Dorka Photography Blog

Geoff Clapp

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is a drummer with some big plans for the summer. Check out this video we made together to raise money for his wonderful project. More info at www.geoffclappdrums.com

On Saturday morning

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when Nathalie and Larson were getting married I woke to mist and perfect cloud cover. It stayed that way all day. It was lovely. Audubon Park felt luscious and mysterious and beautiful. Reception was at the Audubon Zoo among creatures of the Louisiana swamp. Fun fun fun.

Willa Maud, Jeremy, Mauzy and Rougarou

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We went to the beach.

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We first

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sat down to meet with Tim and Asia to talk about their wedding at a coffee shop on Magazine Street. There was something about these guys that made me quite emotional. They looked so in love. Tim is from Australia, and having spent many years there I felt nostalgic when I heard him speak. Asia is a med student, driven and passionate about everything. I have gotten to know them a lot better over the months, we had an amazing engagement shoot together. So when I met them on their wedding day it felt like hanging out with friends. I shot what I saw. I hope by seeing these photos you will see it it too.

Portraits.

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There is always that moment for me as I pick up the camera before a portrait session when I am kind of amazed you are going to let me photograph you. Really? Then we start and somehow the walls fall down and I forget that we just met and all that really matters is who you are in that very moment you decided to step in front of my lens.

Reina, Lauren, Leila, Beth, Renita, Duane and Stella.

Thanks.

It was a beautiful day from

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beginning to end. Katie and Vincent chose some great locations in New Orleans to spend their wedding day. The orange trees at the Hermann-Grimma House seemed to glow all day (and all night). The Pharmacy Museum with its wonderful old quarter charm transformed the afternoon. And when the sun set over the city and the candles and fairy light lit up the courtyard, it was truly magical.

When

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Craig asked me to document his artwork I wasn’t sure what to expect. One afternoon, a little before my NY trip, I went to visit him in his studio to talk about the job and make plans. As soon as I saw his space and his work and his crazy beard I was like let’s make a movie about you and your branches. We scaled back. He cut his beard. We made this little movie. Check it out.

Craig Damrauer Untitled (Conversations) www.assortedbitsofwisdom.com

Music: Duane Pitre ”Feel Free: Section 1″. Feel Free Important Records (2012). www.duanepitre.com

We picked

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the windiest day of the year to take the Algiers ferry across the river to take some pre-wedding portraits. And we did this at the crack of dawn. Austyn and Jonathan came prepared and ready for the adventure. They will be getting married on a beautiful farm in Mississippi (not at dawn). I look forward to sharing those photos with you soon!

I am struggling

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to describe what I feel when I look at this photos without too much sentiment. Being a mom I am constantly reminded of the passage of time. Shoes that don’t fit all of a sudden, fingernails that I swear were smaller last time I cut them, new words and new feelings.

I love that I will always have this memory of Lola Bay’s awesome shoes that she wore that day. And I will look back to that moment, when Tibo pressed his face to the Patisserie window and I will remember that he was Linus’s first best friend.