09/03/2026
‼️ EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY ‼️
A little update for my families 🤍
I’ve been thinking about this a lot over the last few days, and I’ve made the decision to change the way I share photographs of children publicly through Brittany Nicole Photography.
A recent Seventh Circuit federal court opinion involving AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM) has brought attention to a really disturbing reality — technology is advancing faster than the laws meant to protect our children.
The ruling raised serious concerns surrounding the law and the private possession of certain AI-generated images. And regardless of the legal technicalities surrounding the case, what it represents as a parent and a photographer is terrifying to me.
We are living in a world where someone doesn’t necessarily need an inappropriate photograph of a child to create something horrific.
AI has made it terrifyingly easy for an innocent, everyday photograph of a child to potentially be taken, altered and manipulated into something sexual or abusive.
And once we put a photograph onto a public page, we simply cannot control who saves it, where it ends up or what someone chooses to do with it.
I am no longer comfortable taking that risk.
As a photographer, this concerns me tremendously.
As a mom of five, it absolutely terrifies me.
I feel like our government and legal system have once again failed to keep up in ways that adequately protects our children. And I’m not going to sit around waiting for laws to catch up before doing what I can on my end.
So, effective immediately, I will be changing the way I share images of children publicly.
I will no longer regularly post photographs where a child’s face is clearly identifiable on my public photography platforms.
I’ll also be going back through older content and removing certain images where children are clearly identifiable, even if I previously received permission from their parents to share them.
And this isn’t a standard I’m only applying to my clients.
I will be making these same changes with my own five children and my own family.
If I’m asking myself what I can reasonably do to better protect the children entrusted to me as a photographer, I have to be willing to make those same decisions when it comes to my own babies.
Now, I REALLY want to make one thing clear:
This changes absolutely NOTHING about your session or the photographs you receive from me. 🤍
I am still photographing your babies’ beautiful faces.
Their smiles.
Their belly laughs.
Their silly expressions.
The way they look at you.
The snuggles, the chaos, the tiny details and every single one of those moments you want to remember.
Those photographs will still be taken, edited and delivered in your private gallery just like they always have been.
I am not changing what I photograph. I am changing what I personally put on the public internet.
When I share family sessions moving forward, you’ll probably notice me getting a little more creative.
You may see children photographed from behind, running or playing, snuggled into a parent, faces turned away or hidden, little hands and feet, intentional crops, silhouettes, movement, wider compositions and all of those beautiful little details that can tell the story of a family without clearly identifying a child.
And honestly? That already fits so much of what I love about documentary photography.
I want the little hands.
The messy hair.
The way they reach for Mom.
The way Dad carries them.
The running, playing, snuggling and chaos.
The moments that actually feel like your family.
Could this affect my business?
Maybe.
Social media is a huge part of being a photographer. Showing faces and sharing full galleries helps advertise my work, reach new clients and grow my business.
But if being more protective of the children I photograph costs me some engagement, advertising opportunities, reach or content for my page?
I genuinely do not care.
No amount of engagement is worth making a decision I’m uncomfortable with when it involves a child’s safety.
I can find another way to market my business.
I can get more creative.
I can adapt.
Protecting children will always matter more to me than likes, engagement, advertising or content for my page.
I know I cannot control everything that happens on the internet, and these changes can’t eliminate every possible risk.
But I can control what I contribute to it.
And now that I know what this technology is capable of, I cannot knowingly continue sharing the same way simply because it’s easier for my business.
Your memories aren’t changing.
Your experience isn’t changing.
Your galleries aren’t changing.
I’m simply changing which of those memories I choose to share with the rest of the world. 🤍
Thank you for respecting my decision, for trusting me with your babies and families, and for continuing to support Brittany Nicole Photography.
I don’t take that trust lightly.
Your children’s safety will always be more important to me than a social media post.
