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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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I was 16 years old when I made the brave decision to start pursuing photography as my full-time career. I was 17 when I officially became a business owner and 18 when I made the biggest decision of my life thus far: forgoing a college experience to be a full-time small business owner. I am so grateful […]
Last week, there was a HUGE, groundbreaking change made to Instagram that has caused a social media frenzy over the last few days. Instagram released a brand new feature: Instagram Stories. And these Instagram Stories happen to be almost identical to Snapchat and it’s entire layout…so the world had very mixed reviews and LOTS to […]
I can’t believe it’s been a YEAR since the 2015 studio party!!! CRAZY!! We had SO much fun at last year’s party that we are doing it all again this year. The Caroline Doll & I are partnering up for another epic Senior Studio Party and EVERYONE in the class of 2017 or 2018 is […]
One of my absolute FAVORITE parts of a wedding day is photographing the details!! It’s my wedding day “warm-up” at the beginning of the day and allows me to get my creative juices flowing. I LOVE taking all of the well-thought-out details that the bride has worked so hard on and beautifully photographing them so […]
So, some people may think I’m crazy for this post…but I’m hoping it’s helpful to some of the fellow business owners out there!!! 🙂 When I was in my first year in business, I needed a quick and easy way to create professional social media and blog graphics. I had NO experience in Photoshop or […]
So, let’s get real and talk about something not-so-pretty today. I personally have been struggling in my own business with this topic…and it’s been laid on my heart to share it because I believe that maybe you are silently struggling, too. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that this post leaves you feeling inspired and encouraged […]
As the end of the summer quickly approaches, I have been wanting to share an educational update for all of my photographer and small biz friends!! Education opportunities for 2016 are starting to dwindle down to the last remaining 2016 dates and I also have an exciting workshop announcement to share!!! 🙂 So, I thought a blog […]
This post has been coming for a LONG time and I have been so excited to prepare it and share it with you guys!!! One of the hardest and most stressful parts of a wedding day is deciding which lens to use to ensure that you will capture all of your couple’s beautiful memories. After […]
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