Hanami

Hanami is named after the Japanese tradition of gathering under cherry trees to watch the blossoms fall. That same quiet appreciation is built into every setting. Soft pink tones, warm shadows, light that feels like early afternoon in spring. There is no heavy-handed editing here, no forced mood. Just the feeling of a day worth remembering.

Technically, Hanami pulls the highlights back slightly and opens the shadows just enough to keep depth without flattening the image. The white balance shifts a touch toward warmth, keeping skin tones soft and preventing blossom colours from reading as oversaturated pink-red. Overall saturation stays low, but selectively: magenta tones get a little more presence, while greens are gently pulled back. The result is a photo that looks airy without feeling washed out.

This preset works best on images with blossom, pastel colours, or soft backgrounds. Portraits in a park during spring, friends gathered under flowering trees, street scenes with blooming branches in the background. But Hanami also holds up outside cherry season. Photos from a botanical garden, a flower market, or a portrait taken in soft window light all respond well to what this preset does.

You reach for Hanami when you want a photo that feels warm but not oversaturated. When you want someone to pause on the image, not just scroll past. It suits calm, considered photographs where atmosphere matters more than technical showmanship. For dark street photography or high-contrast work it is the wrong tool, but for anything that deserves softness it delivers exactly that.

One practical tip: after applying Hanami, adjust the exposure slider individually for each photo. Bright outdoor shots on a sunny day often need a correction of around minus 0.3 to minus 0.5 stops, while softer overcast light usually carries the preset well without any adjustment. Also take a moment to check the shadows slider, since depending on your camera sensor it can sit slightly too open. Small corrections, clear difference.