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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 don’t even know where to begin with this post!!! If you aren’t familiar with my mastermind program, let’s start there. Halfway through 2019, I knew that I wanted to incorporate a new type of education into my business for the year of 2020. I wasn’t quite sure what it was going to look like, […]
Every photographer’s worst nightmare is having a technical malfunction that causes us to lose all of our client’s images…and IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME. Ya’ll, when I was in my first year of business, my laptop hard drive completely crashed. I was so young and new to the world of photography that I had no […]
My first senior session in almost THREE MONTHS…AH!!! So crazy and felt so good to be back. Sarah was one of the winners of my Instagram senior giveaway during quarantine because I know this season has been SO hard for so many class of 2020 grads. She just recently graduated from Clemson and we had […]
This video has been HIGHLY requested!!! If you are a new photographer that is just beginning to master shooting and editing your images…you have probably struggled with this. When you are just starting out as a photographer you have a BIG decision to make…and that is what STYLE of photography you want to be known […]
You guys loved last week’s Friday Favorites post…so I’m back with another!!! Each week, I’ll be sharing a variety of products I’ve been loving in categories like lifestyle, home, fashion and beauty! You can shop this week’s items quickly below, or keep scrolling to learn more about each! *You can shop all of the products […]
Ya’ll…it’s my first shoot back in TWO WHOLE MONTHS!!! AH!!! I can’t even believe it…and this shoot wasn’t even planned!! South Carolina has slowly started to lift stay-at-home orders and allowed small businesses to begin opening back up, which includes photographers. But, to be safe, I’ve kept almost all of my client shoots beginning in […]
This week’s video is a little bit different…and I hope it’s so helpful to someone. If you’ve been following me for a bit, then you’ve likely seen me share about my journey with mental health at some point. I have struggled with anxiety for my entire life, and I know SO MANY entrepreneurs who struggle […]
It’s official…this is my first EVER “Friday Favorites” post!!! I’m trying out something new because I get SO many requests to share my fave beauty, home, fashion and lifestyle products! I’ve been doing NOTHING but online shopping this entire quarantine (anyone else!?) so I have TONS of new recommendations to share with you all!! If […]
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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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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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