I was thrilled when Shanon and Diana asked me to photograph their small backyard wedding at their house in Shawnigan Lake. Shawnigan is gorgeous and I ADORE backyard weddings. Less than thirty guests?? Fantastic. If big weddings and parties are your thing, then go for it, but if you just want to get married in […]
I can’t believe how fast 3 years goes by. 3 years ago I was in Nanaimo taking pictures of Eddy and now he is a big brother (and a very enthusiastic one at that). He even named his new baby sister. Meet Miss Poppy, who was having none of me. Poppy is two weeks old here […]
So, you are probably wondering what is up with my studio name? Formerly, I used the name Shari Nakagawa Photography. But my first name has so many different spellings, and my last name seems unpronounceable (I think it’s easy, but I have been using it for over 30 years.) So, I decided to change the […]
Chrissy and Mike got married a couple weeks ago on a gorgeous Saturday at the charming St. Peter and St. Paul’s Anglican Chapel in Esquimalt.
A few weeks ago, Mari and I took a walk down Dallas road to hunt beautiful light and beautiful cherry blossoms (which of course are my favourite). Taken with my lens baby… I love taking pictures with this lens, but rarely get the chance. There were people paddle boarding. In FEB!!! I love living here. […]
Val was the first person to say “I’m in” when I mentioned that I wanted to use smoke grenades. 🙂 Love the enthusiasm. I met Val at Saxe Point with her dog Diggs for a lovely walk through the forest and over rocks. Such a lovely day. Diggs was more than willing to […]
Last weekend I had the honour of photographing the Arabian Night Revue here in Victoria, headlined by the amazing Mercedes Nieto and Mohammed Shahin. Azrakesh from Vancouver was our excellent MC. Hilarious. A lovely piece about a vision appearing and leading a man away. Asmira’s troupe did a piece that was brand new and one […]
Erin and Elsa met me early, early in the morning on a overcast day for my Women in Nature series. As opposed to my normal work, my Fine Art stuff is heavily saturated and I go for a watercolor effect. And I live in what Captain Cook called “Eden on Earth”… so why wouldn’t I […]
I met the Dickie family on a super sunny day at Macaulay Point for some family photos. Little mister wasn’t really feeling me at the beginning but eventually warmed up. Zee totally was feeling the model vibe. lol. Family snuggles I love MacCaulay Point. So beautiful. A little jump frog? Yes, please. […]
Here is the stunning Amanda. We took these photos on Mt. Doug Beach. Originally we were going to take them at Willows, but there were SOOOOO many people there, so we headed out to Mt. Doug Beach. A little walk down the beach, and we found a secluded spot. Amanda was rocking a new turquoise […]