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Photo Equipment & MCP Actions™ Products Used

Camera and Lens Used: Canon 7D Mark II, 15-135
ISO, Aperture, Shutter Speed: f/5.6, SS 1/125
Software Used: Photoshop
Actions/Presets Used: Inspire Photoshop Actions, Newborn Necessities Photoshop Actions
Extra Details:

Manual Edits:

• Cloned blanket to extend it and remove wrinkles and Christmas lights
• Cloned and spot healed Santa Hat to remove white stitching
• Used a bokeh stock image for lighting in the background.

Newborn Necessities Photoshop Actions:

• Spotlight
• Paint on Red Baby Fix
• Paint on Jaundice Fix
• Paint on Gray Skin Fix
• Cake Smash Color Pop on “1st” in Baby’s 1st Christmas to improve visibility, than painted light on the white “1st” stitching
• My Dreams – changed brown blanket on the baby to white, painted it with light (In the Spotlight) to lighten up, than painted dark (Under the Blanket) to give it depth.
• Magic Baby Lotion
• Print Sharpie

Manually straightened and cropped the image.

Credits:

Image Title: MCP to the rescue!
By: Rocheal Matthews
Studio: Rocheal Photography