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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