the Worden World: what 7 looks like

I decided a few months ago that I wanted to do 7-year photos of Celia in a studio, something very different than what I usually do. I'm typically an outdoor shoot girl. But I had in my head very moody black and whites in a loft type setting and I couldn't get it out so that meant I needed to make it happen. I got super lucky and I found the perfect studio in downtown Houston. I made sure not to cut her hair for several months so it would be long for the shoot. I perused the net for outfit options which of course I didn't find because I never seem to find what I have in my head. So instead I got my mom to make her a skirt out of an old curtain sheer and we added some lace to a top from Target for what turned out to be the perfect outfit.

For some reason 7 sounds really old and it was hard for me to edit these pictures without getting sad about how old she looks. But this turned out to be my favorite shoot ever. I loved the place. And I loved how the photos turned out. So much fun. And I even got to do some for my niece as well. Those I'll post separately. For now check out Miss Celia...at 7...sigh.

I talked my husband into a new Lensbaby lens for Valentine's Day mainly for this shoot. I've always wanted one, but wasn't sure if I could master it. It took forever for the lens to get here and I ended up canceling the first order and reordering it so it didn't arrive until 2 days before the shoot. There's a pretty steep learning curve to figure it out. But I took it outside for a few minutes each day and got the basic idea of it. I wish I had had more time with it though because I could have gotten so many more cool shots. As it is I was lucky enough to get a few that I liked.

Lensbaby love...

this one I prefer in color for some reason...