09/03/2026
🚨 EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY 🚨
after a lottttt of back and forth with myself, i’ve made the decision that i will no longer be publicly posting identifiable images of children on my photography pages — signed model release or not.
and honestly? this one hurts a little.
children are such a HUGE part of what i photograph. newborns, milestones, cake smashes, families, motherhood — their little personalities, expressions + connections are literally what i built so much of my work around.
but after the recent 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling involving AI-generated child sexual abuse material, on top of the already growing concerns surrounding AI + what can be done with photographs of real children online, i haven’t been able to shake it.
technology is moving SO incredibly fast, and once i publicly put a photograph of someone else’s child onto the internet, i can’t control where that image goes, who saves it, or what technology may eventually be capable of doing with it. and as a mom myself.. i just can’t ignore that. there is thousands of you here. i cannot chance my images with someone’s innocent child.
so moving forward, when i share sessions involving children, you may see faces blurred or covered, images cropped so faces aren’t shown, photos from behind, little hands + feet, or other poses/details where the child isn’t identifiable.
your actual galleries are NOT changing.
you will still receive every beautiful smiling face, silly expression, cake-covered baby + all of the moments we capture together.
they simply won’t all have a place on my public pages anymore.
and this is HARD for me.
how do you show the personality captured during a milestone session without showing the little person whose personality made the photograph?
i know this could affect my engagement.
it could make advertising what i do harder.
it could even cost me bookings.
but i’ve decided that’s a trade i’m willing to make.
this isn’t me telling parents they shouldn’t post their children. this isn’t me telling another photographer how they should run their business. and i’m absolutely not judging anyone who comes to a different decision. this is simply the boundary i’ve chosen for MY business and the children entrusted to me.
even if you’ve previously signed a model release or given me permission to share your child’s photographs, i’ll be following this new policy going forward. if i have previously posted your children, you are 100% allowed to tell me to remove them and i will do so immediately.
i would much rather look back years from now and realize i was overly cautious than look back and wish i had done more when i had the opportunity.
i’ll figure out new ways to show you guys the magic we create. i’ll show the details. i’ll get creative with angles. i’ll blur faces when needed. and i’ll still photograph those big cheesy smiles for the people they’re actually meant for — you. 🤍
because those babies are someone’s entire world before they’re ever content for mine.
and their safety + privacy will always be worth more than likes, shares, engagement or bookings.
love you all- love your kids more.
hope you still stick around.
