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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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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 […]
The first day of the Hope Taylor Workshop last week (actually, the entire week, to be specific) was forecast to be 90% chance of heavy rain and storms. I prayed and prayed and prayed for a break in the rain just long enough to photograph the wedding day styled shoot…and the rain somehow COMPLETELY disappeared from […]
Every single workshop I do a recap post…and every single workshop leaves me without the right words to adequately summarize it. This set of 16 attendees from across the country (and Canada!!!) blew me away with their talent and their desire to learn. They were beautiful, smart, excited, outgoing and SO much fun to spend two […]
Last week, I hosted a retreat that I never thought I’d be hosting. When I decided a few years ago that I wanted to pursue being an educator and hosting workshops, I knew that I wanted the experience to far surpass the workshop itself. I wanted to build a community of women, photographers and business […]
As business owners who use Instagram as a major tool for marketing in our business, something that we have to utilize strategically is the link that we share in our Instagram bios. What is the most important thing for our clients to see there? Our website? Our blog? A special current offer? It’s always SO […]
Yes, you read that caption right. In the last three years of my business, I have been able to cull every single wedding day in one hour (or LESS!) So, how in the heck is that possible? Well, I’m going to tell you about the program that will become your new best friend: Photo Mechanic: […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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!"
— jessie
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How To: Tips for Better Senior Portraits
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Ever wondered what programs I use in my business? My camera gear? My must-have photography products? Maybe just my favorite outfits to wear on wedding days? I've compiled a massive list of ALL my favorite things in every category!
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