CONNOR MORIARTY
COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHER, CREATIVE DIRECTOR, & BUSINESS OWNER
PRODUCT - LIFESTYLE - TRAVEL
ABOUT ME
My name is Connor and I’m a professional photographer based in Cleveland, OH. I own a commercial photography studio named Elysian Studios, and I’m a Lifestyle Photographer for Joann Fabrics. I was previously the Lead Photographer for the editorial studio of Zulily.com, but as long as I’m working in a production studio, I’m a happy guy.
I’m a proud husband and a prouder dad, and I love bourbon, Star Wars, and anything outside, especially hiking and camping. Traveling with my wife is my passion, and though we love our home, our hearts live out in The Rocky Mountains.
Meeting and collaborating with new people in the e-commerce and photography worlds is what I love most. Whether you want to work together or you just stumbled across my website, I appreciate your support and I hope to hear from you!
JUST A BOURBON-DRINKING ADVENTURE-SEEKING WOOKIE WITH A CAMERA
GET TO KNOW ME
PHOTOGRAPHER
I first started shooting in college after my mom gave me one of her old cameras to mess around with, and I instantly fell in love (mainly because it was the only thing I was good at). But I soon realized how passionate I was about conceptualizing, styling, capturing, and lighting, so I dove head-first into my career of commercial photography. It’s been a wild ride ever since.
ADVENTURER
I’ve always said that my passion is photography, but my heart lives in the mountains. Despite being a lifelong Ohioan through-and-through, I’ve been obsessed with traveling, hiking, and camping around the world since I was a kid.
It all started when my parents took me to a dude ranch in Montana as a kid, and since then I have swam in a glacier lake, lived in Kosovo, hiked the Swiss Alps, camped deep within Yellowstone, vacationed in Australia, and submitted more mountains than I can count. And I had my camera in my hand every step of the way.
HUSBAND
My passion for photography and my love of adventure wouldn’t exist without the love of my life by my side. I know it’s cliche to say Tori is my other half, but I truly wouldn’t be the man I am without her, and I never want to do anything if it isn’t with her.
Whether she’s filling in as a model for yet another one of my crazy photo shoots (like breaking into an abandoned hospital), repelling off a cliff with me in an Alpine crevice, diving into a glacial lake, or just being a goofball with me, I couldn’t be more thankful to be married to my best friend and experience all that life has to offer together.
FATHER
I thought I knew what it was like to feel things like happiness, joy, love, and fulfillment, but then Marley came into our lives. If I’m sure of one thing, it’s that I was born to be a dad. It’s the best job I’ve ever had. She is gentle, sweet, curious, and a total goofball, and she grounds and humbles me more than anything else. She inspires me to be a better person and to view the world in a positive light, and every move I make, I make with her in mind.
Commercial Photography
Product & branding photography for businesses across the US
Owner & Creative Director
In the summer of 2020, I founded Elysian Studios, a commercial photography agency based in Cleveland, OH. Originally meant to serve as a way to help local businesses transition to selling online after the COVID-19 pandemic hit the US, Elysian has grown to serve businesses in all 50 states.
Elysian Studios is my passion, a project that I have been invested in for a very long time. I am incredibly thankful to own and run my own commercial studio, but even more grateful for all the fantastic clients who trust us enough to place their brand image in the hands of my studio.
ELYSIAN STUDIOS
