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photo finish friday ~ sweet and natural portrait edit

hello my friends.  happy friday.  i thought i might share with you today a sweet and natural portrait edit that i did on a recent shot of my daughter.

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this shot is a little overexposed and washed out.  but i just love the sweet expression on her face.  plus it was just the sweetest moment with her getting home and my husband getting home from work.  and such a pretty day outside. i was so caught up in the moment that i neglected to check my camera settings which was set with a high ISO for indoors.  plus i over compensated a little for the slight back light.

but like i shared in my video, i’ll take a perfect moment over a perfect photo any day.  and lightroom is great at natural portrait edits.

below is my step-by-step video.

and once again here is the before and after.

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i just love lightroom so much.

i just love my girl so much.

and you know…. this is why i love photography.  capturing these sweet moments, getting to see her face even when she’s back at school.

so with that, i think i’ll wrap this up.  thank you again for watching and if you have any questions be sure to email me or leave me a comment here.

happy weekend friends!  xoxo

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  1. Vonda says

    March 28, 2014 at 9:53 am

    beautiful! I love-love Lightroom too:)

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  2. Cathy H. says

    March 28, 2014 at 7:42 pm

    Kelly, she is so lovely! I’ve thought about Lightroom many times, but I think I’m too old to learn new tricks and I spend way too much time on the computer as it is!

    Reply
  3. Deanna@Snippets from Springdale says

    March 28, 2014 at 9:14 pm

    Another winner….great shot, great editing and you are the best at teaching new tricks!!

    Reply

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