Almost 3 Year Old Daughter - Photo C&C

Photo of my almost 3 year old daughter on a "draw"bridge (her words).

I'm very inexperienced in Photoshop and even advanced things in Lightroom. I used to just take the photos, tweak exposure, colors, crop, and then I'm done. Tried to do some more this time. Also added an After & Before (after is before I took out that white pole in the background in the final version).

C&C on both the photo and post-processing would be appreciated. Besides removing power lines and some dirt on her clothes, my goal was warm tones, bring out the colors more, isolate the subject some more, etc. I really like the styles of LJ Holloway, Jake Olson, etc.

Thanks in advance!

It's a great keepsake shot; it nicely brings out your daughter's personality.

Good work on the pole and wires. The post processing appears a tiny bit red to my eye. The original could use some warming, but maybe more yellow and less red in the slider. When you're dealing with an active subject like this, be careful about using a wide aperture. Judging from the detail in the bridge, it looks like the focus point is just a tad bit closer to the camera than it should be.

joedlh wrote in post #17604287
It's a great keepsake shot; it nicely brings out your daughter's personality.

Good work on the pole and wires. The post processing appears a tiny bit red to my eye. The original could use some warming, but maybe more yellow and less red in the slider. When you're dealing with an active subject like this, be careful about using a wide aperture. Judging from the detail in the bridge, it looks like the focus point is just a tad bit closer to the camera than it should be.

Thanks for the comments. My wife was joking "why did you stain the bridge?" in post-processing.