THE BLOG

As we round out the year, I want to humbly thank each and every one of you for being such active members in our online community this year. Every year we have more and more photographers join this community, and every year I’m overwhelmed with gratitude. So, thank you! This education community would not be […]

If you’re like me, time is extremely important to you. You value any thing that will allow you to work more efficiently. Especially when it comes to editing, which is something I have been outsourcing to The Image Salon for a couple of years now — and I’ve never looked back. But for years I’ve […]

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 […]