New Beginnings

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!

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 STUDIO YUKI!! Weeee, exciting times! :D

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!

So, what's going to change now?
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!
What will (and has) changed is my facebookpage! I would love it if you'd visit me:

www.facebook.com/StudioYuki

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!
I'm also working on an actual website! Won't be long now! I'll keep you posted :)

And...... to celebrate new beginnings... I'll be doing a giveaway soon! Stay tuned and enjoy your week! xx

Onwards and upwards!

Hello and a very good morning to you! I haven't been that active in blogging lately, sorry about that!
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!

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!
Also, more and more people are inquiring about doing photoshoots and I'm thinking of really going for this!
I have my first official appointment for a family shoot and I'm so incredibly excited (and just a little bit nervous)!

Here's a little sneak peek of what will be listed in my Etsy shop soon :)  

More iPhone cases:

More photos:

   

And the 2013 calendar (NOT finished yet, so some of these images might not make the cut):





What do you think of it so far? I would love to hear your opinion! Have a wonderful day and enjoy the sunshine! x