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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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As I am currently on the train ride home from NYC, I just cannot contain my excitement about this post!! This shoot has been secretly in the making for MONTHS and, as we arrived in Times Square on Monday, I was squealing with excitement!! We took this NYC trip for my 18th birthday (woohoo!) and […]
The last few days have been full of a mix of emotions. From excitement at RU orientation, to sadness, to doubt, second-guessing and confusion…I was a mess. I couldn’t quite pin-point why, but I just could not get myself together. My mom pointed out that I was over-working myself and booking a session EVERY DAY […]
Whew, it has been a crazy few weeks!! With multiple sessions, two weddings, Jasmine’s workshop AND college orientation in the past month…I’ve been super busy!! (And I head to NYC in two days for my 18th birthday…what!?) But, after spending the last two days at Radford University for Quest (orientation) I am SOOO excited for […]
OH. MY. GOODNESS. I can’t even begin to describe how amazing the last two days have been. Not only did I get to meet the one and only Jasmine Star, but I got to meet 20+ other phenomenal photographers and grow alongside them! From Sunday night’s mixer (complete with truffle fries and caramel popcorn) to […]
I could not feel more blessed to be a part of such an amazing group of photographers. I am so thankful for all of the support, friendship, laughter and encouragement that each and every member of the Shoot & Share community shares. I will have to do a more detailed blog post in […]
Oh my goodness…this session is a good one!! Simrhan is SOOOO gorgeous and her stunning outfits made this session a new favorite!! We started her session out downtown and explored a little bit before heading over to one of my new favorite locations: a gorgeous, golden-colored wheat field, just in time for sunset!! We got her […]
Oh goodness…Jackie and Kyle are just the sweetest. couple. EVER! I had so much fun second shooting their wedding with Stephanie of Stephanie Dee Photography! I got to spend the first half of my day meeting Kyle and photographing him, his best man and his close friends get ready for his big day! Kyle is […]
Let me start this post by apologizing for the lack of blogging and posting on FB these past few days! The last two weeks have been super hectic with family in town and my graduation yesterday!! I promise that once everything settles down, my blog will be back to normal 🙂 On another note, I […]
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