I’m Mariah…

I’ve been there. Countless hours trying to maintain a balance between home life, job life, photography life. You want to be successful. You want to learn, but you’re also just flat-out tired, and where is the time?

That creative part of you still strives to be the best, to create the most beautiful images, to make the most money, to create art that people love. I have been there.

My first love in life was teaching (and my Yorkie). With a Bachelors and Masters in Education, I felt like all of that knowledge and gift was being wasted. So, here I am, ya’ll. Let’s do this.

I am here to educate you, to free you from that overwhelmed feeling, to drag you so far into a world of creativity that you stand in awe of the photography you have created.

Join me. Time to transform your photography and your creativity.

the mama collection: a beginner’s guide to photography | $99

For all of the mamas and folks out there who have fancy cameras and don’t know how to use them. We all have to start somewhere. This guide aims to make learning photography simple with down-to-earth strategies, descriptions, and examples. This collection includes a 43 page guide, enhancing presets, and portrait templates.

A Mama’s Guide to Shooting People: A Beginner’s Guide to Photography | 43 page photographer’s guide specifically designed for mamas and beginner photographers

• introduction and vocabulary | general photography terms

• equipment on the cheap | budget friendly cameras and lenses

• exposure triangle | the basics of photography

• white balance | understanding with examples of cool and warm tones

• learn by example | pages of images with camera settings and explanations for each

• lighting | indoor and outdoor

• phone photography | comparisons

• lighting scenarios and settings | the key to learning | images with camera, lens, settings, and lighting scenarios listed

• editing | Lightroom desktop and mobile tools and presets

• exporting and storage | how to export for print, web, and storing your images

6 enhancing presets meant to work in conjunction with any other presets

• safe brighten

• enhance greens

• recover highlights and darken

• remove orange skin

• brighten whites

• recover shaded face

BONUS for mamas | 22 portrait collage templates

• 2 facebook cover templates

• 3 different simple portrait collage templates in sizes 8x10, 11x14, 16x20, 24x36

• 1 monthly baby progress template in sizes 16x20, 24x36

• 1 school years template in sizes 16x20, 24x36

master courses

Stay tuned! Online courses available soon!

• outdoor lighting

• natural studio lighting

• strobe studio lighting

• editing

• branding

• and more!