Getting better at Lightroom and PP from raw

..looking for some advice on how i could have made this photo better....

Already realize the shadow as well as the glass are problems,,,

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She could have been holding a Corona.

Pretty funny

I don't like the cactus in the background...my focus immediately went to that instead of the subject.

I doubt you could have done anything with it though.

I like the cropped version better, but I would have left a sliver on each side to keep the entire chair in the frame.

MadlyAlive wrote in post #12345773
I don't like the cactus in the background...my focus immediately went to that instead of the subject.

Agreed. I doubt you can do this in LR, but wanted to show the difference. Cropped a little different as well. Hope it is ok.

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You could use a local adjustent brush to lighten the corner shadow?

Who stole the cactus - they're going to charge me for that

patspicasa - This is a good, clear general introduction to LR you may find helpful:
http://www.youtube.com​/watch?v=ctTV3O9rCqA