Anne Herbert Photography: Quack quack! {Howard County, Maryland Family Photographer}

The other day I met up with Jessica and Sean and their two boys Carter and Payton for a photo session at Centennial Park in Howard County. It's always a little game to figure out what makes children happy and comfortable enough to express themselves genuinely to me and my camera, and this session left me with a whole new trick up my sleeve - ducks! Little Carter was great during the shoot, but when two very well fed ducks came over to see what we were up to he just lit up.

We walked down to the docks and the ducks came too. I just kept taking pictures until the ducks started waddling my way. Then I started to get nervous because I've seen America's Funniest Home Videos people, I know what happens next! Carter did take a quick break from the ducks to give daddy some love.

As some of you know already, I absolutely love photographing little baby feet and hands. Each little one folds up so differently, and they just come the way they come. You can tell how they were carried in utero and that just will never stop amazing me. Here are little Payton's tiny feet and adorable little fingers.

Another shot at the docks. I added a few antique textural overlays to this one to give the picture a classic and timeless feel. Carter was doing something that little boys have done for hundreds of years and always will, and I wanted the picture to reflect that.