Thread: Is it legal to make pictures of naked children?

My daughter had pictures of both girls made at sears & penneys without their clothes and wings on. Really cute! They said they would take these type of pics until they were one year old and that was the cut off.

I'm really shocked that they actually showed it without the blur spot hiding "things". I watch the show pretty often and have for so long but I don't recall ever seeing them showing anything.


I've always heard that the picture needs to be of a sexual nature to get a person in trouble...such as focusing on the sexual organs or that's it's intended for distribution of a sexual purpose.

A toddler jumping from a tub is cute and funny and so much different from toddler sitting on the couch exploring themselves. We'd all laugh at the first kid but no matter how natural the actions of the second are, we all get a little concerned...and what would be the reason for taking that picture??

I think it's a matter of judgement on the photographer. I have nakey shots of Pickle but the last one taken was when she was about 10 months old. I don't think it's wrong to have the pictures before, maybe, 2 years old but any age beyond that and you really take it into your own hands.

It would depend on the nature and the purpose of the picture. There are people who would put children in provocative positions for pictures and sell them as porn. Then there are the kid in the bathtub sort of pictures that are completely innocent and that is the nature of the picture.

Again, it is the intent of the person who takes the picture. And the contents of the picture.

Yes that movie is what I was thinking of. I have naked pictures of my kids but we don't have any of the grandkids except in the tub with lots of bubbles covering everything up.

Originally Posted by catssass

There was a Lifetime movie about the subject, I can't remember the name, it had Mare Winingham in it and her friend took "innocent" naked pictures, the photo lab called the police and she was arrested, not sure if it was a "true" story or not....

Yes, that was what I was thinking about. Thank you.