How to take great photos of your baby – advice from NQ icon Anne Geddes

A world-renowned NQ photographer known for her iconic images of babies in pot plants throughout the 90s has released a hilarious new portrait series. Here’s her best advice.

A world-renowned NQ photographer known for her iconic images of babies in pot plants throughout the 90s has released a hilarious new portrait series embracing the messy reality of parenting.

Far from her childhood home in Home Hill, acclaimed photographer Anne Geddes has taken her talents to New York, where she’s now working on something new with Karicare Toddler.

Home Hill photographer Anne Geddes has released a series of hilarious portraits swapping ethereal toddlers for tantrums, chaos and mess.

Her new series of ‘messy portraits’ swaps out the scenes of ethereal toddlers she’s known for with tantrums and chaos.

Ms Geddes said it was a refreshing change of pace in the age of social media where parents feel constant pressure to post only the picture-perfect moments of their bubs.

“You’re looking at images on social media that aren’t real,” she said.

“It gets a bit competitive out there, which I don’t think is right.

“There is no such thing as a perfect parent.

“We’re all imperfect, and we should embrace that.”

Ms Geddes said she wanted to showcase the realness of babies in her work and encouraged parents to embrace the mess when capturing moments with their bubs.

“Your child is not going to be perfect all the time,” she said.

“Parenting is messy. It’s joyful and everywhere in between.”

‘Butterfly’ by Anne Geddes

‘Tulips’ by Anne Gedde.

Originally published as How to take great photos of your baby – advice from NQ icon Anne Geddes