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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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Summer senior season is coming to a close…and fall sessions are kicking off here soon! But, Mary Caroline’s beautiful Charleston session just screams summertime. Her colorful outfits, the golden light and the beach-y Chareslton charm were the perfect way to end the season! Oh, and the humidity and mosquitos…but those are free to go. Haha!! […]
I have a handful of senior clients each year who leave me feeling SO on top of the world after their shoot…and Gracie and her sweet mom were two of those clients. Gracie traveled into Charleston for her senior session all the way from Georgia. And, to make it even MORE of a doozy travel […]
Believe it or not, Bella’s senior portraits in downtown Charleston were a LAST MINUTE shoot! Bella and her mom were in town for a volleyball camp at College of Charleston, and emailed me the week of their trip to see if there was a possibility to squeeze in her senior portraits while they were in […]
Elise’s senior session on Rainbow Row in downtown Charleston was absolutely beautiful from start to finish! She traveled all the way from PA for her shoot and I was SO honored. Sometimes doing a summer senior session in July can be a little nerve-wracking in the South…but we had BEAUTIFUL weather! Not too hot, and […]
I have honestly never seen storms in Charleston like the week of Nora’s senior portraits. It was absolute craziness! We had 80% or more chances of severe storms, hail, wind and tornadoes…every day for over a week. But, the catch was that Nora was ONLY in town for one week. So we HAD to make […]
This summer senior session in downtown Charleston was an extra special one. I’ve known Victoria for quite awhile…I met her YEARS ago and have watched her grow up! When her mom reached out to me about them wanting to travel to Charleston from Maryland for her senior portraits, I was SO excited! We planned this […]
Kora’s destination senior portraits at The Flower Fields may be my new favorite senior session of all time. That is a very big claim!!!!! Let me back up a little bit. For the first time ever, I decided to do something NEW in 2023. I opened up applications for “destination senior models” – the opportunity […]
Megan’s beautiful portraits in Laguna Beach were SO special! Megan is a ballerina who has followed me on Instagram for quite some time, and she messaged me when she saw that I was going to be in the Laguna Beach area. Turns out, we were both in town the SAME WEEK (!!!) We had time […]
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