tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39073814626499988002024-02-19T05:14:16.672+01:00Studio YukiPhotographer, artist, mother, daydreamer, lover of travels, fairy tales, books and all things magic!Studio Yukihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04117579843163757434noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907381462649998800.post-72790645148197406912013-11-04T15:19:00.001+01:002013-11-04T15:19:26.696+01:00Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The reason I've been away for so long is that we moved! Things happened so fast and I can hardly believe that we've lived in our lovely new home for over a month already. Sometimes wonderful opportunities just cross our path and we better grab them b</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">efore they're gone, right? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's an old house (from 1950) and a ninety year old man lived here before us, so the house needed a lot of improvement. We removed suspended ceilings, repaired and sanded all the walls, painted them - including two wooden walls, which look lovely in white - laid new floors and so on and we're still not finished, but that's alright. It's a home of our own and we already love it to bits! I absolutely love how it has a character and a story of its own, as old houses do.<br />We finally have a garden now and the cat and the kid love to play outside. Our cat Ziggy is twelve (that's her in the pics) and has always been afraid of traffic, so she has always been inside. But in this short period of time she turned into a true adventurer, exploring the garden and the alley at the back! I'm so happy for her, it's a whole new chapter in her life :) Our other cat, Zelda - probably the sweetest cat in the world - sadly passed away this year, so it's nice to see Ziggy this excited about her new home. Nothing more relaxing than having breakfast while watching her hunt and "kill" fallen leaves ;) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">However, in all this time I've missed photographing! But now things have settled down a little, I plan on catching up as soon as possible. Starting with some family snapshots and some refreshing autumn walks! Lots of new ideas are taking shape in my head and now there's finally time to enjoy the process! I'll keep you updated and I promise to take some photos of the house soon as well :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Last but not least: as a token of my gratitude to all my followers and supporters of my work, </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I'm having a giveaway on my </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/StudioYuki" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;" target="_blank">facebookpage</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">! Just like and share (make sure you've liked my page as well) and you might be the winner of a 8"x10" print of my original photograph "Tonight, Tonight"! Good luck!</span><br />
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<br />Studio Yukihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04117579843163757434noreply@blogger.com5Geleen, Nederland50.9672139 5.827724699999976150.8872424 5.6663631999999762 51.0471854 5.989086199999976tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907381462649998800.post-5735120495304073352013-05-10T21:04:00.001+02:002013-05-10T21:04:54.142+02:00Giveaway!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I guess I could start with apologizing and explaining why I haven't blogged lately and stuff like that, but the people that stop by on a regular basis know how chaotic I am, so I don't think it's neccessary ;)<br />Anyway - and I know I'm late with this as well - I'm running a GIVEAWAY on facebook at the moment! The winner will be announced on Monday (the 13th). Just click the link here:<br /><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=248446618630737&set=a.197110973764302.53116.188847921257274&type=1&theater">https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=248446618630737&set=a.197110973764302.53116.188847921257274&type=1&theater</a><br /><br />
Feel free to join in on the fun and have a wonderful weekend! xx<br />
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<i><span style="color: #474747; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;">"Just a perfect day</span><br style="color: #474747; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="color: #474747; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;">drink Sangria in the park</span><br style="color: #474747; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="color: #474747; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;">And then later</span><br style="color: #474747; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="color: #474747; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;">when it gets dark, we go home"</span></i><br />
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<span style="color: #474747; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;">Sometimes it's just the little things that make me happy. </span><br />
<span style="color: #474747; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;">Finding little lost treasures when cleaning the house. </span><br />
<span style="color: #474747; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;">Seeing my two year olds eyes go wide with anticipation </span><br />
<span style="color: #474747; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;">when he realizes he can have those hand puppets that </span><br />
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<span style="color: #474747; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;">'Weeeee!' when he bounces around the room, happy </span><br />
<span style="color: #474747; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;">with his new toys. Playing endlessly with them, me - </span><br />
<span style="color: #474747; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;">holding a french looking police man puppet - exclaiming ridiculous half-french sentences and 'parbleu!' and </span><br />
