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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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Miss Charleston Pageant Portraits with The Pink Figgy | Charleston Senior Portrait PhotographerI honestly was not sure if Bailie and Braxton’s senior sessions were going to be able to happen…and that made this shoot feel like SUCH a miracle!!! They flew all the way in from Tennessee for their portraits, and the forecast for their […]
Shayli’s senior session was SUCH a fun one!!! She flew all the way in from Oklahoma for her portraits, and she wanted her session to highlight all of the quintessential Charleston goodness: pastel colors, colorful buildings, iconic downtown locations and the beach. We explored the Battery and Rainbow Row areas together before heading over to […]
Londyn’s senior session in downtown Charleston was SUCH a fun one!!! She traveled in from over two hours away for her portraits, and I was so excited to bring her vision to life. In her questionnaire, she described wanting half of her images to have a “floral botanical garden vibe” and the other half to […]
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 […]
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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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