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Environmental portraits capture a person in their surroundings.

Great photography is crucial to a fantastic yearbook. No matter where you are in the production process, photo skills need to continue to be improved and reinforced. There are also numerous school

Need help with something? Just ask an expert: “How’d you do that?”

Sharing best practices is a time-honored tradition among yearbook advisers. The spring edition of elements magazine answers

With a little planning on your part, you can organize a yearbook distribution day party for fun – and profit! Whether your book delivers in the spring, summer, or fall, the distribution party is a

Because being on the yearbook staff can be like having a job, consider requiring students to submit an application to join, even if you have open enrollment and accept everyone who applies.

Yearbook adviser Colleen Wenger at Lancaster High School in Ohio recommends these 7 steps to presale next year’s yearbooks during your spring distribution party.

Producing a yearbook is the largest group project in the school and it often seems like there is no light at the end of the tunnel. This is especially true for the yearbook staff. Everyone has one

When the yearbook arrives, the first thing most people do is look for themselves. The index plays a vital role as a reader service and assists in locating

by Bernadine Judson, yearbook adviser Etiwanda High School, California

Juggling the demands of teaching, advising and parenting is daunting. What to do? Wave your magic wand. Voila! StudioWorks,

by Lauren O’Connor, yearbook adviser Norcross High School, Georgia

We are a democratic staff. Of course, we have editors who make some important decisions, but most things are decided by the class

by Holly Hartman, yearbook adviserMemorial High School, Houston, Texas

Good. Better. Best. It is a process. Discover what it takes to be the best.

by Amanda Cardoza, yearbook adviser Douglas MacArthur High School, San Antonio, Texas

In 1999 I was the co-editor-in-chief of my high school yearbook. My adviser, Charles Murray, set the best example