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Parents are excused from the law you suggested they may be violating in South Dakota. It is specifically listed as an affirmative defense to the applicable law.

Have you actually read the laws of South Dakota that apply to your questions? That would be a good place to start. From what I’ve read, it would depend on whether the work was considered to be obscene and the intent of why or how the child was exposed to the work. I don’t find that incidental exposure itself would be criminal unless associated with some nefarious intent but that was not based on anything close to exhaustive research.
I did now. I had assumed it would be a federal law, and I wasn't able to find relevant material. It looks like this is covered in SD's 22-24-25 to 22-24-37.

Based on what I read, if it's not agreed that my work is artistic, then it becomes a major gray area -- definitely too much risk. This is helpful to know because not only must I hide my posters or keep minors out of my home, but also: I must be sure that my models don't bring underage friends with them to their shoots. I suspect that if the friend saw an image on the back of my camera, I'd be at risk.

Thanks for your help.