Color and Detail Pop in Macro Photography with MCP Products
January 26, 2015/
Last Updated March 23, 2020
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Photo Equipment & MCP Actions™ Products Used
Camera and Lens Used: [amazon_link id=”B006U49XM6″ target=”_blank” ]Nikon D4[/amazon_link], Nikon 105mm f/2.8G Micro Lens
ISO, Aperture, Shutter Speed: ISO 100, f/16, SS 1/160
Software Used: Lightroom, Photoshop
Actions/Presets Used: Bag of Tricks Photoshop Actions, Enlighten Lightroom Presets
Extra Details:
Lightroom:
MCP Enlighten presets
- 1h inside: flash +
- 2a lighten 1/3 stop
- 1n heavy metal
- a1 highlight protection: slight
Manual edits
- Adjusted Whites slider to +37, as high as possible without clipping
- Adjusted Blacks slider to -24, as low as possible without clipping
Photoshop:
Manual edits
- Spot healed a couple of foreign objects
MCP’s Bag of Tricks
- Studio White Bright Spell
- Used white brush on White Backdrop layer to make the lint magically disappear
Credits:
Image Title: Lime Slice
By: Dawn DeMeo
Studio: Dawn DeMeo Photography
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