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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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If you had asked me two years ago to outsource an area of my business…I would have laughed at you. The idea of giving someone ELSE responsibility within MY business was a terrifying concept to me. My business is my baby! Why in the world would I let a random person come in and do work […]
This post is going to be a LONNGGG one and I’m not even going to apologize. So many amazing memories, beautiful people and incredible businesses are in these photos. For anyone that is confused by the title “alumni retreat” – let me explain! Last year, I began an annual retreat for all of my past […]
This question has been popping up in my Instagram stories a TON these last few weeks: “How do you charge for destination weddings?” I remember so clearly being completely CONFUSED by this topic when I was in the early years of my business. What do you charge for??? How do you know WHAT to charge? When/how […]
This title may sound misleading or like “click bait”. How can just ONE thing be the answer to such a big problem of trying to perfect your photos? Well, I think you’re going to be surprised!!! Some of the most frequently asked questions I get are about my editing, my presets, my shooting style, etc. […]
I can already feel the water works coming on before I even start typing this blog post. If you follow me on any social media platform, you saw that Caroline and I hosted The Gathering 2.0 on July 18th. Two years ago, in August 2016, we hosted the very first Gathering. Caroline and I both […]
This year I have already photographed not one, not two…but THREE rainy day weddings. And it’s just the end of May!!! I’ve been sharing a lot more behind-the-scenes Instagram stories throughout my wedding days and, during those rainy weddings, I received DOZENS of direct messages from photographers wanting to know the best ways to be […]
This post is LONG overdue and I can’t believe I’m just now getting around to sharing it!!! For the FIRST time this year, I decided that I would be bringing on interns to work alongside me for wedding days. For the entire year of 2018, they will be acting as my second shooters and assistants. […]
I’m really not even sure where to start because I just can’t handle the cuteness in this blog post!!! Over the last few years, my sweet friend Kat has walked through so many tough seasons. After years of trying to start a family, Kat walked through two miscarriages before becoming pregnant with baby Schmo (you can […]
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