Dan Milnor, Author at Blurb Blog

12 DIY Kitchen Wall Décor Ideas

Ideas & Examples

12 DIY Kitchen Wall Décor Ideas

Life at home tends to revolve around the kitchen, from prepping meals and packing lunches, to planning family activities and entertaining guests. It’s the room where everyone gathers for ...

Canvas, Metal, or Acrylic? Choosing a Wall Art Finish

Planning & Creating

Canvas, Metal, or Acrylic? Choosing a Wall Art Finish

Creating custom wall art for your favorite rooms is a fun and creative way to preserve the moments that inspire you. You also want to design original pieces that ...

How to Make a Test Book (and Why You Should)

Planning & Creating

How to Make a Test Book (and Why You Should)

I love spy novels. And I love spy films. I especially love how modern technology is portrayed when things happen in real-time—every computer works perfectly and the good guys ...

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 books, magazines, and ebooks. The spreads you see here, and the added notes, are not meant ...

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, ...

February 19 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, or simply pursuing a passion, some shots are simply compulsory. Here are 10 types of photo that every photographer should ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hit the Books: How to Take Photographs on the Road

Hit the Books: How to Take Photographs on the Road

I have a long and interesting set of memories when it comes to the road trip, with both family and friends. There was the agonizing trip to the Football ...

The Enduring Power of Magazines

Ideas & Examples

The Enduring Power of Magazines

Every serious photographer wants a book. After all, historically, the book represents acceptance and credibility at the highest level. But right alongside the precious and almighty book lies the ...

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