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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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Clients giving proper “photo credit” has been a frequent topic of discussion in workshops, online forums, conferences and on social media as a whole over these last few weeks. I’ve been seeing it more and more often – photographers are frustrated or upset with their clients because they posted their beautiful images on social media […]
For the last few months, I have been keeping a secret behind-the-scenes with Caroline. Remy, one of my sweet brides, was having a SURPRISE bridal shower thrown by her sweet momma and I was going to be there to photograph it ALL. (You may remember Remy from her beautiful OBX engagement session, because she is […]
So, let me tell you a quick horror story: When I was 16 and just beginning as a photographer, I was using a fairly old Dell laptop computer to run my entire business. I had a full week of shoots in the busiest fall season when my laptop hard dive completely crashed. The computer wouldn’t […]
If you’ve been around here for awhile, you know that I launched an entirely new website and brand back in May of 2016. But, what you DIDN’T know, is this: two months ago, I sent Jen Olmstead an email that basically said “Hey, remember how we launched a new website last year? Yeah, let’s do […]
This shoot is so special to me and so close to my heart. This year, my parents are celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary. And, to celebrate, they let me photograph them for a FULL anniversary session for the first time EVER. Guys, I was so excited! You have probably seen me share about my parents […]
Last week, I kicked off 2017 engagement sessions with Allysa and Nathan’s beautiful shoot in downtown Fredericksburg! The weather has not quite decided whether or not spring is here…but we had the most amazing day: 60 and sunny with just the right amount of fluffy pink blooms…it was perfect! Allysa and Nathan are such a […]
You saw me introduce the brand new 2018 spokesmodel team on the blog two weeks ago, and I finally had the chance to meet them all IN PERSON at last weekend’s meet and greet event! All 19 beautiful girls came together at the studio for a night with yummy snacks, desserts, games and a photo booth […]
When I was in my first year of photographing weddings, I didn’t require a second photographer in my wedding packages. I left it as an optional “add-on” for my brides to choose from, instead. But, I quickly realized that I NEEDED a second set of hands on wedding days and, looking back, I have no […]
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