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photo finish friday ~ spring glow

hi guys.  i’m  back with another edition of my photo finish friday.  today i thought i would share with you how i edited this photo of an iris in my backyard.

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it’s not a bad shot at all.  but i think it could use a little tweak in lightroom.  add some polish and finish.

here’s the quick video tutorial of my process.

i really like how this turned out.

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the more i use lightroom, the more i get to see the power of a few little adjustments here and there, the more i just love it.

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as always, thank you so much for your kind feedback and lovely comments.

happy weekend my friends!  love, kelly

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  1. Cathy H. says

    May 2, 2014 at 9:04 pm

    Gorgeous! Irises are such lovely and delicate blooms!

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  2. Susan says

    May 5, 2014 at 9:44 am

    OMGosh! What a gorgeous turn-out! I’ll have to check out ‘lightroom’ – have not heard of that.

    blessings,

    s

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  3. Rob says

    May 11, 2014 at 6:00 pm

    Oh my…how gorgeous. You inspired me to go out and take a photo to try this technique on…loved it. Thank you for taking the time to post a “how to”. I love coming to your blog, and flickr. And thank you for being real. you make ordinary…extra-ordinary.

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    • kelly says

      May 11, 2014 at 6:34 pm

      wow rob. what a lovely compliment. thank you so much! glad my little tutorial helped! xo

      Reply
  4. Suzy says

    April 25, 2018 at 1:13 pm

    I was checking into ordering Lightroom…and am a bit confused. Which version should I get?

    Reply

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