A true black and white conversion with a warm-leaning channel mix and soft grain. Golden hour without colour, but with the same softness.
- XMP · Lightroom Classic, CC & Camera Raw
- .costyle · Capture One
- .cube · 3D LUT (DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro)
Or get all presets with a subscription from €49/year.
Golden Mono
See the effect
Drag the line to compare before and after
Or test Golden Mono on your own photo
You've reached the maximum of 3 photos for this session.
Color rendering varies per monitor and camera model. Your photo is not saved.
Character and mood
Golden Mono takes the colour away, but not the softness. It's a true black and white conversion, not a desaturated colour image, with a channel mix that lets warm tones sit slightly lighter than cool ones.
What the preset does to your photo: the mono mix maps orange and yellow to lighter greys and blue to darker ones, so skin and evening light stand out naturally. A soft grain sits on top and contrast stays restrained, so the whole thing feels filmic rather than hard.
The look suits misty landscapes, silhouettes against a bright sky, and quiet portraits where you want attention on light and shape rather than colour.
Choose Golden Mono when colour distracts from what you actually want to show. If you'd rather keep that warmth visible, Morning Gold or Honey Light from this pack are the more logical choice.
Installation
Lightroom Classic & CC (desktop)
Unzip the downloaded file on your computer. Open Lightroom Classic and go to the Develop module. Right-click the Presets panel, choose 'Import Presets', and select the .xmp file. The preset appears in your list immediately and can be applied to any photo straight away.
Lightroom Mobile
Lightroom Mobile syncs presets via the cloud. Import the .xmp file into Lightroom CC on your desktop first. Once cloud sync completes, the preset is automatically available on your phone or tablet. An Adobe CC subscription is required for this sync feature.
Capture One
Unzip the file. Open Capture One and navigate to the Styles panel. Click the arrow next to 'Styles' and choose 'Import Style'. Select the .costyle file. The style is available in your library immediately. Works with Capture One version 21 and later.
DaVinci Resolve / Premiere Pro (3D LUT)
Copy the .cube file to your application's LUT folder. In DaVinci Resolve via Project Settings → Color Management → LUT folders. In Premiere Pro via the Lumetri Color panel → Creative tab → Look → Browse. The LUT works on both LOG and standard exposed video footage.
