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shannon leith :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: photographer of everyday life based in pasadena, california
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laura,,, shine**

laura wanted to make a chicken stock during her shine** session-----i invite each woman who does this to think of something that she really loves to do.  and isnt it the best thing ever that we ...

11 may 12

its dawn------- shine**!

so dawns name means Pretty Sunrise-----which she fully embodies. dawns laugh...... is amazing.its one of those laughs that comes from in HERE and not out THERE,, as i like to say.  it comes from...

08 may 12

a shine** session for my mama---

i had lunch with my mom today, and coincidentally this is the day i had planned to post these images from her shine session!  she got a new red cell phone cover this week, which i guess isnt tha...

08 may 12

expectations---

i went on this walk honestly expecting to find nothing----there are times when i expect the world to be filled with amazing things to discover---lately though, its been more of a scraping to believe ...

04 may 12

shine** -- chelsea!

its crazy how much fear can rule us.i have literally 5 shine** sessions that i could post, but i think im scared.i havent even really touched the images, theyre just sitting on my harddrive, because ...

21 mar 12

top five values:

lately ive been thinking a lot about vision. goals.  things to set in front of me to craft my life around.  i get very, VERY easily sidetracked--- my personality is so excitable that i ofte...

15 mar 12

SEEING---- an update

we had a SEEING class a few weeks ago, and i woke up the morning of the class with such low energy, such low motivation, i didnt even know if i had it in me to make it happen.  there was a lot g...

14 mar 12

light pink hot pink coral pink

this whole week ive been sick,i thought it would last one day, but my friend blaire reminded me that sickness usually last more than that.  and shes very right.  i have felt dizzy & wei...

23 feb 12

kristin in all of her elements : shine************ **********

kristins life is this beautiful integration of body, mind & soul.  she practices the art of letting things like her gardening inform things like her writing.in shine** sessions, i let the es...

16 feb 12

up the coast to breathe.

january 1st until now,,, has been literally the biggest up and down roller coaster of emotions. and even though my circumstances are somewhat causing it, i think that its more because these days im l...

09 feb 12

optical illusion

why does that left side of the image look like its slanting IN!!!!i took piece of paper and held it up at a 90 degree angle just to confirm, and yup, apparently its straight. so my friend janna is ov...

08 feb 12

so ive been enjoying pink lately.

hot pink has been MOVING ME to new places >>>>>> my neon orange sweatshirt used to be my signature item, but it has so many holes in it that it is no longer warm.i was looking for a...

07 feb 12

jen: shine** !

the cool thing about this shine** session, is that jen is a piano player---a real full time self employed musician---------but shes so much more than that.her attunement with rhythms falls into so ma...

12 jan 12

leftover peach plum pie.

i found this saran wrap just sitting there and it was, mesmerizing.

05 jan 12

rosarito mexico: for the purpose of eating lobster.

christmas break was one of the most relationally filling times ive had in a while.working from home, by myself, is often draining---i crave to be with.to be with people in the daily.and working in fr...

04 jan 12

a little more michigan.

have you ever had a friend move?this seems to be my phase of life right now:everyone moving out of LA toward new things.christen and her husband moved away a few months ago,so it was the most fulfill...

20 dec 11

holland, michigan,,,, 2 week old samuel--

my friends christen and tony had me come up to michigan last week----------i stayed with them for a three days and saw the ins and outs of what it means to be new parents of a two week old little bab...

20 dec 11

clearing the palette.

i was overwhelmed this morning and so decided to take my coffee to-go instead of for-here.  meaning, id drink it while walking instead of while sitting in my favorite chair. best decision.i also...

16 dec 11

blythe, transition, shine**

shine session!blythe"""& #34;"""""& #34;"even though ive known her for ten years i learned even more while photographing her.we started at 10am and i got to see her ...

07 dec 11

how i make myself do things: the notebook system.

continuing in the theme from last week of how i get inspired, i want to talk about notebooks. i write in at least three per day.  my scattered brain NEEDS THEM.  and they cant be just any n...

07 dec 11 1 person likes this

the pasadena winds.

small problem:i went to photograph this weird crack in my windshield that happened last week during the storms,and then saw all these delicate dirt patterns and now never want to wash my car.they tak...

06 dec 11

jesh de rox {{{life as an artform}}}

i want to share this week about where i get inspiration and motivation.there are many weird and small things that help me that id love to share with you.its hard to live and work as a creative freela...

30 nov 11

suncatcher spacewatcher

so i woke up today not only thinking yay its my birthday,but yay its MADELEINE LENGLES BIRTHDAY!we share a birthday and somehow that brings this extra richness to november 29th.on my birthday i like ...

29 nov 11

................. ................. .................

there is a lady dancing in starbucks right now. i dont know if i have ever blogged from starbucks---- i dont know how i feel about admitting im AT starbucks. sorry peets, dont worry, i still think yo...

24 nov 11

danielle-------- shine shine

danielle owns her own holistic manicuring and reflexology business.(i just had a manicure and pedicure by her the other day and felt transported to another land.)these images are now the ones shes no...

18 nov 11

the story behind shine**.

alright.this was meant to go up yesterday,but what did i do all day yesterday?tried to record this 60 times. or more.kept messing up.  whatever that means.it was hilarious and sad all at the sam...

17 nov 11

moving to the music. ------ shine**

there is a project i have been working on for 6 months, or maybe more, and last night as i was at dance jam i realized that if i wait any longer to tell you about it i will explode.so todays the day....

15 nov 11

this weekend---

i spent the weekend in lake arrowhead---at a retreat-------and some of my favorite time was time spent laying on the floor.laying on the floor and looking at light and realizing,oh.a) it is so good f...

15 nov 11

its kind of like hes doing a ballet move.

cosmo flew wildly around my room and of all places, decided to land on the flimsy butcher paper finger painting i did last month at my womens club and looked at the wall for a while. the bird who cho...

19 oct 11

to be awake.

i lost my phone.on my way going from a coffee shop to a building next door, it disappeared.i wasnt even in a hurry! what the heck!it happened so effortlessly that all i could do was laugh.i came home...

17 oct 11

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