<span style="color: #474747; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;">'affreux!', while he - holding a puppet of an old lady</span><span style="color: #474747; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;"> - </span><br />
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<span style="color: #474747; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;">Later that day I took my camera for a walk (I have a </span><span style="color: #474747; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;">feeling it may become unhappy if I don't take it out regularly, or maybe that would be me) and that's when I found this. A little place of magic. </span><br />
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I've passed that place so many times and it never occurred to me before to walk downhill a little, to check what's down there, closer to the stream. Now I'm glad I did. I felt like being in the Cambodian jungle again, only this time in my own back yard (not that I actually have a back yard, but it wasn't far and it sounds pretty good, don't you think?)</div>
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Some days are better for magic than others. This was a perfect day, finding treasures everywhere I looked. Imagining the end result, the way the photograph will be once I've sprinkled my own, personal magic over it. But isn't that what life is? A treasure for us all to see and experience in our own way? </div>
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What makes you happy? Where or when do you find your magic? I'd love to hear from you!<br />
<br />Farewell, for now. Keep dreaming. xxx<br />
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Last week it seemed that Spring was on the verge of a breakthrough. We actually went for long walks in the forest again, left our coats unbuttoned and built castles in the sand. We even had ice cream! Every year I'm excited to see the world awakening again. To see little flowers pop up everywhere, to feed the ducks now their river isn't frozen anymore and to enjoy life at its prettiest. Especially now we have our little boy, who sees everything for the first time. </div>
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And after a few weeks of us all having the flu and not being able to get much work done, I finally got my creative spark back. I've been working on new ideas, learned new techniques and best of all, had lots of fun! Having a chaotic mind can be a plus sometimes, especially when it comes to ideas and creating. But it can be a burden too! I have so many ideas and so many photographs still untouched, some still from Morocco (I haven't nearly finished going through all of them!), some I've been working on - on and off - for weeks, sometimes even months. And every now and then I just forget about them and find them again when rummaging through my files, leaving me puzzled why I didn't finish them in the first place. But I love doing this and I'm so very grateful to be able to go with my chaotic mind and create whatever I'm in the mood for!<br />
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Tomorrow we'll take our little munchkin for (hopefully) one of the last sledding adventures of this winter :) After that: LET SPRING BEGIN!!!<br />
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When a friend told me about Etsy a long time ago, I decided to check it out. Maybe it really was a great place to find those little eyes for my amigurumis.... So I created an account by the name of Maximonstertje, a name inspired by one of my favourite children's book: 'Where the Wild Things Are' by Maurice Sendak. Little did I know that I would start my own photography shop on Etsy within a few months! Well, when it comes down to it, I never really thought about a good name for my shop. I already had the account and I had nothing to lose, and thus Maximonstertje was born!</div>
Although I love the name, I do realise it's not easy to pronounce, let alone remember. That's why I've decided to change it. The idea has been brooding in my head for a long time (and I tend to take my time with things, have you noticed? ;) and now it's finally official: Maximonstertje Photography will from now on be <b><span style="color: purple;">STUDIO YUKI</span></b>!! Weeee, exciting times! :D<br />
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Now I've explained the why, I'll fill you in on the new name. 'Studio' pretty much explains itself, the name 'Yuki' is a name I've loved since childhood. I always had a thing for Japanese animation (and everything Japanese, for that matter) and, having a 'boy's name' myself, I dreamt of having a cute, girly name like Yuki (though Yuki is also a boy's name in Japan, to make it just a little bit more complicated). Yuki is a name that is used a lot for anime characters and it always stirred something inside me. It also is the Japanese word for snow!<br />
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So, what's going to change now?<br />
Not that much. I'm still me and my work won't be any different! I will be focussing on doing some more photo shoots this year, on learning new techniques and on creating more of the ideas that have been jumping up and down in my head! And on getting organised, but I'm not going to talk about that now... it would fill an entire blog post!<br />
What will (and has) changed is my facebookpage! I would love it if you'd visit me:<br />
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Since facebook doesn't allow us to change our page names (isn't that ridiculous?), it felt like the right thing to do. And of course I'm changing the name of this blog, my Flickr page, my Fine Art America shop and so on too!<br />
I'm also working on an actual website! Won't be long now! I'll keep you posted :)<br />
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<b><span style="color: #741b47;">And...... to celebrate new beginnings... I'll be doing a giveaway soon! Stay tuned and enjoy your week! xx</span></b><br />
