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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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We’re going to be talking about a topic today that I get asked about all the time – senior posing, but specifically how to pose seniors in an open field! Photographing in an open field has always been a trend in senior photography because you can create some beautiful images, especially at golden hour, right […]
This is one of my LAST senior sessions before I’m out of office for my wedding day…AH!!! That is so crazy to type!! Alli’s beautiful senior portraits in downtown Charleston were an AMAZING start to my last week of shooting before the big day. Alli traveled into Charleston for her shoot and sent me the […]
Today we’re going to talk about something that we haven’t spent a ton of time talking about on this YouTube channel but something I believe in so fiercely! It’s a marketing strategy that has made a MASSIVE difference in my bottom line: email marketing. Email marketing has quite literally doubled my revenue while cutting the […]
I had so much fun photographing Chad’s senior portraits in downtown Charleston! I had been in contact with his wonderful mom, Tammy, to plan out every detail leading up to the shoot. We ended up having to reschedule 3 times because of sickness, sports conflicts and weather…and we ended up getting the most BEAUTIFUL day […]
Oh my goodness, where do I begin with these two!? Sydney and Michael’s sunrise engagement session in downtown Charleston was a dream from start to finish. I had been looking forward to this shoot for MONTHS! Sydney and Michael first inquired with me because they are getting married at the same wedding venue as us: […]
Today, we are going to talk about how I made 6 figures as a young entrepreneur by talking about the things I did wrong! I started my business as a teenager and I made a lot of money very quickly but I did that because I was working really hard, around the clock, and I […]
Today I’m going to teach you how to pose clients with florals! Some of my signature images, my images I love more than anything I’ve created, involve posing a client with some sort of florals or flowers in the foreground. Posing with flowers may seem super specific but my senior portraits are kind of known […]
Spring senior sessions are my absolute favorite…and they are even better when they are perfectly timed with the blooms in downtown Charleston! Katy and her sweet family flew in from TEXAS for her senior portraits. We scheduled this shoot MONTHS ago…but we ended up scheduling it PERFECTLY. Somehow, all at once, the azaleas AND 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 TAYLOR EDUCATION
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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."
— Rob
"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!"
— jessie
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Looking to grow your photography business, capture better images or streamline your workflows? My Youtube channel is the best place to find free education. Come binge-watch all the past videos, and be sure to subscribe to see new content when it goes live:
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How To: Tips for Better Senior Portraits
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Resources + My Favorite Things
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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