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Hi! I’m Moriah, and I’m so excited you’re here.
I’m a photographer, creative entrepreneur, author, solo traveler, and mom to the most amazing dog. My work has been featured by brands such as Anthropologie, The Today Show, Material Kitchen, True Food, and Simple Mills.
This is a space devoted to those wanting to find the good in the everyday, and create it where they can. I write mostly about creative business and food photography, but I also share the recipes that got me started photographing food.
It’s a wild, crazy ride being a creative, and I’m so glad we have this space to connect on it together!
My Restaurant Photography Gear
My Restaurant Shoot Gear Restaurant photography has always been the bread and butter of my work. I’ve had to work really hard to get good at food styling and studio food photography, but there's something about restaurant work that I just thrive in. I’ll never forget...
Calculating Value as a Photographer (part 2)
Calculating Value as a Photographer I’m back with part 2 of my series on value in the photography world. This post is a bit shorter ,but hopefully will help you to get some practical application out of the first post in the series, which you can find here if you...
How One Investment can Change Your Career
Investing in yourself is scary, especially when you're brand new at creative business and you haven't seen how much investing in yourself can change the trajectory of your career. But what if I told you that an investment of just a few hundred dollars could do just...
Pesto Chicken Bowls with Sauerkraut (Paleo)
Easy Gluten-Free Pesto Chicken Bowls with Sauerkraut are made with sheet-pan roasted vegetables and topped with dairy-free pesto and sauerkraut for an easy weeknight dinner. This post is sponsored by Bubbies. All text and opinions are 100% my own. Thank you for...
Understanding your Value as a Photographer (part 1)
Something I get asked frequently is “how should I price myself as a photographer?” And while this is not something that I can answer for you, I thought it might be helpful for me to write a two-part post on what it means to understand your value and some things you...
Protecting Creativity for Better Photography
Last year I became painfully aware of how much my life seemed to revolve around my phone. I was on it all the time during my shoots, I was way too concerned about keeping up Instagram engagement, and I was getting too much inspiration from what was at my fingertips...