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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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Julia has not only attended TWO of my workshops, but I have now done TWO portrait sessions for her and she has become a sweet friend of mine. Julia is a senior portrait photographer too (woohoo!) and is so, so sweet! We traveled down to her family’s house on the bay for her senior session […]
It’s been a full week on the blog this week and I love it 🙂 I didn’t want to finish the week off without sharing Dianna’s adorable senior session, so it’s going up on a Friday even though I never blog on Fridays!!! But I think it’s worth it! Dianna is one of my gorgeous […]
I have been waiting to do this post for SO long!!! I chose my incredible 2017 spokesmodel team back in March (Crazy!!! Where has time gone!?) and I have been waiting since the day they were selected to introduce you to them all!! I finally have beautiful images of each of my 13 incredible reps […]
Katie’s senior session last week was so much fun for SO many reasons! She is another one of my insanely gorgeous and incredibly talented spokesmodels and I was looking so forward to her shoot!! She told me a few weeks ago that she was covering a pair of pointe shoes in Swarovski crystals for her […]
Sam is one of my beautiful 2017 senior spokesmodels and her senior session last week was so gorgeous!! Her bubbly, hilarious personality is always so much fun to be around and I knew her shoot would be a perfect reflection of that. When Sam applied to be a spokesmodel, she immediately caught my eye because […]
On Sunday I hosted my second annual Senior Studio Party and it was incredible!! I host this event each year for my past, present and future Hope Taylor seniors to come together and celebrate their senior year. It’s an opportunity to meet new friends in the area, say hi if they are planing to apply […]
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 […]
I feel like it’s been WAY too long since I’ve shared a senior session on the blog!! It really hasn’t been that long…but I feel like I go through senior withdrawals sometimes. I’ve been working hard with all of my beautiful 2017 senior reps (and I can’t wait to introduce them all to you SOON!!!) […]
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Build Your Senior Photography Business
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 TAYLOR EDUCATION
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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
Come Watch On YouTube
Looking to grow your photography business, capture better images or streamline your workflows? My Youtube channel is the best place to find free education. Come binge-watch all the past videos, and be sure to subscribe to see new content when it goes live:
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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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Client gallery delivery with cloudspot
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Resources + My Favorite Things
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!
THE RESOURCES PAGE
guides + Programs + tools + favorites
