I love the soft and dreamy Lensbaby look for flowers. I was missing my Lensbaby this week, so I spent a few hours playing with some flower macros I took when my Nikon was still functioning.
I love black and white- even for flowers- so had some fun editing this image 3 ways. I created a preset a few months after I started with Lightroom. It’s kind of a dramatic, over the top black and white with some tones applied that I first used on a photo of the Clocktower in Benicia. Although it doesn’t work well with most images, I still find uses for it occasionally. For this daisy photo, I first applied the preset at 87% (using the Fader plug-in). The second shot has the same preset applied, but its effect is reduced way down. The third photo is edited the same as the second, but has a texture added at low opacity.
One of the things I love about Lensbaby macro images is that they have that soft, painterly look without adding texture.
But, often I feel that a texture adds to the look I want, as in the image below.
Have a great weekend!
melinda anderson photography 
Gorgeous! Very dreamy. I like all the black and whites and I think your preset is great on this photograph. You know me and dark backgrounds. The first is my favorite.
Oh yes we are both a lover of Lensbaby and blur and always appreciate your b/w’s. I keep forgetting about The Fader.