Color and Detail Pop in Macro Photography 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/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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