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Hello lovely people! It's time for a <span style="font-size: large;"><b>Christmas giveaway</b></span>! I really can't thank all of you enough for being so wonderful and supportive, it has helped me so much over the past year! I'm a lucky girl, being able to do what I love the most :) And since Christmas is approaching fast, I want to share my passion with you!<br />
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One lucky winner will get <b><span style="font-size: large;">one 8x10*</span> <span style="font-size: large;">AND one 5x7 photo!</span> </b><br />
You'll have your own little instant collection!<br />
<b>* </b>8x10 may be replaced by 8x8 or 8x12!<br />
<b>The winner will be announced on Christmas Eve (Central European Time)!</b><br />
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So scroll down and enter through Rafflecopter! Just follow the easy steps to gain even more entries!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!</b></span></div>
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Hello everyone! I'm almost sad to say that we're back from our week in Marrakech. We had such a wonderful time! Marrakech is truly a magical place, though you have to watch your step so you won't get overrun by one of the many mopeds or donkey carts! But believe me, you'll adjust ;) It's just not for the faint of heart, I guess.<br />
Oh, but the colours! <br />
The smells! <br />
The food! <br />
The madness of the Jemaa El Fna!<br />
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Our room was small, but gorgeous and the bathroom I would gladly exchange for ours! Lovely turquoise, chalk-painted walls and small indigo tiles... sigh.<br />
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Our host, Samata, was a really great guy who made us feel at home immediately. He provided us with his 'magic map', which we were happy to use, since the riad was in a dead end 'street' and we had to walk through lots and lots of small dark alleys and passageways to get there! Lol, and we only got lost once! Pretty good, huh?</div>
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We asked a man who was taking his three kids to school (on his moped) for the way and since he didn't have time, he got his neighbour to help us. The neighbour didn't seem to know the riad (or couldn't read, I'm not sure... and illiteracy is still quite common), but no worries, he knew someone who could help us. So he took us down yet another dark alley to a dark, heavy Hobbit-like door and knocked. When the door openend, it revealed a beautiful, quite modern riad with a small pond in the middle of the courtyard. It was run by a lovely Swiss couple, who invited us in, looked up our riad on the internet and even took us all the way back to the right street. Where we took a wrong turn (just for a sec!) and ended up in some lovely ladies' laundry. Well, they had a good laugh (and she got all her kids out to see the silly tourists!) ;)</div>
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Of course I couldn't resist taking photos of all the gorgeousness in the souks! Especially the babouches (slippers) and the spices were irresistable! So many pretty colours! Holland seems so dull now!</div>
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One of the workers showed me a rickety staircase that led up to a roof from where I could shoot more pictures. Up there I saw a line of leather bags drying in the sun too. I love how you can see the process of how everything is made, from shawls and yarn to bags, baskets and sculptures. Even the food is made right in front of you and all fresh!<br />
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Something else: stray cats. Marrakech is filled with them. And I guess |I could make a book of all the pics I took. You know I love my cats, right?<br />
I loved the attitude of this biker kitty!<br />
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And last, but definitely not least: the people. We met lots of lovely people and I have to say that Moroccans are great with kids! However, if your kid hates being picked up and having his cheek pinched or even kissed (preferably by bearded man, lol) or if you don't like it, then Morocco is not the place for you! Luckily Ravi thought all this attention was fun :) He especially loved going to the bakery, where the baker tickled him and gave him a bonbon every time! Hmm, we might have to unspoil him a little now... ;) </div>
By the way, he thought all the men wearing djellabas were wizards, lol! I love how kids think :)<br />
Since Morocco is a fairly male-orientated country it was harder for me to ask people to take portrait shots, especially with older, more traditional men. However, it always is just something that has to feel right (and if someone says no, you just don't). And then there are my favourite shots, like this vendor and his cookies. He seemed so happy and proud, so I decided to wait around a bit for the right time to click the shutter!<br />
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This last photo of a Berber woman pouring tea was taken in a little village in the Ourika Valley, about 30 km from Marrakech. A great place to escape the madness of the city and get some fresh mountain air! I did a little mountain trek to the waterfalls (there will be pics later, I haven't sorted them all out yet!), while Erwin and Ravi stayed at some sort of hippie café halfway to relax. Erwin said it was too exhausting for Ravi, but secretly I think he was happy to skip climbing rocks ;) We had a fantastic view of the snow-capped Atlas Mountains. Just beautiful. There will be pics of that later too, but for now I'll leave you with these :)</div>
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I hope you enjoyed this little Moroccan tale! Some of these photographs will be available in my shop later this week, so keep an eye out for them. Have a fabulous week and don't hesitate to leave a message, I'd love to hear what you think!</div>
