09/02/2026
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY
Going forward, I will no longer be publicly posting photographs from sessions involving babies or minor children on my business page or social media unless asked to do so or get an okay by parents/family.
With how rapidly AI technology is advancing and how easily an innocent photograph of a child can be taken, manipulated, and turned into something it was never intended to be, I no longer feel comfortable putting my young clients at risk!
As a photographer, I absolutely love sharing my work. But protecting the children and respecting their privacy is far more important than anything I could gain from posting their photos online.
I will still photograph children at weddings,babies, and families as usual, I will not change anything about my editing style. You will still receive your full gallery and are free to share your own photographs however you choose. I simply will not be using identifiable images of minors for my own public advertising or social media moving forward, but I will use family photos with child’s face excluded!
AI has created possibilities that im not okay with and the fact that someone’s family photo, newborn portrait, or picture of their child can be taken without their knowledge and manipulated into AI-generated content is enough for me to draw this boundary.
Until there are stronger protections and I feel confident that publicly sharing these images is worth the risk, this is the decision I am making for my business.
It makes me incredibly sad that this is even something parents and photographers have to think about, but this is the reality of the internet we live in. Being a mom myself I do post my kids online, but everything is very limited with who sees it. Being a photographer and having a public page makes it very hard for me to be comfortable sharing those images.
No amount of engagement, advertising, portfolio building, or business exposure is worth potentially putting a child at risk.
Their privacy and safety will always matter more than my portfolio.
With that being said I hope to still keep all the wonderful clients I do have to possibly gain more knowing your children are protected! I also am still going to keep the children I do have in my portfolio on my page just won’t be adding any new! 
I do want to throw out there that I have done many photo shoots before where I have been asked not to post them. Just know I’m totally okay with whatever route you choose!
Sincerely, Ashley M. Photography
