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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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Sunday night was the first-ever HTP Official Crowning Event + it was so much FUN! We welcomed the brand new team of 2017 spokesmodels to the family with a night full of yummy snacks, beautiful details, tons of selfies + TIARAS! The full 2016 spokesmodel team joined us along with the brand new 2017 girls […]
Like I said in Tuesday’s post…last week was a GOOD one!!! I was lucky enough to have Heather of Cardinal Rose Photography join me for a mentoring session at my studio in downtown Fredericksburg at the beginning of the week. We spent four hours together diving into her business, building marketing strategies + making a game plan to […]
Ohhhh this is one I’ve been waiting to share for a long time, ya’ll!!! Faith is one of my absolutely adorable 2016 spokesmodels + this girl ROCKS it at every shoot that she is a part of!!! I am so thankful for her + her sweet, spunky personality on the team + her senior session […]
Last week was one of my FAVORITE weeks of the entire year!!! If you follow me on social media, you have seen me frequently posting about my senior spokesmodel applications over the last few months. I received over 100 applications from girls all over the state of Virginia and, after weeks of reviewing applications and finalizing […]
OHHHH, these two!! Morgan contacted me quite a few months ago about a possible mentoring session, but we ended up shooting a sweetheart session with her + her hubby instead! They just happened to be in town during the week before Christmas, and we ended up having a BEAUTIFUL afternoon with low 60’s temperatures!! In […]
Mary + Avery’s wedding day in December was absolutely incredible! This blog post is going up quite a few weeks late because I was in New Zealand + Australia during the weeks following their big day, but I am SO excited to be sharing it today! From a picture-perfect chapel to gold and navy details […]
Some of the questions that have been filling my inbox over the last few weeks are “What equipment should I buy if I am just starting out?” or “which lenses do I buy first!?” or “Which camera will give me the best quality for a lower price!?” These are SUCH great questions and they are the exact same […]
Before you keep reading, be sure to check out PART 1 and PART 2 of my trip to New Zealand + Australia so that you can play a little catch up!!! 🙂 When I was planning this trip at the beginning, I was only planning on attending the Great Photo Escape in NZ for 10 […]
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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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