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Jenny Roethlisberger | Bay Area Professional Headshots 10.19.2009

This is Jenny Roethlisberger. I snapped these headshots of her yesterday. I’m convinced she’s gonna go places in life.

Good luck, Jenny!

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Jodee | Bay Area Fashion Photography 10.14.2009

Jodee Smith is a former bay area model who is back looking better than ever! She has an amazing story and is a real inspiration to me. I feel honored to have had the opportunity to photograph her. I’m extremely grateful. Thank you, Jodee! You look amazing!

Makeup by Shaya Goldhaber. Hair & styling by Shannon Reinhardt.

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Puppysitting 10.03.2009

Last week, Katie and I got to watch her dad’s puppy for a day! He’s such a sweet boy. His name is Hops and he’s a 4 month old beagle. He’s so squishy and floppy. I love him.

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I’m Unravelling 09.28.2009

For the next 8 weeks, I get to connect with people all over the world while discovering new ways of seeing myself through photography, thanks to Susannah Conway’s Unravelling e-course. I’ve been looking forward to this for a while now and can’t wait to get started!

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Alex & Erin | Bay Area Engagement Photographer 09.27.2009

Alex is my childhood friend. I’ve watched him grow from a tiny little boy to a man. I dearly love him and his beautiful bride-to-be, Erin. I was honored when they asked me to take these engagement photos and to shoot their wedding in April 2010. I can’t wait!

I know they’ve been anxious to get a peak at their session, so…

HERE YOU GO, GUYS!

Don’t forget: You can click to see them larger!

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Makeover | Bay Area Photography 09.25.2009

As you can see, my site has been redesigned! I wanted to create a space that includes everything in one website and also represents me and my style. I’m really happy with the result.

Here’s a few of the major changes:

Photo Sizes & Pop-ups. It was a hard decision to give up the huge photos in my posts. But after a lot of thought, I decided the smaller size was more logical. You can see a lot more of a shoot in one screen shot than you could before. Fear not! You can still see the large images by simply clicking on them. Try it out below :)

Mailing list! Sign up to receive the Shalina Lives newsletter and stay up to date on the most recent news, promotions, etc.

Galleries. Check out my Family, Portrait, and Promo photo galleries. They’re now right here on the blog!

Social Networking. There are so many ways to connect now days! Please take a moment to step over and follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.


If you’re looking for an awesome web designer, click HERE! My brother helped me greatly with this new design. Thank you, Stevie!

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Ali in the City | San Francisco Fashion Photographer 08.30.2009

Last weekend, I had this desire to buy a bunch of balloons and go shoot some photos in the city. So I did! I grabbed a few of my talented friends to collaborate on this project. Ali’s the beautiful girl in the photos. Makeup by Shaya Goldhaber. Hair and assistance by Shannon Reinhardt. Photos by Shalina (ME!). We also had a second shooter, Brian, that came along. I look forward to seeing his pics as well, as it’s always nice to see a second perspective. I had a really fun day. Thanks to all of you that helped!

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Trappist | Bay Area Photographer 08.26.2009

I took some pics for a cool bar in Oakland last week called The Trappist. This was my favorite pic.

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Lonestar Family | Bay Area Family Photographer 08.25.2009

Photographing this family makes me really happy. I grew up with Cassandra. We did everything together. We built forts, made yarn dolls, recorded home videos. Name any childhood activity that requires creativity, and we probably did it. We even had (have…shhh) our own secret handwriting. To see her in a completely different stage of her life with an awesome husband and three beautiful kids is so amazing.

Just mom:

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Baby Olivia | Bay Area Photographer 08.24.2009

I’ve had the privilege of photographing this sweet girl since she was in her momma’s belly. Then, again when she was only 3 months old. Now she’s 8 months and cuter than ever. Look at those CHEEKS!!

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