Welcome to the Iris Creations Photography Blog...

The blog takes on the role of showcasing previews for families, specials and occasionally an insight to my life as a photographer!

I'm Gemma, the Principal of Iris Creations Photography which specialises in custom, unique Maternity, Newborn & Baby portraiture. {Capturing moments} in your life that pass by so quickly and {Creating Art}. Scroll down to see the latest previews from sessions & be sure to visit the main website!

Please note: All images are protected by copyright.

4 months – Brisbane Baby Photography

This may be hard to believe, but I was very close to not taking my camera at all, to my recent trip to Brisbane.  In fact, until 5 minutes before I was leaving for the airport, I didn’t have it in my bag at all.  It was sitting on the table staring at me.  I even tweeted about not taking it, and how empowered that felt.  WOW.  I was going to have 6 days of no camera.  A minute after feeling empowered, I felt lost, so in went the camera and ONE lens.  MINIMAL.

Why wasn’t I going to take the camera?  The foot.  Well of course, I’m glad I did, but still think it’s rather amusing that darling Finn was very similar to my own two boys.  Full of smiles until I bring out the big black camera.  Then the smiles will suddenly disappear.  (unless I’m using the IPhone camera, or the compact snap camera)

But Finn was rather serious while I was there.  There were other things to concentrate on, like his Christening, teething, catching his toes & wind pain.  Yep the poor little man had some pretty nasty bouts of it.  But still, he’s adorable is he not??

Here are a few images of the 4 month old :)

brisbane baby photographybrisbane baby photosbaby photos brisbanebaby photographybaby portraitsbrisbane baby photography

Yes there are more to come :)  hehe ;)

  • Posted August 31, 2010 at 4:31 pm | Permalink

    I hope you had a wonderfully relaxing time away. These photos are gorgeous, so glad you took your camera!

  • Posted August 31, 2010 at 7:57 pm | Permalink

    So glad you took your camera. These images are just stunning. That last one makes me want to just grab him up for a cuddle, he’s so adorable.

    But glad you had a little get-away too :)

Glow – Melbourne Maternity Photography

August is booming with gorgeous bellies!  This lovely lady was very generous to postpone her session a week or two due to my silly broken foot!  (which is healing well, and now in a super cool “moon-boot” – making moving around MUCH easier)

All the best for the rest of your pregnancy, I look forward to meeting your baby soon!

Melbourne Maternity Photographypregnancy photos melbournematernity photography melbourne

  • Posted August 30, 2010 at 5:14 pm | Permalink

    Such a gorgeous miracle growing inside of her :) (and hope the foot heals quickly!)

  • Posted August 30, 2010 at 9:21 pm | Permalink

    Your lighting is just beautiful. What a gorgeous collection of images for them to remember this time in their lives.

  • Posted August 31, 2010 at 12:57 am | Permalink

    What an amazing belly! I love that last one, so beautiful!

All about Finn!

Last week I was lucky.  I got to escape the cold & winter of Melbourne, and spend 6 days in sunny Brisbane.  Did the weather put on a nice show?  Sure did!  28 one day, and beautiful sunshine for the Saturday – which hosted a special day for a very special little man.  Mr Finn, on his 4 month ‘birthday’ had his Christening/Naming Day/Welcoming Ceremony/Dedication.  And I became officially his Godmother!  So not proud am I??

His ‘gown’ was a vintage find from the 1940’s, and Rod, who married Finn’s Parents & Aunt & Uncle, led the beautiful yet simple ceremony to officially welcome Finn to the world, and uncle Blake & I as his Godparents.

Now I have to admit, I’m not responsible for these images.. (except if there is a cake in the photo and a couple of others) Morgan (currently studying film at Queensland Collage of Film & Televison) saw my camera, went gooey-eyed over it, so who could deny letting him capture the day?!  And I think I can safely say that he has done an amazing job.  Not to mention that for once, I was in FRONT of the camera.  Now that is slightly rare!  So if the career in film doesn’t work out Morgan, let me know… ;)

20100821FinnChristening-31finnfinnfinnfinnfinnfinnfinnfinnfinnfinnfinnfinnfinnfinnfinnfinnfinnfinnfinnfinn

And yes, there are more Finn photos to come, of course….

  • Posted August 27, 2010 at 7:34 pm | Permalink

    awww Finn your soo cute!
    Gooo Godmother!!
    Awesome job Morgan!

Glow

Inside is baby number 3! Mum spent a few weeks toying with the idea of a maternity session, and I’m SO glad you did, because (and I know that everyone will agree) you look AMAZING!

I hope you enjoy your preview, I can’t wait to meet your baby soon!

maternity photography melbournemelbourne pregnancy photographymaternity photography melbourne

  • Posted August 24, 2010 at 12:42 pm | Permalink

    LOVE the gorgeous moody light in these. Gorgeous mama.

  • Posted August 30, 2010 at 9:24 am | Permalink

    GORGEOUS mama. LOVE love love the moodiness of the light here, absolutely perfect.

  • Posted August 31, 2010 at 12:56 am | Permalink

    WOW, your dramatic lighting is awesome!!

