Dorka Hegedus

Dorka Hegedus Dorka is a professional New Orleans based photographer specializing in portrait and wedding photogr She lives in Uptown with her husband and baby boy, Linus.

Born in Budapest, Hungary and spending many of her formative years in Australia and Los Angeles, Dorka is now a resident of beautiful New Orleans. Among the variable of life's twists and turns, photography has always been constant. Behind a lens Dorka has learned to say the things that matter without having to speak the words. Her philosophy? Every shoot is a possibility. A possibility for somethi

ng fantastic. For booking contacts and previous works please check out her blog and website:
www.dorkaphotography.com/blog

for reviews or to add a review please visit
http://www.yelp.com/biz/dorka-photography-new-orleans-3

❄️Announcing my February Collector Event! For the next 3 days, enjoy a 30% discount towards starting or adding to your c...
02/08/2024

❄️Announcing my February Collector Event!

For the next 3 days, enjoy a 30% discount towards starting or adding to your collection of my work.

Code 👉 FEB24

https://shop.dorkahegedus.com

Enjoy! Ends 2/10.

Pictured: “Calendar La Jolla Moon”

Shooting 35mm film means that sometimes the negative might have some unexpected light leaks (funny there are photo editi...
01/24/2024

Shooting 35mm film means that sometimes the negative might have some unexpected light leaks (funny there are photo editing programs where you can digitally add these light leaks). At times I will have to abandon a frame because the leaks are too prominent and its sad but kind of okay because perfection is not what I am shooting for.

In this image I was sitting on a cliff in Portugal watching the sunset and this bird flew so close. I felt that the strip of light entering the camera here works and decided to include it in the print shop.

ps: I am running a Valentine’s Day Sale
25% off

👉 Use code MEANT2B at checkout

Shop Art: https://shop.dorkahegedus.com

Any questions? Need a recommendation? I’m here to help. DM me to chat.

I am posting this photo because this is one of Kevinʻs favorite from Tokyo. I shot this on CineStill 800 Tungsten and pu...
01/17/2024

I am posting this photo because this is one of Kevinʻs favorite from Tokyo. I shot this on CineStill 800 Tungsten and pushed it two stops. I took I think three photos total, I was saving the precious shots for the walk we had planned around Tokyo at night. 

I settled on this version to scan and put in print shop because Kevin loved the colors. I trust his eye. (I feel it is not learnt and chiseled to a sharp perfection).
 
He leaves in three days to start his new show in New Orleans. We will print this shot on ivory newspaper and stretch is large over the hallways in our dream home.

It has been busy. Good busy.  I’ve had a few great family shoots and I was reminded how much I love telling stories. Pho...
01/14/2024

It has been busy. Good busy. I’ve had a few great family shoots and I was reminded how much I love telling stories. Photographing a family for an hour is like opening a window. I am always so curious. About everything. I get to take a peek into lives of people I probably would never meet. Taking these photos, I take seriously. I am always looking for a balance, because I love a beautifully lit and composed shot, but I want my clients to be themselves. I want it to be okay for him to jump and run as much as he wants. I want those moments when dad looks at mom and they genuinely laugh together in front of my lens. I want their album to look like them and not something they saw on another photographer’s instagram feed. It does take time to arrive at this, but unlike most other things in my life, it comes easier for me. I believe that all my clients are beautiful and radiant and have unique stories to share with the world. When I am working like this, it feels effortless to find the connection and arrive at honest story telling. Especially when I meet people who trust me and also believe in this.

Last night we had our first bonfire in Hawai’i at Sandy’s. Mimi’s 8 ft Christmas tree was burning bright. I do love the ...
01/08/2024

Last night we had our first bonfire in Hawai’i at Sandy’s. Mimi’s 8 ft Christmas tree was burning bright. I do love the magic of a bonfire on the beach. (And I am really excited about some footage I can’t wait to share, as part of my next Oah’u video installment).

A few of you have asked me about how to order a 2024 Calendar. Please access the Linktree in my Instagram Bio and it wil...
12/30/2023

A few of you have asked me about how to order a 2024 Calendar. Please access the Linktree in my Instagram Bio and it will lead you directly to the calendar order page.

25% sale right now ends Sunday 12/31.

(I canʻt quite believe that it is in two days. I mean what. just. happened.)

I have way too many things I am working on at the moment. Three short videos I am cutting together; animating one my dau...
12/26/2023

I have way too many things I am working on at the moment. Three short videos I am cutting together; animating one my daughter’s drawings;editing photo shoots; writing my Substack and creating new content for the print shop. (This list feels like the pile of books I am reading by my bedside).

I am also working on a project with a wonderful friend, and I am way too excited about it to lump in this list. I will post about it soon.

I was thinking I would have so much time during the Holidays. Alas, no.

So I post here: the work in progress, some work done, some work halfway done. And some photos of me doing this work.

Happy Happy Holidays.

And many thanks to everyone who have purchased prints and calendars from the shop. I didn’t exactly know what to expect going forth with this new venture. (I mean I knew it would be a new muscle I have to learn to use). What surprised me, and apologies for sounding a bit sentimental, it is the season for it though, is how amazing it feels to have a photograph that meant so much to me, now start a new story with you. Itʻs cool.

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