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!

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Mermaid Maternity pt I – Brisbane Maternity Photography

This is just the first of many posts to come from my time here in Brisbane.  For a quick explaination.  My Best Friend is pregnant.  It’s very very exciting.  So what do you do when your a maternity & newborn photographer?  Spend 5 days doing photo shoots!

(the poor baby when it’s born.  It will recognise the camera before it’s parents – just kidding)

So there are many more images to come, but in my excitement I had to post these now..

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Love you guys xxx

  • Posted March 9, 2010 at 5:16 pm | Permalink

    Gorgeous Mully, you look beautiful xx
    love the 1st one

  • Posted March 9, 2010 at 5:44 pm | Permalink

    LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!!

  • Carleen & Steve
    Posted March 9, 2010 at 5:54 pm | Permalink

    Well fab news and fab photos. Loving the water aspect.

  • Posted March 9, 2010 at 6:46 pm | Permalink

    Gemma these are absolutely stunning! I ADORE the first one.

  • Posted March 9, 2010 at 6:55 pm | Permalink

    Beautiful Gem!

  • Posted March 11, 2010 at 11:04 am | Permalink

    good lawd, woman! :) love these portraits so mcuh – she looks stunning!!!!!!!!!! :) :) :)

Mr. H, 9 days new – Melbourne Newborn Photography

I have been waiting very very very patiently for this little guy to be born..  Mum booked her session at the same time as this little guy’s cousin was born, and both boys were such a delight to photograph!

He didn’t stop smiling during our session (more often when we were pausing to admire how gorgeous he was!!) but did get quite a few HUGE smiles caught on camera!

I hope you enjoy the preview Mum & Dad, I can’t wait to show you your gallery – it’s coming soon!

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  • Posted March 2, 2010 at 12:16 pm | Permalink

    awwwww he’s sooo cute :D

  • Posted March 2, 2010 at 1:46 pm | Permalink

    BLISS!!!! So cute! Love that he’s smiling in that last shot!!! Beautiful!

  • Posted March 3, 2010 at 1:19 pm | Permalink

    so precious! In awe of you photographers that can do newborns so well…such a hard thing to pull off and you’ve done it here BIG time : )

  • Posted March 3, 2010 at 2:38 pm | Permalink

    aw… newborn squishiness…. just beautiful!!

  • Posted March 3, 2010 at 6:38 pm | Permalink

    what precious photo’s…they are ALL beautiful!

  • Posted March 5, 2010 at 3:29 pm | Permalink

    Just stunning Gemma! Love them all.

thePROJECT & Sydney Trip Pt II

Eeek, done it again, terribly behind on the project.  So, I was away for 5 days, however where I was there were 5 GORGEOUS children, all happy to help me out with thePROJECT.  So instead of making it about seeing the Iphone clearly, it was about these gorgeous Keeys children.  BUT, my children are STILL in the images, just not that clearly!!

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  • Posted February 24, 2010 at 12:30 pm | Permalink

    te he… still think its a great idea ! and love that Eman is rocking on in 2 of them hehe… x

  • Posted February 24, 2010 at 2:23 pm | Permalink

    how adorable. Love the idea!!

  • Posted February 24, 2010 at 10:13 pm | Permalink

    The one with Zoe is hilarious LOL. Clever you xox

GLOW, 35 weeks – Melbourne Pregnancy Photography

My studio is now glowing on it’s own!  So many beautiful pregnant women!  And yes, I have another still to blog!

This gorgeous lady visited the studio on her first offical day of maternity leave!  I cannot wait to meet your baby!  Enjoy the next few weeks and rest up!

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  • Posted February 24, 2010 at 11:13 am | Permalink

    Beautiful… love the hint of belly on the 2nd one :)

  • Posted February 24, 2010 at 11:42 am | Permalink

    Oh my Gemma, these are stunning. The second from the top is supurb and the goosebumps on the third shot are incedible. Beautiful, beautiful work!

  • Posted February 24, 2010 at 11:58 am | Permalink

    Wow, love the light in these. Just divine!

  • Posted February 24, 2010 at 1:38 pm | Permalink

    Simply stunning Gemma. That second image is to die for!

  • Posted February 24, 2010 at 7:27 pm | Permalink

    These are simply gorgeous, Gemma. I love love love the one with the goosebumps! Just stunning.