Mr O, 2 1/2 weeks – Melbourne Baby Photography

This little guy had me on my toes!  He was very interested in what was going on around him, and not so keen on ‘missing out’ by sleeping.  But with a little patience he was off to sleep and very content!

I love personalising images for my clients, and Mum & Dad had a fantastic prop and idea, which this little man was quite happy to do!

I hope you enjoy the preview Mum & Dad!

melbourne baby photographybaby photography melbournebaby photography melbournebaby photography melbournebaby photos melbourne(Just on a side note, the last image in this post was performed with extreme care, at all times he was supported.  I take safety very seriously and never place a gorgeous newborn in danger, even for a split second.)

  • Posted August 17, 2010 at 12:33 pm | Permalink

    awwww wonderful job gemma, love them all!

  • Posted August 17, 2010 at 3:48 pm | Permalink

    so so precious! love the one with the car!! amazing work ;)

  • Posted August 17, 2010 at 6:54 pm | Permalink

    Awww what a gorgeous bub! So much hair. LOVE babies with stylish hair hehe. That last shot is so funny! Is that the dad’s?

  • Posted August 18, 2010 at 11:59 am | Permalink

    These are truly special..

Miss A, 2 1/2 weeks & Glowing – Melbourne Baby Photography

I’m a wee bit behind on blogging, so here comes a double post!

Isn’t this little girl just the sweetest?!  She settled so fast and enjoy posing so much that she was out of the studio in an hour!  Made me almost nervous that I didn’t take any photographs it was so quick!  But here she is!

A little shout out to the amazing Amanda Keeys, who designs these beautiful hats, which are available here!

melbourne baby photographybaby photography melbournebaby photography melbournebaby photos melbournenewborn photography melbournenewborn baby photography melbourne

And to part II of our post, this gorgeous couple celebrating their pregnancy with photography – I can’t wait to meet your bundle, and look forward to seeing you again soon!

melbourne pregnancy photographymaternity photography melbournepregnancy photography melbournepregnancy photography melbourne

  • Posted August 12, 2010 at 3:49 pm | Permalink

    Beautiful baby – love a newborn with lots of hair!

  • Posted August 12, 2010 at 5:19 pm | Permalink

    Oh she is so adorable. As are the expecting couple. Beautiful.

  • Posted August 12, 2010 at 7:26 pm | Permalink

    Such a gorgeous bub. I love your detail shots!

    Your maternity session is stunning.

  • Posted August 12, 2010 at 8:25 pm | Permalink

    Those newborn images are so beautiful!
    I love the all.

  • Kelly L
    Posted August 13, 2010 at 3:36 pm | Permalink

    The pics are beautiful, especially the last one – I’m a very proud Aunt!!

Mr L, 12 Days – Melbourne Baby Photography

When I was young, I had many injuries.  From Dance to Athletics, I did my knees, my ankles, my shins.  Well, the night before this little guys session, I tripped.  Now when I do something, I do it RIGHT.  (Well this is what I LIKE to do! -Just not when I trip)  I braced myself, and yes, ouch.  As with most times we stub our toe we wait for that pain to die off after about 15 seconds.  Well this time, it didn’t.  OH NO!

Mr L’s parents got a slightly early morning phone call before they left for the car ride, asking if we could perhaps make it the next day, as I think I’ve broken something.

Sure enough.  I had.  My big toe.  But just because I do things RIGHT.  It was in the joint.  This then meant that I needed a second opinion to see if I needed surgery.  Yep, on a toe.

I narrowly escaped the surgery (well for now, I see a surgeon next week) but found myself in a half cast, and on crutches.  Feeling mighty sorry for myself.

SO!  With the wonderful help of Miss Bec (our part time assistant) we photographed Mr L the day after.  Now you are not allowed to scroll this post quickly without admiring these eyelashes.  They were the longest a cutest lashes I have ever seen.  Mum seemed quite convinced that he was not going to like the session, as he had shown some great distaste for being undressed.  I love a mission!

(Mum & Dad, I’m listening – totally by chance! – to the Kings now!  I hope you enjoy your preview, and thanks for your patience!)

baby photography melbournemelbourne baby photographybaby photos melbournebaby photography melbournenewborn photography melbournebaby photography melbourne

So on a admin note:  The studio is still available for newborns, and we encourage you to call to enquire about Maternity & Baby sessions.  At this stage due to Gemma’s injury, sessions are only available in the Point Cook studio.

  • Posted August 9, 2010 at 8:18 pm | Permalink

    Gemma -Love your work! Beautiful!!!

  • Posted August 9, 2010 at 9:43 pm | Permalink

    Gem! Divine. Those eyelashes – WOW. All this with a broken toe. You are a wonder woman! xoxo

  • Posted August 9, 2010 at 11:12 pm | Permalink

    Awwww he is so cute, and those eyelashes – amazing! Hope your toe heals quickly Gemma xxx

  • Posted August 10, 2010 at 12:34 am | Permalink

    OMG Gemma…I’m sorry, I couldn’t help smiling, you sound so much like me!

    But these were worth the wait, he’s adorable. What’s with the boys getting those enormous spidery lashes? No fair!