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I love autumn, don't you? It's such a gorgeous season, filled with golden light and amazing shades of green, yellow, orange and red... This week was all about taking it slow. Everyone in our little family is or has been ill and it just didn't seem to go away (which might have something to do with our little one going to kindergarten now), so we decided to all just take a little time off and enjoy the peace and quiet.<br />
One morning we were up very early as our munchkin was too excited about the new day to sleep and after a quick breakfast I decided to wrap myself in a big coat and shawl, grab my camera and head out into the woods. I promised myself to do that at least once a week from now on! It was so incredibly relaxing to just stroll a bit, admiring the scenery, taking photographs of everything that caught my interest!<br />
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When surrounded by only the faint sounds of wind rustling through the trees and the chirping of birds, it's easy to let the mind wander. Drink in the magic of the hour. Feel the light on your skin. Imagine yourself in a fantasy world, where anything goes and everything is possible and where little Hobbits live and offer you the best (second) breakfast you ever had... <br />
Can you feel it? It's like inspiration becomes tangible at moments like this!<br />
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Not having to go anywhere opens up so many possibilities. In my excitement I drove past the forest I intended to go to at first, so I kept on driving and saw a good place to park the car a bit further. The logical way to go from there was to head up into the forest from there, but then I noticed a smaller path behind me leading a little bit off-road into a less dense part of the woods, where beautiful fields lay bathing in the morning sun. Just glorious. It's moments like this that make me realise how incredibly lucky I am :)<br />
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I'm thinking of offering some of these photos as a set, I love the dreamy mood! What do you think?<br />
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What do you do when you're up early? Do you like to take walks by yourself? Head into the woods? How do you clear your mind? I'd love to hear from you! xx</div>
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<br />Studio Yukihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04117579843163757434noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907381462649998800.post-21096043874528267312012-10-04T20:41:00.000+02:002012-10-04T20:41:05.462+02:00A Collection of Firsts<br />
Finally a new blogpost! I've had some major issues with my computer lately. It kept blocking everything that is powered by Google, which includes this blog and I hate working on my hubbies computer (I'm weird like that), so that's why I haven't posted anything! Luckily all is (or seems) fixed again and we're good to go!<br />
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Wow, the past month was a complete BLAST! I'm not going to write much about it, I think the photos say so much more! First of all: I had my very first official photoshoot! I was so lucky to have the opportunity to shoot this gorgeous family (as a matter of speaking ;) How cute are they!? Such a magical day!</div>
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The lovely pretty lady in these photos is Rakhee and she's the owner and artist of Poppeke - Art for happy people, a wonderfully cute and colorful shop on Etsy! You can find her on facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Poppeke-Art-for-happy-people/274082602667843?fref=ts">https://www.facebook.com/pages/Poppeke-Art-for-happy-people</a> and of course in her Etsy shop: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/PoppekeArt">http://www.etsy.com/shop/PoppekeArt</a><br /><br />I love this painting she made of a girl named Tickle! </div>
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And now she's making these gorgeous little custom dolls as well! That's me on the right, see the camera? :)</div>
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And finally I can proudly present my first calendar! It took me a while to make, but I'm happy with the result! Captain Peacock insisted on being on the cover and he got his way too (somehow he always does, the little brat...)!</div>
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And, since I haven't posted in a while, last weekend I had the wonderful opportunity to have a photo shoot with these lovely girls! I feel so immensely blessed to be able to do what I love most! Please bubble, don't burst ;) I love shooting outside and these girls were just fabulous to work with! </div>
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Studio Yukihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04117579843163757434noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907381462649998800.post-27716831046883207032012-09-08T21:15:00.000+02:002012-09-08T21:29:56.024+02:00One Year Old & A Giveaway!<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Yay! Today it is exactly one year ago that I started my Etsy shop! You wouldn't believe how scared I was! My very first customer was from Australia and I remember having trouble sleeping until she mailed me that her order had arrived. Wow, what a trip it's been! And I loved every minute of it :) </div>
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And now for the PRIZES: ONE lucky winner will get one 8"x10" photograph AND two 5"x7" prints!! Pretty cool, eh? </div>
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One of our stops on the way there was in Monschau, a gorgeous historic town located in the hills of the North Eifel. This town has many, many preserved half-timbered houses, and its narrow streets give a true magical, medieval feel to it. It's not even that far from home, so we will be going back! Such a beautiful place.</div>