Sydney trip Pt I

Well I recently dashed off to Sydney.  It was HUMID (by the way you will see me write this SEVERAL times… just for the heads up!)  The main reason I was there was to give the lovely Amanda a hand photographing her brothers wedding.  Not sure why she needed help, but hey, I wasn’t going to say no ;)  I mean honestly, who needs help when it’s a) your brothers wedding, b) you have a 7 month old baby, c) the older 4 children there as well?  I think she just wanted me there for my lovely company :P

Ok enough joking aside… and we’ll get to the wedding images later, but for now, day one of the trip.  After enjoy a lengthy sleep in (very much deserved since it was SUCH a long trip on a plane – a whole hour and I was lucky to be feeling important in seat 1A hehe) we ventured to the shops (in the humidity) to buy some last minute wedding supplies then convinced young Lilly to help us out for some photos, OUTSIDE of the air conditioned comfort … yep it was HUMID.   Well as her mother says, point a camera at Lilly and then she’s done.  No prize winning photography here by me, but aren’t they CUTE!?

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Ok can you tell what she’s thinking?

“ARE YOU QUITE FINISHED?”  ah yes, the pressure that comes from being a photographers child….

collage 4Told you I was going to complain about the humidity.  Did you know it was apparently more humid that Friday in Sydney than in North Queensland?  Well it was :P  So I have the right to complain! hehe

till next Sydney installment xx

  • Posted February 22, 2010 at 11:25 pm | Permalink

    Hahahaha omg that last one is soooo her isn’t it. Like “oh you’re STILL THERE? Sigh.” hehehe. Love them.

  • Gemma
    Posted February 22, 2010 at 11:39 pm | Permalink

    Yeah, I think I saw that look a few times!!!

  • Posted February 23, 2010 at 9:58 am | Permalink

    ROFL… so you’re saying the weather was… HUMID??! :) Bahahahaaa! Love that last one especially – priceless expression! :) Can’t wait to see the wedding photos too!

  • Posted February 23, 2010 at 11:17 am | Permalink

    I just love the story behind this, lol, I am still giggling, that last image is perfect.

  • Posted February 23, 2010 at 4:07 pm | Permalink

    oh my gosh she’s hilarious!… but I love them :) the ones in the trees especially :)

GLOW, 34 weeks – Melbourne pregnancy photography

… this bump is only 34 weeks!  I have a feeling we’ll be seeing baby a few weeks early!

I hope you enjoyed your session guys, can’t wait to meet your baby soon!

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  • Posted February 22, 2010 at 8:51 pm | Permalink

    Look how teeny she is allover except for that gorgeous bump! Beautiful shots.. LOVE the moody light.

  • Posted February 22, 2010 at 8:51 pm | Permalink

    Gorgeous… Love love the first one!

  • Posted February 22, 2010 at 10:51 pm | Permalink

    Gorgeous Gem. Amazing light!

  • Posted February 23, 2010 at 1:38 am | Permalink

    Stunning Gemma :) Especially love the 3rd one!

  • Posted February 23, 2010 at 10:40 am | Permalink

    What absolutely stunning images! Great job!

  • Posted February 23, 2010 at 3:49 pm | Permalink

    Stunning, I love the light in that second from last one. Just beautiful

  • Posted February 23, 2010 at 4:06 pm | Permalink

    beautiful! LOVE the moody dark one awesome!

  • Posted February 24, 2010 at 5:16 am | Permalink

    LOVE the second and last one!

  • Posted February 24, 2010 at 10:50 am | Permalink

    Very beautiful Gemma! Your Maternity pictures are my favs!

  • Posted February 28, 2010 at 11:02 pm | Permalink

    What stunning photos!! I love those BW of yours.

Glowing at 34 weeks – Melbourne Maternity Photographer

I can’t wait to meet this little baby, and not too long to go, I hope your last week at work went well Mum!

I hope you enjoy the preview!

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  • Posted February 19, 2010 at 12:41 pm | Permalink

    beautiful portraits, gemma… seriously beautiful. i love the simplicity of the shots – i know i say this all the time, but your b+w’s make me swoon. :)

  • Posted February 19, 2010 at 7:22 pm | Permalink

    These are just beautiful! Stunning light!

  • Posted February 19, 2010 at 7:54 pm | Permalink

    Oh my gosh, these are beautiful! I love the black and white conversions….wonderful!

Miss E, 10 weeks new – Melbourne Baby Photography

This gorgeous lil girl was ten weeks on the day of our session, and it started out to be a rather gloomy day! (Weather wise)

Miss E had THE cutest facial expressions, and whilst I’m not really a fan of Elvis, I cannot get over the “Elvis” facials that babies do!

