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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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This post has been on my heart for quite some time. Last week, I hosted a webinar about booking more senior clients and this was a question that I kept seeing pop up in the chat. It’s a topic that is SO close to my heart and one that I love teaching on…so I’m thrilled […]
This is it. The announcement you’ve been waiting for, the surprise I’ve been working on and the thing I’ve been hinting at for MONTHS. It’s a HUGE day over here because… I’m launching the FIRST EVER Hope Taylor Online Course: Spokesmodel 101! This 8-module, self-paced online course covers everything you need to know to build, execute […]
I have been thinking about this blog post for WEEKS leading up to today…and I already know I’m not going to have the right words to adequately explain my love for Remy and Eli or their magical wedding day. But I’m sure going to try!! Remy is one of my sweet Hope Taylor Workshop alumni […]
This post is so bittersweet to be writing!! Last week, I had my very last photoshoot with my beautiful 2017 spokesmodel team. As they all graduate high school and prepare to head to their college homes for the next 4 years, we said “goodbye” with a fun cap and gown shoot as a team! Not […]
Typically I don’t blog on Mondays…so there has to be a very good reason for this post 🙂 And there is!! TOMORROW is the day that I’ll be hosting my FREE online class: 5 Tips to Book MORE Senior Portraits! If you haven’t joined in yet, you need to! Because not only is the class […]
Libby and Mark’s wedding day was joy-filled and surrounded by the love of so many amazing family members. From the moment Drew and I arrived, we knew it would be a wonderful day. The bridesmaids decorated cookies together while getting ready, Libby did a first look with her dad AND brother (which both included a […]
Where do I even begin with these two!? Shelby emailed me quite a few months ago asking about the possibility of booking an anniversary session. Typically, I don’t offer anniversaries (only weddings and engagements to my brides!), but I remembered her name from attending my webinars and commenting along on my social media posts. She […]
On the first day of this month’s workshop…the 80% rain forecast disappeared just before the styled shoot began. But, unfortunately, for day number two we didn’t get so lucky. The forecast stuck around with heavy rain throughout the entire styled shoot…but that didn’t stop us!!! We had tons of clear bubble umbrellas to go around, […]
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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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"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!"
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