09/05/2026
A little business update that feels important to share.
In light of recent legal rulings and the growing concerns surrounding AI-generated CSAM involving children, I’ve decided that it’s in the best interest of my youngest clients to shift the way I share their images online.
I’ve begun removing photos from my Instagram that show the unobscured, easily recognizable faces of my youngest clients. I haven’t made my way through my Facebook photos yet, so that process may take me a little while.
When you book a session with me, I include a fairly thorough questionnaire where you can choose exactly how you’d like me to handle sharing images from your session, including the option to keep your entire gallery completely private.
Moving forward, if you give me permission to share images and your session includes young children, I’ll be much more intentional about how those images are shared. You’ll likely see more little details, blurred or obscured images, images taken from farther away, profiles, tiny hands and feet, sweet moments where a child isn’t looking directly at the camera, etc.
If the laws and technology surrounding children’s images on the internet aren’t providing the level of protection I believe they deserve, I feel called to do my part to be more proactive in protecting my youngest and most vulnerable clients.
I’ll likely continue sharing images of teens and young adults. I believe our youngest clients deserve a different level of blanket protection because they’re not yet old enough to meaningfully understand or participate in decisions about their digital footprint. A teenager can make the choice to take a selfie and put it online themselves; a toddler or newborn cannot.
And if you’re considering booking with me and want to see what a full gallery looks like, I’m always happy to share a complete gallery from a client who has given me permission to do so. You’ll still be able to get a really good idea of what your finished gallery will look like.
Most importantly, I believe every parent should be able to make their own informed decision about whether and how they share photos of their children online. I completely respect parents who choose to share their children’s images, this is a deeply personal decision, and there’s no judgment here.
This is simply the decision that feels right for me and the way I want to protect the little people who trust me to photograph them.
Thank you for understanding and for trusting me with your families.
-CR