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Oh, and this cute little guy went with us! His name is Trubbs. He's on holiday with us and Ravi loves to take him everywhere. Trubbs was made by Polly from Polly Doodars and since Polly couldn't go on holiday this year, she decided to send a Doodar instead! You can find Polly here: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Polly-Doodars">https://www.facebook.com/pages/Polly-Doodars</a><br />
Trubbs' adventures can be followed too! <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dinky-Doodar-Days">https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dinky-Doodar-Days</a> </div>
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I'm so excited and curious what the next year will bring!! Starting this Friday with a very special photoshoot with a very special lady! Weeeee! :D </div>
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Do you like road trips? Remember your first or your favourite one? Tell me, I'd love to hear about it :) xx</div>
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Hello and a very good morning to you! I haven't been that active in blogging lately, sorry about that!<br />
It's mostly because I have medication to help with my anxiety issues and luckily it's going so well that I can slowly reduce and eventually (almost, just another month!) quit the rotten pills. Which is of course a good thing, but the side effects of reducing the amount haven't been that much fun ;) My terrible mood swings are killing me (and my husband, for that matter). But it will all be for the best! Keeping positive here!</div>
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So, that set aside, I've been working like mad! Making my first calendar (sneak peek later!), adding new iPhone cases and editing new and old photographs and having so much fun doing it!<br />
Also, more and more people are inquiring about doing photoshoots and I'm thinking of really going for this! <br />
I have my first official appointment for a family shoot and I'm so incredibly excited (and just a little bit nervous)!<br />
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Here's a little sneak peek of what will be listed in my Etsy shop soon :) <br />
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It might be a bit late for an introduction, but I've been doing some photo shoots lately and thought it would be fun to make one of our own little family! Yesterday was a gorgeous day, so we went to a nearby park and had some fun! It seems to me it happens all too often that I take photographs of everything I find interesting, of our little boy, but never of us as a family (and then there's that thing that I hate to be in front of the camera ;), so here you go: it's us!</div>
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Just the two of us (our munchkin kept running away to play, can't blame him!) I couldn't help the bunny ears, I have a very geeky sense of humor.</div>
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We caught him eventually! It didn't last long...<br />
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See you soon and have a wonderful weekend! xxxStudio Yukihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04117579843163757434noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907381462649998800.post-53035810928467599082012-07-25T22:29:00.000+02:002012-07-28T22:10:32.495+02:00India!<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
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India. They say you either love it or you hate it. We went to Delhi, Jaipur, Agra and Varanasi (and to Nepal from there) 5 years ago and we've been dreaming of going back ever since. We've been to other countries in Asia and absolutely loved it, but there's just nothing that can compare with the overwhelming, all-embracing, otherworldly, incomprehensible experience that is called India. And finally we're going back! Well, in January that is, so we have to wait for a bit, but still... YAY! It is such a wonderful feeling, I could dance all day! <br />
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Over the past weeks I've been checking out possible routes to follow, places to visit, train schedules and so on. This time we'll be visiting the south of India, the states Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The south is a whole lot more relaxed and less crowded than the north and since there are three of us now, we've decided to take it slow! Our little boy is all kinds of excited and wants to see the elephants! <br />
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And of course I just had to dig up all the old photos I had from India. Believe me, that took some time! My computer crashed a few years ago and I lost some files, got some back after a while and now they're scattered all over the place. Let's just say my computer could do with a clean up, which I now have done ;)<br />
I really enjoyed looking through these pictures, reliving all the wonderful adventures :)<br />
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The holy city of Varanasi (aka Benares) is by far the most beautiful place I've ever seen (and possibly the oldest living city on earth)! Watching life, death and religion go together hand in hand from the sacred Ganges river was an amazing experience..<br />
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I miss the hustle and bustle and the complete craziness on the streets. Traffic in India is like nothing you've ever seen! Everybody is honking and it seems there are no rules in traffic whatsoever! To us it seemed the biggest vehicle or the loudest one got to go first. And of course the holy cow is king on the streets. Everywhere they go, drivers go out of the way! I can't wait to get in a tuktuk again!<br />
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India is a world of contradictions. It breathes magic and its beauty is overpowering. India has it all: from the snowy tops of the Himalaya, to the lush green tea plantations, the vast plains, palm beaches, holy cities, sacred rivers, fantastic wildlife... But it has its downsides too. There is extreme poverty, pollution, corruption and so on... We'll be on the look out for schools and orphanages we can provide with books and other things they might need, which we will buy there to stimulate the local economy. </div>
