Using MCP Texture Overlays to Enhance Your Edit
September 15, 2014/
Last Updated January 9, 2020
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Photo Equipment & MCP Actions™ Products Used
Camera and Lens Used: [amazon_link id=”B007FGYZFI” target=”_blank” ]Canon 5d Mark III[/amazon_link]; [amazon_link id=”B000053HC5″ target=”_blank” ]canon 135mm 2L[/amazon_link]
ISO, Aperture, Shutter Speed: ISO 800; f2.0; SS 1/160
Software Used: Elements
Actions/Presets Used: Fusion Photoshop Actions, Texture Play Overlays
Extra Details:
Manual edits in ACR – adjusted the temperature, highlights and shadows slightly, and reduced noise.
Opened in Elements:
- Fusion + Peachy. Clicked off “seek it”, “add color” and “dim it”. Reduced “edge it” to 38%. Reduced Fusion to %33. Reduced Peachy to %38 percent.
- MCP Texture #43, soft light blend mode, masking off skin; at %33. Blurred the texture using gaussian blur at 85 pixels.
- MCP Texture #25, soft light blend mode, masking off skin; at %54. Blurred the texture same as above.
- High Definition Sharpening (Fusion) at %33.
Credits:
Image Title: Fairytale in the Woods
By: Carol Roskos
Studio: Carol Roskos Photography
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