Stand a chance to win a mini family photo shoot from Natsuki Photography this Mother’s Day!
In honour of all the selfless Moms in our midst, we are so excited for 2 lucky Moms to win a free family photo-shoot each with our family’s fav photog – Natsuki Photography!
Natsuki has been photographing childhood and family moments in Singapore for over 5 years. Established in 2012, the dynamic husband and wife team, Natsuki and Francis, is now one of the most sought after family photographers locally (they’re often booked out fully 3 months in advance!). We’ve been engaging Natsuki to photograph our family for 3 years consecutive now, the photos used on our blog intro and official FB page were all taken by her! Here are some of my favs over the years.
Natsuki draws inspiration from photographers such as Kimberly Chorney and Krista Palmu. Preferring to shoot at a relaxed pace and casual setting, Natsuki and Francis have this innate ability to put everyone, young and old, at ease and make everyone look good in the photos. Their photography style is soft and dreamy, with preference for vintage, whimsical-style processing.
Natsuki is a master with natural light, going out to locations all over Singapore for fun shoots – think cuddles, giggles and tickles on the grass, at the beach or right in the comfort of your own home. The resulting portraits are a mix of timeless masterpieces which families would treasure for a long time. Take a look at the photo gallery on their FB page here.
Natsuki Photography | Website: http://www.natsukiphotography.com | Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NatsukiPhotography | Email: [email protected]
For your chance to win a 30-minute mini family photo-shoot with Natsuki Photography, simply follow these steps:
- Follow Natsuki Photography’s IG Account and like their FB Page
- Like Life’s Tiny Miracles’ FB Page
The giveaway ends Sunday 28 May 2017, 11.59pm and is open to readers in Singapore. The winner will be contacted using the email address provided when entering this draw and will have 24 hours to respond, failing which a new winner will be drawn.
All entries will be verified before the winner is announced, incomplete and unverified entries will be disqualified. Please note that all Facebook and Instagram accounts (e.g. accounts set up purely to take part in contests with no authentic posts or very few real friends) will be disqualified. No requests for change in date and location of photoshoot will be entertained. Please ensure you are available for the photoshoot before you participate in the giveaway.
Details of the prize: A Mini Family Photoshoot by Natsuki Photography: 30 mins shoot on 6th August 2017 (2 slots available: 8am and 9am) at Seletar Aerospace Surroundings. Winner will receive hi-res 20 edited images selected by Natsuki + all other photos returned via Dropbox. All the best!
Name: adeline
Fb: adeline lq koo
Insta: adaline21
Email: [email protected]
One of the challenges I met as a Mother is how to stop my sons from arguing. they fight when they play together. So to prevent this recurring problem, I told them that if they fight while playing, they will get time out and no more playing.
Training my left and right ear to listen to each child when both are trying to talk/complaining to me at the same time ?
Whenever i met difficulties in teaching the little one, i will glup down a cup of cold water and cool myself down. Then we will do a deep mum & son talk.
Name: Chris
Fb: Chris Lee
Insta: chrisjinbusy
Email: [email protected]
One of my biggest challenge i face as a Mum is whether to let my kids have more fun or to spend the spare time drilling on academic work. As much as i want to tell myself it’s so that life will be easier in big school, i still hope kids can enjoy their childhood with more play than anything else.
Name: Clarissa Piano-Ludovice
Fb: Clarissa Piano
Insta: ucancallmerissa
Email: [email protected]
It’s nice to have a family portrait… a memory of full love and happiness ❤️
Greatest challenge is having more patience! I’m always fast fast fast.. I need to slow down more for my kids. Need to let my son tie his shoelace even though we are rushing out.. trust me, it takes a lot will power. hahaa.
Cheers!!
Elizabeth de cruz
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Name: Toh Shir Nie
FB: Toh Shir Nie
IG: zanetoh6868
Email: [email protected]
One of the biggest challenges being a Mother is being sandwiched between our parentings vs the in law parenting. Especially so when we are from different countries and different upbringing. Learning all along the ways.
Greatest challenge being a mother is getting my kids motivated in doing their homework and solving their school work problems.Sometimes the kids won’t cooperate and it takes patience to coach them and figuring out the answers to their school work.
Ng Ching Ting
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My girl just started Pri 1 this year and faces so many unexpected prob and hiccups in her pri journey! I need to constantly remind her about the consequences , pros and cons on thing that she went thru and console her fragile heart. As a mother, Im a mirror image to her so I always need to upkeep the right values and mindset in order to guide her.