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When I first joined Etsy, I really didn't know what to expect. What a ride it's been! But the absolute best thing about Etsy is the wonderful people and amazing artists that are on there! From now on I'll share such artists with you every once in a while, starting today with the lovely and brilliant Tami from Gretel Creations!</div>
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Oh, and if you prefer something really special, she makes personalized one of a kind plushies too! <br />
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Some of the other wonderful creatures she makes: owls, llamas, even E.T.!</div>
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Now the really good news: Gretel Creations is having a giveaway!!! And there are not one, not two, but THREE prizes to be won! You have until 31st July to enter and the giveaway is open worldwide. </div>
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<strong>Enter here: </strong><a href="http://gretelcreations.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/hello-lovely-people-at-last-after.html"><strong>gretelcreations.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/hello-lovely-people-at-last-after.html</strong></a></div>
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Why, hello there! Do you fancy taking a walk? I'd love it if you would join me. I'd like to tell you something while we stroll along...<br />
You know... I love photography. Quite obvious, yes, but I really do, for a lot of different reasons. It is about capturing the moment: that one perfect smile, that stunning view at sunset, especially when there's a huge chance you'll never get to capture it again! There is so much beauty around us and the art of photography helps me see and experience it every moment of every day. Places I used to walk past without noticing the beautiful flowers, the charm of a rusty old door, the magic of a spiderweb in a keyhole. I am so grateful for that, it really feels as a gift. </div>
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It's about waiting, holding back and being patient. I like taking portraits when people don't notice me. It's when they're pure and at ease that I like them best. In Asia I usually asked people if it would be ok to take a photograph, then I took a few, but the shots I loved the most were those taken after, when they had forgotten about me and went on with their lives. </div>
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It's about creating a world of my own. When I'm back home after a shoot and I sit behind my computer (with a considerate amount of coffee), I go through the photos and check them for a lot of things: sharpness, composition, lighting, but most of all I check them for a certain 'feel'. It can be anything really. I love to add a little magic to my images. It's just the way I like to see the world! I did a series based on Red Riding Hoods trip through the magic forest on her way to grandma, where I could really let myself go to create magic! I loved that!</div>
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But most of all I love it because photographs are tangible memories. I thrive on memories and dreams. So many wonderful moments, such fantastic travels and amazing places that we've seen and so many that still have to come... I can hardly wait! When I look back at the many, many photographs (thousands!) I've taken over the years, I feel so lucky. </div>
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The photographs I shared in this post were all taken over the past few weeks and all in the south of Holland, most even within a one mile radius from our home. It's so easy to forget sometimes, but we are all surrounded by beauty. Nature is magical in itself! I love how our son likes to hug trees...</div>
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Where do you find magic? Where do you dream about? And do you stop to smell the roses often enough? Please let me know. I'd love to hear from you :)</div>
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</div>Studio Yukihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04117579843163757434noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907381462649998800.post-85751893127906900292012-07-06T21:42:00.001+02:002012-07-28T22:14:08.126+02:00My Life in Pics TooIt's been such a busy week! It's hot and humid, but it beats all the rain we were having before! As you might have expected I've been trying out my new camera. So far it continues to exceed my expectations, so we're still very much in love :)<br />
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Last week I wanted to try out my tripod, so I went to a beautiful graveyard I've been wanting to catch on camera for years. I drive past it often, but always in a hurry and I never actually took the time to park the car and go in. Now I finally did I ask myself why I didn't do that sooner. Such a serene and magical place! I love graveyards. That may sound a little morbid, but I love how green and quiet they are and I love to think about all the stories that wander around in these places. The mossy statues with their delicate faces, the overgrown wooden crosses, they all breathe a certain pureness that's hard to come by in daily life.</div>
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Later this week we took our little boy Ravi to a playground, he had so much fun! He loves everything that can drive!<br />
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It was also a week of fabulous Etsy mail! My lovely friend Heidi McDonald made me the cutest painting ever! Don't you just love the bright pink colours?!</div>
She is so talented! This is a typical example of the new direction she's been heading over the past few months and I absolutely adore everything she creates!<br />
I LOVE the little camera she gave me in the painting!<br />
