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 ...

Photography

How to Find a Photography Mentor in 6 Steps

How to Find a Photography Mentor in 6 Steps

Photography is a funny thing. A photography practice often starts innocently enough but can soon become a complete and total compulsion, something that creeps into our mind before, during and ...

5 Photographers to Follow

5 Photographers to Follow

When I was first asked to write this post, a cascade of faces and names began to flow through my mind, as did a level of excitement I’ve not ...

Behind the Book: Chasing Magic

Ideas & Examples, Photography

Behind the Book: Chasing Magic

Photography shown in hero image by Brynn A. Schmidt, Kathy Linford, and Maricel Quesada Jara For every breathtaking landscape or wildlife photo, there’s often a personal story or tale of ...

DSLR vs. Phone Cameras: How to Choose

DSLR vs. Phone Cameras: How to Choose

With the invention of the cell phone, and subsequent invention of the cell phone camera, came an explosion in the popularity of photography. Suddenly, everyone with a cell phone ...

What is Film Photography (Analog Photography)?

What is Film Photography (Analog Photography)?

Luckily for all of us, analog photography, also known as film photography, is all the rage. The Digital Revolution which descended on photography in the mid to late 1990s ...

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 ...

#MyBlurbMoment Giveaway

#MyBlurbMoment Giveaway

With the constant ups and downs of this year, it was the ingenuity of creators who provided glimmers of hope and inspiration in a world of chaos. The photographers ...

13 Thanksgiving Dinner Picture Tips & Ideas

13 Thanksgiving Dinner Picture Tips & Ideas

There’s plenty to look forward to at Thanksgiving celebrations, from the quality time with family and friends to the rich culinary traditions. As you prepare for the holiday feast, ...

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 ...

How to Organize Photos on Your Phone

Photography, Planning & Creating

How to Organize Photos on Your Phone

We know how it goes. The photo collection on your phone is always growing, and it can easily become a source of frustration—especially when you’re trying to choose images ...

12 Landscape Photography Tips

12 Landscape Photography Tips

It’s no wonder photographers of all skill levels are drawn to landscapes. You get to plan your own adventures to beautiful destinations near or far, spend quality time in ...

Behind the Book with Kristal Bean

Ideas & Examples, Photography

Behind the Book with Kristal Bean

For Kristal Bean, the world of photography opened up when her first daughter was born. Inspired by the profound experience of pregnancy and motherhood, she decided to launch a ...

How to Take Better Photos with Your Phone

How to Take Better Photos with Your Phone

When taking photos on the go, it’s natural to reach for a camera phone, then point, shoot, and post. Even if you’ve got the basics down, you might still ...

11 Tips for Photographing Spring

11 Tips for Photographing Spring

Spring is an exciting time to have your camera in hand. The natural world is in bloom, so you can look forward to more daylight hours, warmer temperatures, and ...

The MACK First Book Award

The MACK First Book Award

Back in the day, during the early years of my photography career and upon the suggestion of a friend, I entered a “first book,” contest. The open call brought ...

8 Tips for Photographing the Holidays

8 Tips for Photographing the Holidays

The holiday season brings with it a unique energy, from bustling days of gift shopping and social events to momentous family trips and heartwarming celebrations. In this flurry of ...

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, ...

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, ...

How to Photograph Fog, Food, the Moon, Artwork & More

How to Photograph Fog, Food, the Moon, Artwork & More

Can a photograph ever do justice to its subject? It’s a question that drives photographers to hone and perfect their craft as they strive to make images that reflect ...

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 in our daily lives. The history of photography illustrates just how drastically those technological ...

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 ...

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