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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 want to preface this post by immediately apologizing for its length…and saying thank you to anyone who makes it to the end!! Over the past few weeks, I have received countless emails asking me these questions: “How did you get started?” and “How did you get to where you are now?” I try to […]
This week, I am spending some time in New Haven, Connecticut for the Justin & Mary “Walk Through a Wedding” workshop! When I arrived on Tuesday evening, we kick-started the workshop with a GORGEOUS styled welcome dinner + a hilarious game of “Heads Up”. On the first “official” day of the workshop, we spent almost […]
The last few weeks have been some of the craziest + most fast-paced weeks of my life, and I am completely pooped!! My family decided last weekend to sign the lease on a new house that they fell in love with…and we moved into the house in 5 DAYS. Yes, you read that right. We […]
This past week has been a whirlwind of planning shoots, styling events, shooting beautiful things, moving with my family and preparing for wedding season…but I am so pumped for this blog post!! This year, I am so excited to have my very first senior spokesmodel team, and I can confidently say that I think I […]
Oh this post just makes me SO excited!! EEK! Over the last few weeks, Ally has become one of my sweetest + closest friends. She has a heart of gold, and she is pursuing her dreams in a way that anyone would admire. She works a full time job, another part time job, is planning […]
When my family and I moved to Fredericksburg 13 years ago, one of the first things we did was tried to find a church that we absolutely loved. My family has always been “picky” about where we attend church, simply because we want to LOVE where we attend and leave every day feeling uplifted, inspired […]
So I’m sure, by now, most of us have seen or heard something about this crazy little thing called the Creative at Heart Conference. And, if you’re anything like I was, you are BEYOND excited about what the conference has to offer and you can’t wait to sign up!! However, some of you may also […]
So, I am blogging this post a little later than most, but I’m okay with that! I wanted to wait until a few weeks into the new year before I shared all of my goals + resolutions for 2015, because I knew I would think of more goals as the year began to progress! The […]
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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."
— Rob
"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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My client booking workflow with honeybook
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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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