I want to get good color like these people below. There pictures have such pop I don't understand how it is done. There backgrounds have such good color but the subjects skin tones are still pretty accurate. I have done a ton of research before asking this question. I have messed with vibrance, saturation, Hsl, tone curve and the brush tools. My images get close but not all the way there.
http://www.samhurdphotography.com/
http://voltronofawesomeness.com/
Any help would be greatly appreciated thanks!
For starters: excellent photography, and great lighting knowledge and skills. With great photography and lighting, you really don't need to do major alterations other than some minor improvements. i would say instead of looking for lightroom to make it better, instead improve the quality of your photos. lightroom is a tool, not a result to good photos.
with that said, reference these links:
http://thelightroomlab.com/2009/10/camera-raw-profiles-in-adobe-photos hop-lightroom/
http://layersmagazine.com/photographic-workflow-from-lightroom-to-phot oshop.html
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