Crisp Detail Enhancement with MCP Products

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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/18, 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 +
• 1f subtle
• 3a turn on lens correction
• a1 highlight protection: slight
• b2 midtones: medium brighten

Manual Edits

• Cropped image
• Adjusted Whites slider to +33, as high as possible without clipping
• Adjusted Blacks slider to -1, as low as possible without clipping

Photoshop:

MCP’s Bag of Tricks

• Studio Black Drop Spell
• Used white brush on Black Backdrop layer to remove the rest of the dust

Manual Edits

• Spot healed dust in reflection of plate and the larger specks on the black background

Credits:

Image Title: Chocolate Ice Cream in a Waffle Bowl
By: Dawn DeMeo
Studio: Dawn DeMeo Photography
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