Ana Dorado Ana Dorado

Let’s keep one thing straight

Us humans, generally prefer straight, levelled lines instead of odd angles. We have a built-in ruler in our brains that makes us want to tilt our heads and align crooked lines. This universal rule is one to keep in mind in photography.

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Ana Dorado Ana Dorado

How to photograph your artwork

Would you like to know what’s the best camera or lens you can buy to photograph your work. Should you get a lightbox, and which one? Do you really need a tripod? How can you avoid reflections? Your FAQs covered.

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Ana Dorado Ana Dorado

I’m giving away my best seller!

I feel like celebrating this week. We finally got over the 5km travel restrictions, there seems to be a bit of light at the end of the tunnel, the sun is shinning, the garden is blooming… It’s time for a GIVEAWAY!

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Ana Dorado Ana Dorado

Does this drive you crazy too?

If you are a small business trying to make it through these tough times, you may like to stop what you are doing and read this now. I have compiled some common mistakes that frustrate clients and prevent online sales. Are you guilty of any of them?

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Have you lost your mojo?

It's hard to stay creative, productive and motivated at all times. Some days 'you just won’t feel like it'. The mojo is gone and we are lost without it. We want it back, we need it back. But how? These are some simple actions I take that help me keep going.

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Ana Dorado Ana Dorado

I’m writing this from a quiet house

Kids went back to school today and it is almost too quiet to concentrate. It has been months of extreme multitasking while working from home, homeschooling, parenting and dealing with the pandemic rollercoaster.

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Ana Dorado Ana Dorado

Launch GiveAway

To celebrate the launch of my new website I am doing a GiveAway of one of my photography backdrops. Please leave a comment in this blog post to enter. Winner to be announced on the 9th of October on my Instagram page @anadorado

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Ana Dorado Ana Dorado

Backdrops as Shortcuts for Product Styling

Using backdrops is one of my shortcuts and the starting point for all the images I create for my clients. Especially useful for creating flatlays and great tools for creating content you can be proud of for social media.

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