04/16/2026
I just saw an advertisement for AI newborn images…..
They’re not your baby, They’re not your memories.
They’re not that tiny stretch, that sleepy yawn, that exact moment in time that will never exist again.
You’re distorting their own memory of themselves forever.
Which is so so sad!
As a newborn photographer, I’m not just creating “pretty pictures.” I’m preserving something real, which is your baby exactly as they are, in those fleeting first days. The wrinkles, the way they curl, the way they fit perfectly in your hands…
When AI generates a newborn image, it’s essentially creating a version of your baby that never existed. A pose they were never in. An expression they never made. A moment that never happened.
And one day, when your child grows up and looks back at their “baby photos”… what are they actually looking at?
memories aren’t meant to be manufactured. They’re meant to be lived, felt, and remembered.
There’s something more deeply important morally. Your child deserves to see who they really were, not an artificial version shaped by software.
Technology has its place. But replacing real memories With fake newborn images. I understand using ai for jokes and mucking about but that’s where we need to draw a line.
This is why I personally reduce the amount of ‘digital composite images’ I provide too, because although they ARE your baby, the scene is not real.
It’s just heartbreaking!