FB: Xiao Wei Wei
IG: littlexiaowei
The biggest challenge of being a mother for me is learning to be a good mother. As a naïve girl who shop and play and eat non stop, transforming to handle 2 little darlings is not easy. Learning on how to teach them, how to guide them the correct behavior and get them to listen to you. Being a mother itself is so tough that I think it is the toughest “job” in the world. But the joy and happiness our darlings bring to me is indescribable.
Go Go Go all mums in the world! Give yourself a pat on the back and move on.
The biggest challenge is the ability to let go and let them fail so that they will be stronger. I have not been able to do that.
When baby was small, I tried to latch and fully breastfeed baby. As a new mummy, everything is new, I faced serious enorgement, blocked duct and deprived of sleep. By joining breastfeeding support group can learn correct knowledge and gain positive energy
I hope to win this mini 30 mins family photoshoot with Natsuki Photography. The last session with Natsuki was when my girl was turning 1. Now that she’s already 20 months old, it would be great to have another session to capture her turning 2!
Many thanks for the giveaway!!
One of the challenge I face is ensuring that my kids are not being over protected by me. There are so many dangers in this world from germs to adults with ill intentions and I can only protect them this much.
Definitely trying to raise kids who effectively represent the blending of two different cultures is the biggest challenge I face as a mom!
Fb : Emily Yew
IG: justluvemi
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One of the challenges faced is to split my time equally to take care or bonding time with 2 kids.
Both of them would like me to sleep with them during time. So I have to accompany both of them in different rooms one after another despite how tired I am after work.
I love Natsuki!
My challenge as a mom is to strike the balance between housework, work and spending real play time with them.
The challenge that I faced is everything is so new to me as I’m a first time mom. I remember that I cried almost every day in the initial stage. Glad to pull through it now.
Hopefully cAn win d shoot!!
Name: jazry chan
Email: [email protected]
The biggest challenge is to let go. I’m sure that I have tried my best in making my kids very independent. But sometimes i feel im the only one doing what im doing and i self doubt. How much to let go? I tell myself that i must have faith in the kids and more so myself!
My challenge as a mom is to spend time equally between my 2 gals and not to over protect them.
Being a FTWM and a mum entrepreneur, my biggest challenge is to strike a balance to do all. Time management is definitely the key! I will try to revise and talk to my 3YO & 6YO daily after work before I move on working on my business.
One of my greatest challenge in being a mum is to find the right balance in fulfilling my own personal career goals as a full time working mum and in fulfilling my motherly duties as a part-time mum.
As a full time working mum, time is of essence in many instances of my life. During day time, I devote my time fully to my work, hoping to carve out a good career for myself while contributing my best to the society. During the nights and weekends, I devote my time fully to my 2 children, hoping to make up for the loss in time while working full time. My hubs and I make it a point to bring both my children out to the parks or the reservoirs to be in touch with nature every weekend since they are both at indoor childcare centres 5 out of 7 days a week. As my husband is a shift worker, I often have to juggle both roles alone but am thankful for my supportive parents who help out as best as they can even though they are also working full time.
I hope to be able to win this photo-shoot to mark the 1st birthday of my 2nd child in July. Am always a firm believer that photos are able to capture precious moments for one to reminisce down the memory lane someday…
Challenges faced include time management as a FTWM as 24 hours a day is never enough; discipline them and; how not to lose my cool so easily. Parenting is not easy and I’m still on the learning route to be a good mother.
I give birth to 3 kiddos, being a mom, i felt really tough to be fair to 3 kids. I have to look into aspect of bringing them up, but no matter what, I still have to pull through everything and they are always priorities. Before I had them 3, I used to be playful.
FB Name : Jolin Lim Rui Yin
Instagram : Jolin9087
Being a mother of two, every day I faced different situations to deal with. Striking a balance between work and family, providing the best for the children and not forgetting quality family time as the children grow up before we realise it.
Name: Mandy Chee Lay Yong
FB : Mandy Chee Lay Yong
IG: @mandyalextrixie
email: [email protected]
My challenge as a mom is converge work and family. Spending quantity and quality time for my daughter.
The challenging thing for me is to stay home, especially when my child is sick, a lot of cranky, whining, crying, grumpy, talking (mumbling) toddler, like everything you do is wrong. And that you can’t move away because he’s latching, can’t go to the toilet, you can’t eat breakfast, nor lunch. I just don’t think about the hunger, the urgency to use the toilet, when he’s asleep i use my phone as a distraction. And when i think it’s my chance to bail, i run like the wind and do whatever i need to do. Else I’ll just fall asleep eventually, while waiting to escape. *laughs*
I really enjoy my 2 hour drop-offs, that’s where I get a breather. I hope he recovers soon.
