Matte Color Pop with MCP Products

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Photo Equipment & MCP Actions™ Products Used

Camera and Lens Used: [amazon_link id=”B00NEWZDRG” target=”_blank” ]Canon 7D[/amazon_link], 17-50mm
ISO, Aperture, Shutter Speed: ISO 500, SS 1/400, f/6.3
Software Used: Lightroom, Elements
Actions/Presets Used: Enlighten Lightroom Presets, Fusion Photoshop Actions
Extra Details:

Loaded images into Lightroom then took them over to PSE 10 to swap out baby and wagon from another image in the line-up using PSE’s group shot face swap.

Enlighten Presets:

• Fixed exposure, cropped and straightened
• Used a Matte/Grunge effect, popping the reds and then shifting back into PSE 10.

MCP Fusion

• One Click Color
• Dark and Bright Magic Markers to make the lights on the Christmas Tree pop.

Finished by removing most of the cord from the tree and using the spot healing brush to clean things up a bit.

Credits:

Image Title: We Found a Christmas Tree!
By: Mary Durand
Studio: LilyPop Photography