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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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Annnddd WE’RE BACK!!! I took a little break from YouTube over the holidays and took some time off to spend getting everything ready for 2021…but you can expect weekly videos to be BACK and better than ever starting today! I thought the BEST way to kick off 2021 videos was with one of the most […]
It has been a few MONTHS since the last “Friday Favorites” post!!! I tried to do them weekly for a few months…but I kept finding myself falling behind and recycling the same “favorites” because one week wasn’t enough time to have a ton of new faves. So, I polled you all on Instagram and asked […]
This blog post is a special one!! Each year, I spend HOURS curating every single image I took that year to find the best of the best. I spent weeks going through thousands and thousands of images to find my absolute favorites…and I’m so excited for you to scroll through! Typically, I do a separate […]
My LAST wedding of 2020…and it was such a special one to me. Ellen was a sweet friend of mine in high school, and I was actually friends with her when she STARTED dating Brandon all the way back in 2011! Their wedding was actually originally scheduled for February 2021, but with all the uncertainty […]
My LAST portrait session of 2020…SO CRAZY!!! I have one more wedding left and my entire year is finished out. It feels like it flew by but dragged on forever all at the same time. Raegan’s senior session was such a FUN way to end out the year!! Her dad is friends with my dad, […]
Today’s video is by far the most requested to date…and it’s something I have NEVER done before. I am letting you guys watch me edit in REAL TIME!!! You’ll get to see my entire workflow for culling, editing, and sharing sneak peeks from a portrait session and I am SO excited for you to see! […]
Today’s topic can be a sticky subject…but we are tackling it anyways! I am sharing with you all of my thoughts for handling PAYMENTS as a photographer. The programs I use, the way I structure my payment plans, how I handle late payments and discounts, the way I remind my clients that a payment is […]
I actually wasn’t planning on doing gift guides this year because 2020 has been SUCH a crazy time for everyone. But, I shared on Instagram this week and asked if it would be helpful for me to compile some of my favorite products and sales happening for Black Friday…and I got HUNDREDS of responses with […]
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