Softened Image with Help from MCP Photoshop Actions
October 23, 2015/
Last Updated May 7, 2021
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Photo Equipment & MCP Actions™ Products Used
Camera and Lens Used: [amazon_link id=”B004J3Y9U6″ target=”_blank” ]Canon EOS REBEL T3[/amazon_link] and [amazon_link id=”B00X8MRBCW” target=”_blank” ]Canon 50mm f/1.8[/amazon_link]
ISO, Aperture, Shutter Speed: ISO 200, f/2.2, SS 1/200
Software Used: Elements
Actions/Presets Used: Newborn Necessities Photoshop Actions
Extra Details:
Opened in Camera RAW —
- Decreased exposure by -35, +25 contrast, +39 whites and -21 blacks, +70 clarity and +23 vibrance
- Sharpening amount = 48, Detail = 33 and Luminance = 30
Newborn Necessities —
- Pick Me Up, turned off Touch of Haze and Red Reduction layers
- Crying for Contrast at 47%
- Quiet the Highlights at 25%
- Darken Midtones at 29%
- Sharpen Eyelashes over the entire image at 70% with a big brush
Finally, cropped and a bit of manual dodging on a couple of the darkest spots on the tabletop
Credits:
Image Title: Mum Denconstructed
By: Montez Sattman