I hope you enjoy the preview Mum & Dad!

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  • Posted February 17, 2010 at 1:38 pm | Permalink

    Lovely shots. The last 2 are my fave. Especially the one in dad’s arms, awww so sweet.

  • Posted February 17, 2010 at 2:58 pm | Permalink

    she’s gorgeous :) love the Elvis curl :)

  • Posted February 17, 2010 at 8:15 pm | Permalink

    Really really pretty shots! LOVE the Elvis Curl hehe.

  • Posted February 17, 2010 at 9:15 pm | Permalink

    Oh Gem, you are crazy talented. These are awsome!

  • Posted February 17, 2010 at 9:43 pm | Permalink

    LOVE that 2nd last one, Gemma, but they are all amazing!

  • Posted February 18, 2010 at 5:16 am | Permalink

    love the second!!

  • Posted February 18, 2010 at 11:23 am | Permalink

    Love the last two shots, they’re beauties (the rest are great as well). This family must be so pleased with the results :)

  • Posted February 18, 2010 at 1:01 pm | Permalink

    What a sweet little girl. Love that second one, she looks so relaxed.

  • Vanessa Forrest
    Posted February 18, 2010 at 1:55 pm | Permalink

    Absolutely gorgeous Gemma. Thanks so much and we can’t wait to see the rest of the shots of our little girl.

Mr R, 10 days new – Melbourne Newborn Baby Photography

Well, this lil guy was an ANGEL!  Barely heard a peep out of him!  I could have photographed him all day, in fact on numerous occasions I think I mentioned that he could stay forever, but as Mum said, she’ll keep him cause he’s a superstar.  Yes he was.  A total superstar!

And have to say a big thanks to Mum & Dad for the chocolates! (I think they were gone about two hours after you left!)

I hope you enjoy the preview, I couldn’t choose, so here’s a BIG post! x

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  • Posted February 16, 2010 at 11:18 am | Permalink

    awesome… LOVE the last one

  • Posted February 16, 2010 at 11:20 am | Permalink

    Beautiful! Love ALL of your work:)

  • Posted February 16, 2010 at 12:31 pm | Permalink

    Gorgeous images Gem… He was soo well-behaved! Loove the last one in Dad’s hands! xx

  • Posted February 16, 2010 at 1:00 pm | Permalink

    WOWOWOW. Gorgeous photos.
    I just love baby lips *swoon*.

  • Posted February 16, 2010 at 3:39 pm | Permalink

    What a divine baby! LOVE those gorgeous lips!

  • Posted February 16, 2010 at 5:20 pm | Permalink

    Gem, I always have and always will loved your newborns. The poses are outstanding. This is such a perfect little one….

  • Claire
    Posted February 16, 2010 at 7:25 pm | Permalink

    Awww – amazing Gemma! We are totally delighted with these photos and cannot wait to see the others! Excellent work x x

  • Posted February 18, 2010 at 8:07 am | Permalink

    I am IN LOVE with this session Gemma! You rocked it.

  • rose smith
    Posted February 23, 2010 at 5:34 am | Permalink

    photographs of Rohan are awesome,great work Gemma,from gran S

Miss H, 6 weeks – Melbourne Baby Photography

I photographed Miss H’s big sister nearly 3 years ago (yes time really does fly that quickly!)  when she was also 6 weeks old.  Mum had told me how different they were in personality, and she was definitely right!

Miss H loves her cuddles, and also the noise of the vacuum!

I hope you enjoy your preview Mum & Dad (and big sis!) Your gallery will be available soon!

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  • Posted February 15, 2010 at 6:04 pm | Permalink

    Nice images. Love the first 3.

  • Posted February 15, 2010 at 7:18 pm | Permalink

    Oh these are beautiful Gemma! What a gorgeous age too! She has beautiful eyes!

  • Posted February 15, 2010 at 7:37 pm | Permalink

    oh what a sweetheart Gem. You did an amazing job as always.

  • Posted February 15, 2010 at 8:49 pm | Permalink

    Oh that first photo is so sweet Gemma. Gorgeous photos.

  • Posted February 15, 2010 at 10:25 pm | Permalink

    Oh what a totall sweetheart Gemma, and beautifully captured as always. I find this a touch age to photograph but you have done amazingly!

  • Posted February 16, 2010 at 10:42 am | Permalink

    Soooo cute Gemma! :) Love the soft colours too – they look perfect. :)