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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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It was a double header wedding weekend and that means there are going to be TWO beautiful weddings on the blog this week!!! On Saturday, I had the privilege of documenting Katelyn + Bill’s gorgeous wedding day at KingsMill Resort in Williamsburg! I had been looking forward to this wedding for MONTHS because I just […]
One of my FAVORITE things to teach at my workshops is senior posing. Posing can be SO overwhelming, especially in the beginning, and I love being able to share what I’ve learned in order to ease the nerves of other photographers. Some of the questions I get asked most frequently are “How do you keep […]
I am in the middle of a series for my brides all about creating a photography-friendly wedding day! But, before we dive into part 3, I want to preface this series by saying this: your photographer should be able to capture beautiful images on your wedding day no matter WHAT the situation or circumstance! They should […]
Morgan and Jake are the type of people that make you a better person just by spending time with them. They are kind, gracious, Godly, wise and so much fun…I just love them both so much! Jake has been Drew’s best friend for years and I feel so lucky to have become friends with him […]
I am in the middle of a series for my brides all about creating a photography-friendly wedding day! But, before we dive into part 2, I want to preface this series by saying this: your photographer should be able to capture beautiful images on your wedding day no matter WHAT the situation or circumstance! They should […]
I have been waiting to do this post for SO long!!! I chose my incredible 2017 spokesmodel team back in March (Crazy!!! Where has time gone!?) and I have been waiting since the day they were selected to introduce you to them all!! I finally have beautiful images of each of my 13 incredible reps […]
I have been dying to do a blog series for brides for SO long now!! I don’t know why it’s taken my so long to finally get it started…but I’m pretty excited about it!! 🙂 So, today kickstarts my very first bridal series: “Creating a Photography-Friendly Wedding Day”. This series is going to be all […]
When a bride contacts me about photographing a wedding in another state, I always feel SO honored. So when Talara contacted me about shooting her wedding in Kentucky, I couldn’t believe it!! And on top of that, she is a wedding photographer herself…talk about an honor! I feel so lucky to have been able to […]
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