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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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Anytime I collaborate with vendors like Dear Sweetheart Events, Paisley & Jade, Sorby Sweets, Katherine Elizabeth Bridal, Hello Darling Beauty + Rachel Tenny…I know it’s going to be good. But I just didn’t know it would be THIS good!!! When Kat and I began chatting details about the styled shoot for this workshop, we knew we […]
I’m laying in bed this morning with sore feet and no voice, but my heart is SO full. Yesterday’s Senior Photography Workshop was absolutely wonderful in every way and I could not be more thankful for the 13 amazing attendees who traveled in from all over the country to spend a day trusting in me and […]
After two years of doing senior sessions with SO many amazing #htpseniors, I started brainstorming a way to bring all of them together. All of my seniors have so many things in common and I thought that, if I could somehow bring everyone together, they would all immediately become friends. So, as I was brainstorming on […]
When I arrived on Fallon + Shawn’s wedding day to find a huge box of details + a handwritten note from Fallon…I just knew that it was going to become one of my FAVORITE wedding days. These two have the most amazing hearts I have ever seen, and their love for each other and all […]
Happy Tuesday, friends! I am so excited to share a little surprise announcement on the blog today, and I hope you find it just as exciting!!! For those of you who are attending Showit UNITED this year in October…I am super pumped to share that I will be leading a senior styled shoot for the […]
When Logan walked into Monkee’s with both her mom AND dad-I knew her session was going to be so much fun!!! Logan is absolutely stunning + her hair and makeup by GoGo Gorgeous was to-die-for! We spent two hours in Monkee’s of Fredericksburg finding her the perfect wardrobe-but you know it’s going to be an amazing […]
In preparation of this month’s Senior Photography Workshop, I am SO excited to share this Kate Spade inspired shoot from March’s workshop!! Kat of Dear Sweetheart Events and I worked for month’s to put together a shoot that would “wow” the attendees, and she did just that!! The week of the March workshop, the weather […]
From the very beginning, I just knew that Mary’s senior session was going to be absolutely amazing! Sometimes summer senior sessions are really hard to schedule here in VA, because the weather can be SO unpredictable. We had to reschedule Mary’s session FIVE TIMES before we had a beautiful sunny day, but it was SO worth it! The […]
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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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"Hope is so much more than *just* an educator, but a loyal, fierce believer in the people she invests in, and who invest in learning from her."
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"Thanks to Hope, I'm literally booking so fast I can't keep up! I booked 3 sessions in ONE day after applying what she taught me!"
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Ever wondered what programs I use in my business? My camera gear? My must-have photography products? Maybe just my favorite outfits to wear on wedding days? I've compiled a massive list of ALL my favorite things in every category!
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