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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 ...

Book-Making

Path to Print: Choosing the Best Book Design Software

Path to Print: Choosing the Best Book Design Software

When you set out to make a book, you’ll use many tools—from cameras and keyboards to notebooks and sheer creativity. But, when it’s time to make the book out ...

Garden Journal Ideas

Ideas & Examples, Tips & Tricks

Garden Journal Ideas

Gearing up to do some gardening? You’ve got your tools ready, but wait! Whether you’re just digging into this hobby or you’re a seasoned green thumb, you might be ...

Custom coffee table photo book ideas

Custom coffee table photo book ideas

You might not have given a lot of thought to coffee table books. Which is fair, since part of their appeal is that they’re not typically meant to be ...

Selling

Self-publishing vs. traditional publishing

Self-Publishing

Self-publishing vs. traditional publishing

Whether you’ve just written your first book or your hundredth, the first step towards publishing it is choosing how to go from manuscript to print. In today’s publishing landscape, ...

How to write a synopsis

Self-Publishing

How to write a synopsis

So you’ve got to write a synopsis. If you're unsure where to begin and struggling to get started, you're not alone. They’re not long, but, just like a novel, ...

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 ...

Inspiration

Hit the Books with Dan Milnor: Adventures of an Amateur Birder

Ideas & Examples

Hit the Books with Dan Milnor: Adventures of an Amateur Birder

You might think midlife crisis or the rekindling of a long-lost love, but the real reason for my sudden passion for birds comes from a chance encounter during the ...

Behind the Book: Knit Stitch: 50 Knit + Purl Patterns by Kristen McDonnell

Ideas & Examples

Behind the Book: Knit Stitch: 50 Knit + Purl Patterns by Kristen McDonnell

YouTuber and Blurb bestseller Kristen McDonnell shares her self-publishing success story and the many lessons she learned along the way. Your book Knit Stitch: 50 Knit + Purl Patterns has ...

Rohingyatographer Magazine: Behind the Zine with Sahat Zia Hero

Ideas & Examples

Rohingyatographer Magazine: Behind the Zine with Sahat Zia Hero

Sahat Zia Hero is the founder, editor, and photographer of Rohingyatographer Magazine, a new publication that showcases the work of photographers from the Rohingya community in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh—the ...

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