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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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Last week, the Fredericksburg Tuesdays Together group met in downtown Fredericksburg for our November gathering! We had so many old and new friends join us to celebrate the holiday season with yummy snacks + good conversation. The topic of this month’s meet-up was philanthropy, and I LOVED coming together as a group of creatives to serve and […]
A few weeks ago, my sweet friend Amanda of Sorby Sweets reached out to me about doing a small shoot for her business baby’s 1st birthday. I absolutely ADORE Amanda + collaborating with her always makes my heart so happy! She is insanely talented + such a wonderful friend, I just knew I had to make this […]
Guys, this is my THIRD (and final!) post about Showit UNITED!! So bittersweet!!! My trip to Arizona to attend this conference was AMAZING + you can read more about it HERE and HERE! But, for today I want to share with you the images from the styled shoot that I had the privilege of leading […]
Oh friends, I have been excited to share this blog post with you for MONTHS! At the August workshop a few months ago, I had the privilege of working with Ty + Ash (aka The Herrintons) to create a promo video for my Senior Photography Workshops!!! The video is now DONE and I am so […]
Last week, I had the opportunity to attend Showit UNITED in Scottsdale, Arizona with my sweet friend Natalie. I had been getting pumped about this conference for WEEKS leading up to it, but UNITED blew my expectations out of the water. For those who may not know, UNITED is a photography conference that is held by […]
Oh, friends, the last few days have been a whirlwind. A double header wedding weekend, cross-country trip to Arizona for Showit UNITED, leading a styled shoot, making so many sweet friends + then heading home for a senior session + week full of shooting. WHEW! I’m loving every second of it + I can’t wait […]
Last week, the Fredericksburg Tuesdays Together group had their October meet-up and we had SO much fun!! We met in the BEAUTIFUL reception space at the Inn at Old Silk Mill in downtown Fredericksburg. The owners of the Silk Mill graciously let 45 of us use their space to celebrate community over competition + chat all […]
FRIENDS! I am so excited to have a little something fun on the blog today! A few weeks ago, one of the sweet members of CanvasPop contacted me about their wonderful canvas products. After receiving one for myself, I fell in LOVE with the quality of the products + I am so excited to give […]
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