THE BLOG

Here at Elena S Blair Education, we strongly believe in community over competition. Community has always been incredibly important to me. And now that I’m an educator, one of my biggest goals is to create a sense of community for those who’ve been a part of my education groups. My community manager, Gabby, and I […]

Every month in my education community Facebook group, we hold cover contests to see whose photo will grace our cover for the month. This month, we had over 130 submissions, with our top submissions receiving 30+ likes each. Our community is more active than ever! This is what I LOVE to see. The support from […]

Welcome to another monthly cover contest! Per usual, we were thrilled to see the 120+ submissions and how talented the members of The Connection are. Check it out! You can see our top submissions below, and if you’re interested in becoming a member of The Connection for less than a dollar a day, click the […]

Part of being a member of The Connection, my online education subscription site, includes being a part of an incredible and supportive Facebook community. That Facebook group is one of the best parts about being a Connection member because it’s full of targeted support, helpful threads, peer critiques, website reviews and more! We also hold […]

One thing I really want you to know is that connection starts with you. Before you can create meaningful photography you have to be able to connect to your subjects, even if you have only just met them. This may sound impossible but it’s doable. Get the know the family and be relatable. Creating connection […]

Time management is hard. Especially for creatives. With so many distractions and potential projects it is easy to get off track. Here are three things you can do right now to improve your time management and productivity. Hint, there is not one technical device or app that you need to start. Write down your top […]