Happy mother’s day to all mummies..!
One of the challenges is to cultivate good manners in children, they are young and they see how the adults behave. My husband and I have to keep remind each other not to just throw away our cool when anger kicks in for any of the children bad situation. Take a deep breath and move on and explain.
Being a mom is never easy, we are nurturing our little children to be strong and well prepared for their growth, be it in health, mental and physical.
Kudos to all mommies.
Kylie Teo
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The greatest challenge as a mom is juggling work life balance ie. making time for my kids after a long day at work. I’m still planning for a better time management to teach my 5 years old homework as well as playtime with my 2 years old. It’s difficult but I’m managing well.
My biggest challenger is when both my girls are down . I’m sure all Mothers doesn’t like to see their precious sick . They are so restless , so cranky , not smiling at all , visiting doctors , countless sleepless nights etc …. Coping with one child is already tiring , so when both are down is …….. ” WAR ” ! My only wish is them healthy & happy …..
Name : Alice Tan
FB : Alice Jun
IG : @iamalicetan
Email address : [email protected]
Hi,
Thanks for this give away.
Motherhood definitely has lots of challenges and one of them is to accept that our kids are not like us. Accept them for who they are.
Tani Yeo
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Cool. Met alot of challenges along the way. I think the biggest, greatest challenge is both kids fighting for a same thing (which i guess all kids the same, grass greener on other side ya)
Ofcourse we parents will want to be fair and best is not the olden method that the older kid need to give in to the younger.
So in order to be fair, gotta ask 1 party to ask and be paitence to wait, while asking other party to share if willing, if not prolly got to ask them to wait.
(This is a everyday situation for me)
Ig: joiceleee
One of my greatest challenge is learning to control my expectations and not get drawn into the vortex of the rat race. It is also tough to spend more time w the kids when i have to work to earn milk money. Moms are well known multitasker and this is so true!
1 challenge i face is having to work and not being there for my kids all the time. I cant let them grow up in the manner that i would have liked but instead have to close 1 eye, respect and let the main caregiver do the things the way she likes. Its quite depressing but yeah.
The Biggest challenge I’ve faced so far is how to teach my boy to be independent. On one hand, I really wished he can be more independent. However, I find myself contradicting by helping him on most times.?
Name : Susan Lim
Email : [email protected]
FB : Susan Lim
Ig : meowster_inc
The biggest challenge of being a mum is how not to worry n stress him over his studies without letting him to lose and enjoy his childhood life. With all the peer pressure around, I guess it’s not going to be easy but I know I don’t give him that much of pressure, I think he can strive well in whatever he is doing.
Hope to win this little giveaway because the last time I had family photoshoot with Natsuki Photography was 4 years ago, right before he turns 3 years and the date of the photoshoot (6 Aug) for this giveaway, is his actual 7th year old birthday.
I feel challenged that I take care of the boys’ education, but they are all with different academic abilities, self-motivation levels, learning styles and different age groups. I struggle with giving each of them sufficient time and attention. I try to read up online and ask other educator or homeschooling friends how they get around this issue with teaching multiple kids.
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Carol Lim
thanks for the giveaway
Jaime chan
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Balancing family , work and self. It’s tough balance more so for working mother. I try to prioritise and learn to reject on unimportant function and events.
Becoming a mother at 43 is already the biggest challenge, I dont have the energy like the younger moms. But since I decided to become a mother at this age, I will not shortchange my child, I read up a lot of parenting blogs to learn n challenge myself to be a good mother to my girl n shower her with the love she deserves. I m glad God has seen us through n she is already P1. And Thank God for this great gift.
Jessie
My biggest challenge as a mum is the struggle to be the best mom I can to my kids. From time to time, I question the decisions I make for my kids and for the entire family, and if this is the best I can do for them. Knowing that there is no perfect mother, but yet striving to be everything to the kids – their support, their comforter, their playmate and their friend. I am often exhausted but my faith in God, my husband and our great family support helps me to learn to let go of my own expectations, and reminds me to enjoy this journey of not just watching them grow but also me growing as a person as well. Motherhood is a precious gift, and I treasure and am thankful for every moment of it. 🙂
Name: Jayme Tan
Ig: Jaymeshing
Email: [email protected]