first working for the vice president of govern- ment health plans and, later, as a staff assistant to Senator R. Santorum, interacting with con- stituents, lobbyists, politicians, and Capitol


tography organizations throughout the nation. In short, she’s a “real pro.” With three active young ones, all with un-


usual names: two boys Shechem17 months and Shiloh eight; and Kidron, a ten-year old girl, she’s also a very active mom. Shechem, who is epileptic, has intro- duced Florina into a new form of photography, in which she is very involved. It’s uniquely named the Faces of Epilepsy and she has already created a masterful calendar featuring the joyful faces of children who suffer from this malady for each month in the calendar. She has already developed a website and begun new activi- ties for this special organiza- tion.


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their experiences in portrait photography with two of Flo- rina’s clients. Tania Carrell and her husband of Dana Point were accustomed to sending holiday cards to their families and friends accompanied by snapshots. Upon visiting her mother, a 30-year resident of San Clemente, she noticed a Florina advertisement and pondered the idea of a profes- sional portrait Christmas card


Building tourists. Her next adventure was as a history and German teacher in a North Car- olina high school. Besides the development of curricular lesson plans, she honed her com- puter and presentational skills. Following that, she created her own unique


website-based company, Military CakeTop- pers.com. Among other innovations including the development of marketing materials and expanding awareness of the product line, she maintained a huge client database adhering to all state and federal regulations. This organiza- tion is still under her advisement. In 2008, Florina became president of the


Charleston, South Carolina Chapter of Ro- mance Writers of America. In this challenging executive position, she managed the entire op- eration, initiating and coordinating meetings, overseeing volunteers, conducting workshops, writing articles for publications, and represent- ing the organization nationally. Simultaneously, she also served as a Recruit


Presentational Specialist for a naval credit union in Parris Island, South Carolina where she provided services to Marine recruits and their families on financial services. She regularly addressed groups numbering two to 350. She also moved into her photography career during this period, engaging in the special field of por- trait work which involved photographing wed- dings and individual and group posed renditions, as well as teaching other photogra- phers. She has also received numerous awards from the Professional Photographer of America organization as a portrait artist, for wedding, family, and best digital and other forms of pho- tography. She is a member of a number of pho-


of herself and her husband. Arranging for a photograph session, she said, “…the two of us had the best pictures taken we’ve ever had. The flattering posing and lighted background pro- vided a wonderful experience. It was very pro- fessional and relaxing. We’ll be going back.” Their card recipients will probably agree. Christina Rolson, also the wife of a Marine


with five special need children, appreciates Flo- rina’s talents, including her activities as a work- ing mom and small business owner. “I’m amazed by her talent and creativity,”


Christina said. “She’s introduced me to fine arts photography: her work is very special. Our pictures are still in an editing phase; their pur- pose is to professionally capture our family’s photographic images for the present.” Florina provides the following printed of-


fering to prospective clients: “Your experience will begin with a pre-shoot phone consultation to discuss concepts and outfits to customize your dream photo session. Upgrades are avail- able for an additional fee if you’d like to in- clude a hair or make-up session. About a week after your photography session, you’ll meet with me a second time at my studio in down- town San Clemente for an ordering/viewing session. This fun occasion features refreshments and a choice of more than 100 images. Finally, your creatively edited portrait will arrive two to three weeks later.” There is an initial photographic session fee,


and from there pricing depends on the num- bers and types of portraits created.  Contact: Florina Photography wwww.FlorinaPhotography.com (949) 371-5514


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