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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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Leigha’s senior session in Charleston was one of those shoots where we had to pivot quickly, trust the process and literally out-run black storm clouds the entire time!!! We originally had a different timeline planned, but because of thunderstorms in the forecast, we made the last-second decision to move her session up to the middle […]
Lauren’s sunrise senior session in downtown Charleston was absolutely beautiful!!! We started the morning at Rainbow Row and The Battery, which is always such a gorgeous way to begin a shoot. The soft early-morning light, pastel buildings and quiet streets made everything feel calm, dreamy and so classic Charleston. One of the biggest perks of […]
Emerson’s sunrise senior session in downtown Charleston was SUCH a fun one!!! She and her family traveled all the way from Tennessee for her portraits, which is always such an honor…and she was a total trooper with a 5am wake-up call. Sunrise sessions are not always easy, but they are almost always worth it: quiet […]
Oakley’s senior session has one of the craziest weather stories of the year!!! She and her mom drove more than 10 hours from Tennessee for her portraits, and somehow, despite there being zero rain in the forecast, the sky completely OPENED up in a severe storm right as we arrived at the shoot location. We […]
Ada’s senior session was one of those Charleston shoots where we had to roll with the punches from the very beginning!!! The forecast was calling for severe storms, so we made the last-second decision to shoot much earlier than originally planned…and I was SO grateful that Ada was along for the ride. She was flexible, […]
Kennedy’s senior session in Charleston was one of those shoots that almost did not happen the way we originally planned…but ended up working out SO beautifully!!! Her session had to be rescheduled at the very last second because of thunderstorms, which meant Kennedy and her mom had to plan an entire second trip to Charleston […]
Lia’s senior session in downtown Charleston was such a fun one because we got to photograph in a few spots I had never used before!!! And that is honestly one of my favorite parts of shooting in Charleston. Even after photographing here so many times, there are always new little corners, blooming flowers, pretty gates […]
Olivia’s senior session was such a beautiful balance of all my favorite Charleston things: colorful downtown locations, flowers in bloom, golden light and the prettiest beach ending!!! We photographed at Rainbow Row, Hampton Park and then finished at the beach for sunset, which gave her gallery so much variety while still feeling soft, cohesive and […]
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