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Want to take a look for yourself? You won't be dissappointed! Find her here: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/ScissorsGlue">https://www.facebook.com/pages/ScissorsGlue</a> and here <a href="http://heidimmcdonald.blogspot.nl/">http://heidimmcdonald.blogspot.nl/</a></div>
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And last, but not least: the wonderful Carrie of Cherry Blossom Tattoo Photography </div>
(<a href="https://www.facebook.com/CherryBlossomTattooPhotography">https://www.facebook.com/CherryBlossomTattooPhotography</a>) featured me in her wonderful blog!!! She said such sweet things in her article! They made me blush (a lot!) :)<br />
Click the link to read a little bit more about me and my work (and to see a pic of me and my gorgeous kitty Zelda!)<br />
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Hello everyone! It's time to announce the winners of my Fabulous 500 giveaway! Thank you all so much for participating! And the winners are: </div>
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2nd prize (one 5x5 or 5x7 photo): CAROL GRESSELL!!!</div>
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1st prize (one 8x8, 8x10 or 8x12 photo): AMY SCHAULAND!!!</div>
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Congratulations, ladies!! Please contact me at <a href="mailto:maximonstertjefineartphotography@hotmail.com">maximonstertjefineartphotography@hotmail.com</a> or send me a message on facebook with your address and the photograph of your choice! You can pick anything from either my Etsy shop, Fine Art America, facebook or Flickr :)<br />
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Yay, that was exciting! I wish I could send you all a present... But for those who didn't win, no sad faces please! I've made a special coupon code for you if there's something you've been eyeing! Just enter FAB20 at checkout for a 20% discount! This code will be valid for a couple of days :)</div>
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And now something completely different. I am in love. My darling sweethearts name? The Nikon D7000. What a camera... We're still on a getting to know each other basis, but deep in my heart I know... he's the one for me! </div>
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We went for a lovely walk after the storm and sang the tune of 'My Little Pony' to the horses:</div>
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Have a fantastic week! xx</div>Studio Yukihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04117579843163757434noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907381462649998800.post-84644962098798950212012-06-24T12:51:00.000+02:002012-07-28T22:17:24.694+02:00Weird Week<br />
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It's been such a weird week. Someone who is very dear to me just heard she is terminally ill... She's been fighting cancer for years, had chemo twice and last year she was 'recovered'. I know it's terribly naieve of me, but I really thought she made it: she was going to live happily ever after.. But sometimes life just throws mud at you when you least expect it. What's weird about this is that though I'm having a hard time dealing with it, it has made me appreciate all the wonderful things in life more. I just hope I can give her as much comfort as I possibly can and help her make the most of the time that's left! <br />
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This week really has brought me back to the beginning. My love for photography started with my dad. I remember him, hanging upside down from a cliff in Switzerland, to take a picture of a blooming edelweiss, only to find that he forgot to take the lens cap off... Haha, I teased him for years about that!<br />
When my dad suddenly died, now seven years ago, I really started to think hard about what I wanted in life. I made some of the best choices after that. We finally stopped talking about how 'some day' we would go to India and Nepal, we just went. I picked up photography, which turned out to be my greatest passion! <br />
Ok, I made some bad choices too. Somehow wanting to 'prove' myself, I became a high school teacher, worked way too many hours and I just didn't want to see that I am much too soft for a job like that. <br />
I couldn't sleep, I had too much stress, I kept worrying about kids that were being picked on and I just kept saying yes when people asked me to take on another class, until one day I just collapsed and couldn't do anything anymore. Just cry. <br />
Looking back, that was a crucial moment in my life and probably the best thing that ever happened to me. I went to a therapist after that, a lovely lady who helped me embrace my artistic side and helped me block out some of the negative elements in my life. She lived on a farm and while we were talking, sheep were pressing their noses against the window... I loved it there :) Anyway, she helped me accept myself for who I am and finally I dared to do what I always wanted: be an artist. And, even more important, I found the peace that was necessary for me and my husband to choose to expand our little family and we had a beautiful baby boy! He is everything to me!<br />
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Wow. There. I've said it. To be honest, I feel much better now. It's good to be able to share things like this once in while :) I just hope you didn't think it's too personal! <br />
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Now back to the good stuff!<br />
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Chelsea of Loud Waterfall Photography is a wonderful photographer (and fantastic person!) and she was so generous to send her first 10 blog followers a wonderful gift! This awesome photograph is coming my way as we speak! Can't wait to frame this baby and hang it on my wall! Gorgeous, right? You can find Chelsea here: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LoudWaterfallPhoto">http://www.etsy.com/shop/LoudWaterfallPhoto</a>, here <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LoudWaterfallPhoto">https://www.facebook.com/LoudWaterfallPhoto</a> and here <a href="http://loudwaterfallphoto.blogspot.nl/">http://loudwaterfallphoto.blogspot.nl/</a>! Be sure to check out her fabulous photos of Africa too!<br />
