The Haney Co

Hi! We're Taylor + Austen and we're a wedding photo + video team based in Charleston, SC! We can't wait to meet you!

04/10/2023

A few favorites from this weekend celebrating the Lassiter’s! ✨

04/02/2023

A few favorites from this beautiful weekend celebrating Jordan + Andy! ✨

12/08/2022

Really enjoyed taking family photos last night for the Lenkers! Such a sweet group!!

11/24/2022

Happy thanksgiving y’all!! 🙏

So much to be grateful for this year! I have loved everyone I’ve gotten to work with this year and it’s been so good moving to Charleston. God has been good! Hope you all have an amazing thanksgiving! Can’t wait to share some wedding films in the coming weeks!

11/07/2022

Do you think about what you think about?

It’s an abstract question, but seriously, it matters a lot. A brain study showed that the average human thinks over 70,000 thoughts a day, and those thoughts have a huge impact on how we feel and who we become.

As a photographer, I hear a lot of people express insecurities about the way they look, their awkwardness, their weight, their finances, etc. There are a lot of practical things that we try to do to help you feel comfortable on camera, but in my opinion, a more long-term goal is to learn to see yourself differently.

One practice that I have found extremely helpful came from pastor who journals with 3 colored pens.

With the 1st color, he writes his unfiltered thoughts & emotions. Being honest about his insecurities, fears, frustrations, etc.

Then with the 2nd color, he writes out a scripture verse or verses that speak truth into those different emotions.

And then with the 3rd color, he rewrites his journal entry, allowing his mind to bend around the word of God.

How beautiful is that y'all?

For me today, it was as simple as this. I was walking out of the grocery store and feeling poor (groceries are expensive am I right??). The thoughts started coming, maybe I need another job, maybe I'm not good at this, I don’t know if I’m going to make it, etc. And I caught myself, and said out loud: “He takes care of the birds of the air and the flowers of the field, He'll take care of me." Boom, release worry, breathe in trust.

I hope we can all learn to do that more and more.

10/13/2022

to this beautiful elopement in Joshua Tree California!

10/08/2022

1st Saturday in a while without a wedding and I’ve loved it! It feels so good to take a mental break and sabbath really. I cooked, went to the gym, meal prepped, found an awesome podcast, and will be hanging out with young adults tonight. Days like this remind me that rest is sacred and it’s good to take care of your body, mind, and soul. Hope you have all had a great Saturday as well! :)

10/05/2022

When you find someone you really love, all you want to do is be with them.

Big wedding, don’t need it.
Big house, not important.

Just the two of you, forever.

Mason + Lexi reached out a few weeks before their elopement telling me that they were planning to come down to Charleston for vacation but were ready to get married.

We talked, hit it off instantly, and not long after we were walking the beach at sunrise and I was listening to them make their vows to one another.

I hope that 50 years from now, your love will only continue to grow and become more and more beautiful!

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My Approach to Photography

I like to take what I call “lifestyle photos” which falls somewhere in between traditional portraits & documentary photography. Believe it or not, I started developing this style while I was living overseas in China.

During my 2 years there, I took a lot of photos and videos (documenting) everything about my life around me. I was so fascinated by the tall buildings, the words I couldn’t read yet, the tiny cars, and of course, the people. If you don’t know, Chinese people are AWESOME but they can be a bit camera shy at first. I wanted to take pictures of my students and strangers that I would meet, but I knew that it would be pretty unlikely that I would be able to get them to stand still, smile, and let me take their picture. Plus, doing that just didn’t feel as authentic to me as catching them living their life.

Now that I’m back in the States, I try to keep my experiences from China in mind. I know that most people in America who book a photo session are fine with smiling for the camera, but after a few photo sessions with everyone smiling, I started to realize that my photos were still missing something. They were too “perfect”, and not in a good way. Everyone was symmetrical, and posed decently well, but their expressions were stiff, lifeless, and boring. It was a good picture, but like a yearbook photo, it didn’t communicate any emotions or connection.

That’s when I made the switch in my mind, that my photography wouldn’t be about “good pictures” it would be about connection and story telling. I want the people that book photo sessions with me to leave laughing, and to have photos that help them remember this moment in their lives. Whether you are newly engaged, you’re a mom with small kids, or you’re a graduating senior, I truly believe that my photography can help you tell your story.