Dan Milnor, Author at Blurb Blog

Hit the Books with Dan Milnor: Put Play into Practice

Hit the Books with Dan Milnor: Put Play into Practice

Not everything is meant for public consumption. This might seem counter to the general trend of modern society, where every moment of every day is shared and shared passionately. ...

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 ...

Think smaller (an ode to making a zine)

Think smaller (an ode to making a zine)

Ambition is a peculiar thing. As creatives, we need it, like oxygen or any other foundational building block. The spark, drive, catalyst, or passion, like a shadow, these things ...

The career question most people fumble

The career question most people fumble

Imagine this. You, just beginning your career, thinking it’s going to be an uphill slog, suddenly encounter someone who asks, “What’s the dream? Money is no issue. Tell me ...

The gift of the sidequest

The gift of the sidequest

Two years ago, Blurb hosted a photo walk and meetup in New York City. Before our walk began, a guy walked up holding a small publication and said, "Here, ...

How to prep for a portfolio review

How to prep for a portfolio review

I have no recollection of my first-ever portfolio review. I must have been too traumatized, or I was so overconfident I couldn’t see the buzz saw I was walking ...

Sustainability and the future of print: Dan Milnor talks POD

Sustainability and the future of print: Dan Milnor talks POD

I am fortunate to have parents who loved the great outdoors. My father’s nickname, in fact, was directly tied to his love of wild places (BOJ, for Big Outdoor ...

The joy of making test books (yes, Dan Milnor says joy)

The joy of making test books (yes, Dan Milnor says joy)

Let me reverse the narrative right away. Making test books isn’t arduous. Making test books is fun. This might seem counterintuitive, but as someone who has made and continues to ...

Dan Milnor on how we’ll photograph, print, and publish in 2026

Dan Milnor on how we’ll photograph, print, and publish in 2026

They say time moves faster as you get older. At fifty-seven, I can tell you—it’s no joke. I’m still scribbling last year’s date in my journal, and suddenly it’s ...

Merciless and meaningful: editing your year in photos

Merciless and meaningful: editing your year in photos

Behind many of the best photographers is a dazzling array of the best editors. Photographers can be masters of their craft, but might not be able to edit their ...

One camera, one lens, photography with intention

One camera, one lens, photography with intention

A few years back, a friend with a successful YouTube channel told me, “Hey, Milnor, make a film and send it to me.” “I don’t make films,” I said. “I don’t ...

Dan Milnor on why stories still matter (20 years later)

Dan Milnor on why stories still matter (20 years later)

“What’s your story?” How many monumental human experiences have emanated from this simple question? Researchers believe that as far back as 300,000 years ago, our ancestors could speak as we ...

Hit the Books with Dan Milnor: How Printing Got Me Hired as a Photographer

Hit the Books with Dan Milnor: How Printing Got Me Hired as a Photographer

Printing your work helps secure photography jobs. It has for me since 1996. Yes, we are right smack in the middle of the Digital Age, but print has a ...

Hit the Books with Dan Milnor: Give Me Mood Over Perfection

Hit the Books with Dan Milnor: Give Me Mood Over Perfection

“I don’t want to hit print until it’s perfect.” If I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard this statement, I could buy a mid-level Toyota Camry. I might ...

Hit the Books with Dan Milnor: Do, Don’t Watch

Hit the Books with Dan Milnor: Do, Don’t Watch

“I don’t have time to read.” I hear this at least once a week, typically when someone sees me reading and decides to let me know that even though they ...

Hit the Books with Dan Milnor: From Capturing Moments to Telling Stories

Hit the Books with Dan Milnor: From Capturing Moments to Telling Stories

There is poetry to good street photography. Single frames hold the same power as a single syllable of a strong poem or haiku. Nothing extra or extraneous holds the ...

Hit the Books with Dan Milnor: Let’s Talk About Soul

Hit the Books with Dan Milnor: Let’s Talk About Soul

Many of us dream of making creative work our full-time pursuit. But the reality is that most of us creators aren't doing it professionally, and what if that’s actually ...

Hit the Books with Dan Milnor: How to Grow Without Losing Your Soul

Hit the Books with Dan Milnor: How to Grow Without Losing Your Soul

Last weekend, I drove south to work on my ongoing New Mexico project. What project, you ask? Well, that’s a bit complicated. The origins of this project date back to ...

Hit the Books with Dan Milnor: Lessons from Antarctica—Simplifying for Success

Hit the Books with Dan Milnor: Lessons from Antarctica—Simplifying for Success

A year ago, I was headed to Antarctica. The trip became a reality when a photographer friend arranged for me to gain passage on a ship headed south. Before this ...

Creative Advice: Being a photographer wherever you find yourself

Creative Advice: Being a photographer wherever you find yourself

In this new series, we will be featuring creative advice from different members of the Blurb community. This post comes from professional photographer Dan Milnor, Blurb's Creative Ambassador. While ...

Hit the Books with Dan Milnor: Start Marketing Your Book Now

Hit the Books with Dan Milnor: Start Marketing Your Book Now

The marketing of your book begins the moment you decide you have a story to tell. At that very moment. Not the next day or the week after. Not ...

Hit the Books with Dan Milnor: Your One-Hour Bookmaking Challenge

Hit the Books with Dan Milnor: Your One-Hour Bookmaking Challenge

If you are passionate about creativity, you’ve probably heard someone say, “You should make a book,” and “It’s so easy.” Although it can be relatively easy to make a book ...

Hit the Books with Dan Milnor: AI and the Creative Self

Hit the Books with Dan Milnor: AI and the Creative Self

As we creep toward the latter stages of 2024, you would be hard-pressed to find a more poignant topic than artificial intelligence. AI has already begun to permeate our ...

Hit the Books with Dan Milnor: The Art of Zine Making

Hit the Books with Dan Milnor: The Art of Zine Making

Dr. Hunter S. Thompson once said, “When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.” If Thompson had been writing about publications, he would have been referring to the ...

Hit the Books with Dan Milnor: How to handle critique

Hit the Books with Dan Milnor: How to handle critique

During my college years, I spent hours upon hours in the library stacks looking through back issues of photography magazines from Europe, Asia, the United States, and elsewhere. Because ...

Hit the Books with Dan Milnor: How to sell your book

Hit the Books with Dan Milnor: How to sell your book

One of the most challenging questions I face at Blurb is, “Well, I finally finished my book. Now how do I sell it?” This tops the list in a ...

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