a camera in hand won’t need an introduction to Adobe Lightroom, but for those new to editing photographs, ...

Exploring the images you can’t explain

Exploring the images you can’t explain

One of the things you are told early in your photography career is that you must be merciless when it comes to editing your photography portfolio. You hear things ...

The welcome return of film photography

The welcome return of film photography

What is it about film photography? For the first time in decades, Eastman Kodak Company is actively hiring film technicians while watching consumer demand for film skyrocket. Once considered ...

Mirrorless vs. DSLR Cameras: How to Choose

Mirrorless vs. DSLR Cameras: How to Choose

Before diving into the similarities and differences between mirrorless and DSLR cameras (and how to choose), let’s take a step back. Looking at the history of photography even briefly ...

How to Start a Travel Blog

How to Start a Travel Blog

Like to travel? Like to blog? Well then, why not learn how to start an official travel blog? Believe it or not, even in the age of Instagram, a ...

How Many Pages Should a Book Be?

Planning & Creating

How Many Pages Should a Book Be?

One of the most frequent questions people making books ask is “How many pages should my book be?” The answer is, it depends on what kind of book you ...

Daniel Milnor’s Notes on Photography │ Sicily

Daniel Milnor’s Notes on Photography │ Sicily

Notes on Photography is a blog series all about images. In each edition, Daniel Milnor revisits an old photograph and shares his notes on what works within each shot, ...

Book Layout & Design Ideas: Layout 8

Planning & Creating

Book Layout & Design Ideas: Layout 8

This blog series aims to provide some basic book design ideas for your photo books, magazines, and other book formats. The spreads you see here, and the added notes, ...

Book Layout & Design Ideas │ Layout 7

Planning & Creating

Book Layout & Design Ideas │ Layout 7

This blog series is designed to provide some basic book design ideas for your books, magazines, or ebooks. The spreads you see here, and the added notes, are not ...

Daniel Milnor’s Notes on Photography│Paris

Daniel Milnor’s Notes on Photography│Paris

Notes on Photography is a blog series all about images. Each month, Daniel Milnor will revisit an old photograph and share his notes on what works within each shot, ...

Hit the Books webinar recap: how to build your brand

Hit the Books with Dan Milnor is a monthly webinar about all things book-making and self-publishing. This month, we’ll discuss building your brand and explore some of the ways ...

How to Take Better Photos

Design Tools, Photography

How to Take Better Photos

Let’s face it, for those of us consumed by both the idea and practice of photography, we find ourselves in a constant struggle to improve. There seems to be ...

An Interview with Pete Souza

An Interview with Pete Souza

In the middle of promoting his new book, Shade: A Tale of Two Presidents, former White House photographer for President Obama Pete Souza stopped by the Blurb offices in ...

10 types of photographs every photographer should take

10 types of photographs every photographer should take

Whether you are building a professional career in photography, crafting a photo book for family, or simply pursuing a passion, some shots are simply compulsory. Here are 10 types ...

How to Create a Photography Portfolio

How to Create a Photography Portfolio

Back when I started in photography, somewhere in the early 1990s, the options for photography portfolios were somewhat limited and often pricier than young photographers could afford. Because I was ...

What Makes a Great Photographer?

What Makes a Great Photographer?

I wish I could say, “Takes one to know one,” but being named a great photographer isn’t something you do for yourself. You wait until a variety of other, ...

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 ...

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 ...

How to Stand Out as a Creative

Self-Publishing

How to Stand Out as a Creative

It seems that more and more people are entering the creative fields. On the surface, this is a great thing. It means new perspectives, new ideas, and more opportunities ...

The New York State of Photographic Mind

The New York State of Photographic Mind

No matter how many times I venture to New York, I still find the city impossible to define. Block to block, from Harlem to Brooklyn, Eastside to Westside, downtown ...

Daniel Milnor’s Notes on Photography │Glamis Dunes

Daniel Milnor’s Notes on Photography │Glamis Dunes

Notes on Photography is a blog series all about images. Each month, Daniel Milnor will revisit an old photograph and share his notes on what works within each shot, ...

Hit the Books: True to Type

Hit the Books: True to Type

Even if you are making an image-heavy Photo Book, you will probably use captions, titles, or subtitles to help define your photos. The legibility and arrangement or design of ...

Book Layout & Design Ideas: Layout 5

Ideas & Examples

Book Layout & Design Ideas: Layout 5

This blog series is designed to provide some basic book design ideas for your books, magazines, or ebooks. The spreads you see here, and the added notes, are not ...

Book Layout & Design Ideas – Layout 4

Planning & Creating

Book Layout & Design Ideas – Layout 4

This blog series is designed to provide some basic book design ideas for your books, magazines, or ebooks. The spreads you see here, and the added notes, are not ...

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