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I'm Hope Taylor. A photographer, educator and business coach serving joyful clients for almost a decade. I began my business when I was just 16 years old, and now I help you grow yours from my home in Savannah, GA!
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This session may not technically be a senior session…but it was SUCH an honor to photograph!!! Lindsay is currently serving as Miss Charleston and is gearing up to compete for Miss South Carolina this month. When she reached out and asked me to capture some quintessential Charleston images for her to share leading up to […]
Maycie Grace’s senior session in downtown Charleston was SUCH a fun one!!! She and her mom traveled all the way from Alabama just for these pictures, and it was their very first time ever visiting Charleston. No pressure, right!? We had to make sure they got allllll of the Charleston goodness in one session…and I […]
Emma’s senior session was one of those shoots that had to pivot a little bit because of weather…but ended up being SO beautiful anyway!!! We originally had to reschedule earlier in the week because of rain, and when her session day finally arrived, Charleston gave us a cloudy, gray evening. But Emma’s cheerful personality made […]
Lainee’s senior session in downtown Charleston was one of those shoots that felt SO meaningful from start to finish!!! Lainee lives here in Charleston and wanted to capture the essence of her favorite city which I loved so much. There is something extra special about photographing a senior in a place that has been such […]
Savannah’s senior session in downtown Charleston was SUCH a special one!!! Not only did she include The Pink Figgy car – one of my clients’ favorite props to rent for their senior portraits – but she and her mom traveled all the way from Fredericksburg, Virginia to Charleston for her shoot. Fredericksburg is my hometown […]
Cayden’s senior session in downtown Charleston was SUCH a dream!!! She traveled in from out of town for her senior portraits, and from the very beginning, she was so sweet, excited and ready to soak up the full senior experience. That always makes a session extra special for me! We photographed at some of the […]
Savannah’s senior session in downtown Charleston was FULL of personality, color and so many sweet details!!! This shoot included The Pink Figgy car, which has quickly become one of my clients’ favorite props to rent for their senior portraits…and I totally understand why. It is the CUTEST addition to a Charleston senior session! Between the […]
Mary Hilton’s senior session in downtown Charleston was SO much fun and full of personality!!! From the very beginning, this session had so many unique details that made it extra special…including the cutest Pink Figgy car as a prop! It was such a fun addition to her session and fit so perfectly with the playful, […]
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I began my business during my junior year of high school, and fell in love with photography while capturing all of my peers and their senior portraits. I built a six-figure photography business on my passion for senior clients - and now I help hundreds of photographers across the globe do the same!
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