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And then there's the lovely Keri from ColorWorkStudio! She had a giveaway to celebrate her new blog and I won one of her beautiful photographs! Of course I had to choose the coffee ;) I'm already the proud owner of her lovely Winter in Central Park and I think they'll go wonderfully together! Find Keri here: <br />
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Oh, I wish we could all meet up and have a cuppa together! Maybe go on a photo trip afterwards :)<br />
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Wishing you all a wonderful Sunday!! Oh, and don't forget to enter the giveaway if you haven't already! There's still time! :)<br />
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YES! We hit 500 likes on facebook, so it is time for a GIVEAWAY!!! <br />
First of all: thank you all so much for your neverending kindness and support. Really, if it wasn't for your encouragement, I would probably never have shown my photographs to anyone, let alone start a shop! I'm ever so grateful for helping me crawl out of my shell and face the world as a new and improved version of my old self! :D<br />
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But I'll cut the blabla, you want to know what the prizes are! Ok, here they come:<br />
FIRST PRIZE: a 8"x10" photograph of your choice from my shop!<br />
SECOND PRIZE: a 5"x7" photograph of your choice from my shop!<br />
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Hello everyone! I'm back! It's been a while, I know. I'll have to find a good balance in blogging, I think. <br />
That, and the last two weeks have just been crazy. Lots to do, gorgeous weather and a huge amount of photographs to take. About two weeks ago I also lost the cable of my camera. I took the munchkin to the petting zoo and while trying to take photos of my bouncing child (who loves to hug all the little goats), I lost it somewhere. Maybe a goat ate it, who knows. But anyway, I had to order a new one and couldn't get to the photos in my camera, which was pretty frustrating! However, it did make me see just HOW MANY photos I take! Normally I upload them right after taking them, but since I couldn't, I had hundreds and hundreds of photos to upload after only 10 days! Wow. So I am a freak ;)</div>
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Oh well. I'd love to share some pictures with you from the past couple of weeks. We went for endless walks through dreamy landscapes:</div>
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Marvelled at the immense beauty of something as simple as light reflecting in the water:</div>
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Admired the pretty flowers:</div>
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We also went to see the Knight's Tournament at the lovely castle of Hoensbroek. It was so much fun! It's a beautiful location and the tournament is pretty spectacular. I love looking at all the dressed up folks, craftsmen and of course the gorgeous decor of the castle itself!:<br />
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All this fun stuff and beautiful weather got me in a very summery mood, and I went out to shoot some gorgeous flowers:<br />
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And last, but not least: I finally managed to finish my fourth piece in the 'Red Riding Hood' series. This particular one took much more time and effort than the others, as I had to merge three different photographs into one, but I'm happy with how it turned out :) It's called 'The Faceless Knight' and as every piece in this series has a little story about Red Riding Hood (whose on her way through the magical forest to visit her grandma) to it, so does this one: </div>
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Good night, lovely people. I hope you enjoyed this little trip. Sweet dreams :)</div>
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</div>Studio Yukihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04117579843163757434noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907381462649998800.post-80556925810913681842012-05-22T12:11:00.000+02:002012-07-28T22:24:13.967+02:00'Ello!<br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">'Ello! Would you care to come inside? Have a nice cup of tea? Yes? I'll have coffee myself, if you don't mind. You will too? Nice! Cookie? Here, have a chair. </span><span style="font-size: medium;">Mmm, this is such a great way to start the day...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">So. I've started a blog. Yes, it's true. I've been thinking about it for a long time and when facebook announced that giveaways weren't allowed anymore I decided to go for it. It took some time, but here it is :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">I know there's not much to see yet, but that will come and I'd appreciate all the help/ideas I can get, as I really am clueless when it comes to blogging! I just think it's another great way to connect with my fellow artists and followers some more. Show a bit more of the person behind the photographs and hopefully get to know you better as well. Share some stories, some wonderful artists I have gotten to know over the past months and of course a giveaway now and then. The first one will be fairly soon, when I've reached 500 likers on facebook! Stay tuned and thank you for visiting! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Feel free to follow me and/or leave a message. I do like mail :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Here's something to show you what I'm working on at the moment (and for me to check how the hell I post photos on here ;) I'm doing a series based on Red Riding Hood and the magical forest she travels through on her way to grandma... </span></div>
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