  • Posted August 10, 2010 at 9:03 am | Permalink

    Oh dear Gemma! I have broken my little toe on both feet twice now and I know just how painful toe breaks can be. Mine were both caused by 500kg Thoroughbreds…not pretty!
    You totally rocked this session…was having trouble concentrating on reading your speil as those eyelashes kept drawing my eye away! Love the green beanie shot with the ‘body fluff’ just perfect!

  • Posted August 10, 2010 at 9:41 am | Permalink

    He is an absolute sweetheart – love his dark hair. Beautiful photos, well done! Hope your foot heals quickly!

  • Posted August 10, 2010 at 11:32 am | Permalink

    He does have the most delicious eyebrows :) Sorry about your toe but on the upside it does not affect your ability to take gorgeous photos :)

  • Posted August 10, 2010 at 11:30 pm | Permalink

    Definitely the longest lashes ever and what a perfect shot to show them off. And I love all that dark hair – he’s going to be a heart breaker one day :)

    Hope you avoid surgery completely honey, get better soon!

Mr C, 10 days – Melbourne Newborn Photography

A few weeks ago, a photographer friend of mine Chrissy Torney asked if I would mentor her in some new newborn skills.  With Chrissy predominately a children’s lifestyle photographer,  and myself a newborn photographer – it was a lot of fun combining both our styles as we photographed this GORGEOUS little boy in his own home.

Chrissy, I hope you had a lot of fun, I sure did!! Sorry it’s taken a while to get this post up!

melbourne baby photographymelbourne newborn photographybaby photos melbournebaby photography melbournenewborn baby photography melbourne

  • Posted August 5, 2010 at 9:38 am | Permalink

    Oh Gemma, what a cuttie.

  • Posted August 5, 2010 at 10:24 am | Permalink

    She will love these photos – precious!

  • Posted August 5, 2010 at 10:25 am | Permalink

    Beautiful, beautiful. Love your processing Gem, thanks for such a fun & awesome session and for sharing your skills with me so freely x

  • Posted August 5, 2010 at 10:34 am | Permalink

    so precious! loveley work!

  • Posted August 5, 2010 at 11:10 am | Permalink

    Oh he is adorable, love the ones with his mum and dad, precious

  • Posted August 5, 2010 at 12:17 pm | Permalink

    Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous! Amazing work.

  • Posted August 6, 2010 at 8:52 am | Permalink

    Stunning work !! So lovely.

One Trackback

  1. [...] Mr C, 10 days – Melbourne Newborn Photography – Melbourne Newborn … [...]

Miss F, 10 days new – Melbourne Baby Photography

Gorgeous Miss F, a sweet 10 day old, photographed by Janet & I

Fiona Carson, (Bec+Fo photography in Brisbane) unfortunately couldn’t travel down to Melbourne to photogaph her friends new baby girl, so I hope these images can help introduce her to you Fo!

It was lovely meeting you Mum (and Grandma!)  I hope you enjoy your preview!

melbourne baby photographybaby photos melbournemelbourne newborn photographynewborn baby photos melbournemelbourne baby photographermelbourne baby photographybaby photos melbourne

  • Posted July 23, 2010 at 1:36 pm | Permalink

    gemma, these are amazing, YOu guys are amazing! Little Miss F looks so, so adorable. thank you so very much for doing this for me – i’m so glad nic and scotty will be able to look back and know that they captured her like this…because she is NEVER going to look this little ever again!

    you guys rock
    fo xx

  • Nic & Scotty
    Posted July 25, 2010 at 5:59 pm | Permalink

    Gemma,
    You and Janet are every part of fantastic that I thought you both would be. I just love these photos….the purple hat made me cry along with the very close up…they’re just beautiful as is our Miss F that has just brought us so much joy….thanks again and I look forward to hearing from you & Janet….
    Nic x

  • Posted July 31, 2010 at 12:53 am | Permalink

    How beautiful!! That hat is the cutest thing!!!

Mr N, 3 weeks – Melbourne Baby Photography

This gorgeous boy was very very cute!  And loved being held.  Especially when Mum & Dad had some photos taken with him!

I hope you enjoy the preview Mum & Dad, your full gallery is coming very soon!

melbourne baby photographymelbourne baby photographynewborn baby photographybaby photos melbournebaby photography melbourne

  • Posted July 22, 2010 at 10:06 am | Permalink

    These photos are so creative and cute. I love the photos where you collage of the baby. It would make for a great wall photo at home.

    I am trying to have a baby next year and looking forward to all of this. The shower, photo session, and most of all see the baby.

    Going to bookmark this!

    Thanks,
    Leslie

  • Posted July 22, 2010 at 12:24 pm | Permalink

    gorgeous love all the little details :)

  • Posted July 22, 2010 at 5:52 pm | Permalink

    These are gorgeous what a devine little one, the parents are going to be thrilled!!

  • Posted July 22, 2010 at 9:19 pm | Permalink

    Awww so sweet. Sigh, makes me so clucky!

  • Posted July 23, 2010 at 12:42 am | Permalink

    Stunning, I love all of the little detail shots. perfect Gemma