Who Loves Ya, Baby?

No, this is a not a tribute to Telly Savalas, but he did share a similar hairstyle with many of these models. We are talking about babies. Babies are a popular subject in stock photography. They can be used in a lot of different ways.

Obviously, baby images can be used for things about babies, but they can also be used to show humor, health, innocence, happiness and a slew of other concepts. We'll just focus on the funny side of baby pictures for now. You could also call it the cute side, but they go hand in hand.

Babies are capable of showing a lot of emotion in their face. Sometimes their facial expressions don't make the most sense in the world, but that's part of the appeal. We have seen the same expressions in ourselves and in people around us. To see it coming from a baby who seemingly wouldn't know what making that face even means is always entertaining. It really must be a universal language.

As we have covered before, cute and cuddly sells. Cute and funny definitely sells, and babies are the perfect combination of both. You see them being used this way on greeting cards and in advertisements all the time. Babies can be difficult models to work with, but with stock imagery, photographers get to shoot hundreds of photos and get the perfect shot. This is a luxury  that a parent at home would very rarely get, which is why most of your childhood pictures have a sibling blurring through them or one kid with his eyes closed.

Enough talk, let's get to the photos! We have chosen some of the funniest/cute baby pictures we could find. Now, I should point out that the sad babies below aren't funny so much as so cute that you can't help but laugh.

© Inspirestock. Image #ISP0800349.

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© Corbis RF. Image #42-17880825.