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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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When Elyn told me she wanted to channel her inner Elle Woods for this shoot, I knew it was going to be a GOOD TIME!!! She wanted tons of PINK, florals and girly vibes for her senior portraits in Charleston…and you’ll have to scroll through to see if you think we nailed it! We kicked […]
What. A. Shoot! Lily grew up vacationing on Kiawah Island just outside of Charleston, and she thought it would be the perfect place to capture her senior portraits. We had a FaceTime call leading up to her session to talk about all of her gorgeous outfits, locations and plans for shoot day – and I […]
If you love all things bright, colorful and downtown Charleston – you are going to be OBSESSED with Kaylea’s senior portraits (almost as obsessed as I am!!!) Kaylea traveled all the way from Tennessee for her senior session, and man was it WORTH IT! She wanted to highlight downtown Charleston, and also capture her love […]
It is a FULL month on the blog and I am LOVING it!!! Today I am sharing Reagan’s absolutely jaw-dropping senior session downtown Charleston. She wanted to highlight all of the iconic Charleston architecture, gas lanterns, beautiful doors – and also some colorful florals and sunset on the beach. We packed ALL of that (and […]
If you love all things colorful, coastal, and classic Charleston – you’re going to fall in love with Anna Blaire’s senior portraits! As a Charleston senior photographer, sessions like this remind me just how lucky I am to get to photograph Charleston’s iconic locations week after week. We are going to have a PACKED few […]
This Edisto Island senior session with Sophie is one I’ll be reminiscing about for a long time! As a Charleston senior photographer, I love when my seniors want something unique that showcases both their personality and the iconic Lowcountry scenery. From the moment we started planning Sophie’s senior portraits, I knew it was going to […]
We are kicking off a BUSY few weeks on the blog – because June has been PACKED with jaw-dropping senior sessions in Charleston! I’m kicking off the marathon of gorgeous shoots with a SISTER senior session – aka TWO senior sessions in one! Lili and Hayden traveled from halfway across the country for me to […]
What an absolutely GORGEOUS way to kick off the summer senior season! Morgan and her mom traveled all the way to Charleston, SC from Virginia (!!!) for her senior portraits. Talk about an HONOR! They are actually both from my hometown of Fredericksburg – and I had the privilege of chatting with Morgan’s mom to […]
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