09/03/2026
Sharing my heart this morning, friends. It’s heavy💔
I’ve really been wrestling with something lately, and I don’t have all the answers.
As a photographer, so much of my work involves children—newborns, little ones, junior models, teens and seniors. And of course, social media has always been one of the biggest ways I share my work and grow my business.
But lately, I have felt really convicted about how much we share online when it comes to our children.
It really started weighing heavily on me after watching Sound of Freedom. It made me think about how many situations we send our children into simply trusting that the adults around them are good people with good intentions. Then school started, and I saw all the first-day pictures—names, ages, grades, teachers, schools, sometimes locations—all right there for anyone to see.
And it made me stop and think about my own business.
I’ve already started making little changes. I don’t use names nearly as much as I used to. When I share my junior models, I don’t list their schools. I try to be mindful of the information I’m putting out there.
But y’all…sometimes I wonder if even that is enough.
There are some very sick and ill-intentioned people in this world. Technology has made it incredibly easy for images to be saved, shared, manipulated or taken completely out of our control. And once something is on the internet, we really don’t know where it may end up.
That scares me.
These aren’t just beautiful images in my portfolio. These are somebody’s babies. Somebody has trusted me with them, and I don’t take that lightly.
At the same time, I’m a photographer. Sharing my work is how people find me. It’s how I market my business. It’s how future clients see what I do. So I find myself asking: How do I continue growing a business that depends so heavily on imagery while also protecting the children and young people who are in those images?
I don’t know the answer yet.
Maybe it means sharing less. Maybe it means changing what I share. Maybe it means asking more questions and putting stronger boundaries in place. I’m still praying about it and trying to figure out what that looks like for Amanda Walls Photography.
I don’t want to live in fear, but I also don’t want to ignore conviction simply because changing something might make running my business harder.
Parents, photographers, friends—I would genuinely love to hear your thoughts.
Where do we draw the line between sharing the beautiful parts of our lives and protecting the privacy of our children?
Because the older I get, the more I realize that just because we can share something doesn’t always mean we should. ❤️
Disclaimer: i’m not saying it’s not OK to not post your kids. I post mine. I love sharing them. I love sharing my family. I love seeing your family. I love seeing your kids. I like celebrating their achievements and their wins. I really am so torn about this y’all.
