Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes!

Dear friends and followers,

Remember me? Don't worry, I always look startled in pictures. It might be an awkward characteristic for a photographer, but I never liked having my picture taken. I hope you're doing well! I'm very sorry about neglecting this blog, I will try to do better from now on ;) 

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 before they're gone, right?  

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.
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 ;) 

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 :)  

                                                                                                                                                          


























Last but not least: as a token of my gratitude to all my followers and supporters of my work, I'm having a giveaway on my facebookpage! 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!

Studio Yuki Giveaway   

https://www.facebook.com/StudioYuki

See you all soon and have a great week! xx

Maximonstertje Photography's Fabulous 500 Giveaway!

YES! We hit 500 likes on facebook, so it is time for a GIVEAWAY!!!
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

But I'll cut the blabla, you want to know what the prizes are! Ok, here they come:
FIRST PRIZE: a 8"x10" photograph of your choice from my shop!
SECOND PRIZE: a 5"x7" photograph of your choice from my shop!

(Instead of an 8x10, you may also choose an 8x8 or 8x12. The same goes with the 5x7, that can also be an 5x5 or 5x8)

I've installed Raflecopter on the bottom of this page. Scroll down to find out how to enter! The winner will be announced on July 1st on this blog (with a link to facebook) and will be chosen by a random number generator! Go have fun! xxx

Some examples of my work:

a Rafflecopter giveaway

'Ello!

'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. Mmm, this is such a great way to start the day...

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 :)

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!

Feel free to follow me and/or leave a message. I do like mail :)

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...