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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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I’ve said it over and over and I’ll keep saying it…having a photographer trust me to capture their photos is SUCH an honor! G is a sweet friend of mine and an amazing photographer in Charleston, and we have been planning these anniversary portraits fo SO long! They had to be rescheduled more times than […]
I am moving to Savannah THIS WEEK! And the biggest question I’ve gotten from other photographers is: “what are your doing to market your business in your new city?” I started the process of strategically marketing my business in Savannah MONTHS ago…and I’m breaking down the exact 3 things I’ve been doing in today’s video! […]
If you follow me on Instagram, then you may already know this…but I’m moving to SAVANNAH! Since announcing that Hayden and I are building a home in Georgia, I’ve gotten SO many questions… “Why are you not staying in Charleston!?” “When will your home be done!?” “When are you actually moving!?” Are you selling your […]
The dreamiest of Charleston summer shoots is coming your way!! Meredith and Mitch traveled all the way to Charleston from Richmond, VA for their engagement session last week. Before their shoot, we had 3 straight weeks of non-stop rain and thunderstorms…so I was a little nervous that the forecast said rain for their shoot date […]
This video was SUCH a fun one to film!!! I bulk film my YouTube videos…and I have not had a chance to film since I got ENGAGED!! Today’s video is a recap of the proposal from my perspective, a peek into our engagement party and a life update! Tune in below! IF YOU ENJOYED […]
This session was such a sweet and special one. Elise is a photographer herself, and she is not located here in Charleston. We booked this session halfway through 2020…but ended up having to reschedule countless times due to sickness, family emergencies, poor weather…you name it! So, when the day finally rolled around for this shoot […]
If you didn’t see last week’s video, you’ll want to watch Part 1 HERE! From the very early stages of my business, I wanted to set myself apart as a senior photographer and provide a really unique client experience. One of the ways that I did this was to collaborate with local boutiques to provide […]
Anna-Kelley’s senior portrait session was a dream from start to finish…you can barely even tell that it was POURING rain for the majority of it!! When the forecast started to say rain, we tried to schedule her session…but Anna-Kelley was about to leave for college and I didn’t have any availability. So, we decided to […]
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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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