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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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AHHH!!! For weeks on Instagram stories, I’ve been hinting at a surprise and sharing about some filming we’ve been doing behind the scenes. On Sunday, I shared a sneak peek into what was launching today and we got SO many guesses about what it could be. A new course? Documentary? Educational content? A VLOG!? Anyone […]
Last year for Valentine’s Day, I did a Creative Gift Guide for Women and it was a HIT!! It’s still one of my most-viewed blog posts to date!! So, as the holidays roll around, I’ve been brainstorming some of my FAVORITE products from the year that I just can’t live without. I’ve narrowed it down […]
This post is definitely bittersweet to be writing…but I feel so much peace about this decision. This may come as a surprise to quite a few of you…but bear with me here 🙂 Earlier this year, I made the decision to end my lease at my storefront studio space in downtown Fredericksburg. After seeking advice […]
You may have seen last week that I was a little bit MIA on social media…because I was on the Taylor Family spring break vacay!!! My younger siblings, Nathan and Abby, had the week off of school for spring break, so we planned our first family vacation in YEARS. We took a road trip in […]
If you’ve been around here for awhile, you know that I launched an entirely new website and brand back in May of 2016. But, what you DIDN’T know, is this: two months ago, I sent Jen Olmstead an email that basically said “Hey, remember how we launched a new website last year? Yeah, let’s do […]
If you follow me on Instagram, you saw that I was in St. John last week with two of my very best friends for FIVE DAYS! I still haven’t even processed how in the world that was real life…but I haven’t felt this refreshed and rejuvenated in months. I am so thankful and so happy that […]
As Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching, I decided it might be fun to share a quick gift guide for creative women! In this post I’ll be sharing 15 of my all-time favorites products from makeup to camera equipment to shoes to jewelry…you name it, it’s listed here. If you’re looking for the perfect V-Day gift for […]
To some people this blog post title is going to sound so odd…but to other it’s going to make perfect sense 🙂 Around my house, my family has always referred to my as a “night owl”, meaning that I function best and work the hardest during late night hours. I’m always sleepy (and looking for […]
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