Warm summery rock tones for vibrant and optimistic summer mountain climbing photography.
- XMP · Lightroom Classic, CC & Camera Raw
- .costyle · Capture One
- .cube · 3D LUT (DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro)
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Summer Wall
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Character and mood
Summer Wall gives your photos the warmth you feel when your hands touch sun-heated rock on a bright climbing day. Not overdone, not pushed into oversaturation, but honest and alive. The preset sets an optimistic tone that fits climbers moving upward, blue skies above granite, the energy of a full day outside.
Technically, Summer Wall works from the midtones outward. Shadows stay open and readable, highlights are pulled back just enough to hold detail in bright rock surfaces. The white balance shifts slightly toward amber, drawing out the yellow and orange hues in sandstone and granite without disconnecting them from the rest of the frame. Contrast is present but not heavy. Colors like khaki, ochre, and rust gain more weight, while blue in the sky stays clear rather than fading into grey.
This preset performs best in full sunlight or soft backlight. Think of a climber high on a wall with a low sun behind them, close-ups of hands on rough stone, portraits taken on a mountain trail during the day. Group shots at a rest stop or camp scenes with warm earthy tones in clothing and gear also work well with Summer Wall. The preset is less suited to overcast conditions or scenes where green is the dominant color. Without strong warm tones in the image, the amber shift loses its anchor.
You reach for Summer Wall when the mood of your shoot was already light and energetic and you want the edit to reflect that, not manufacture it. It also helps when a photo looks technically fine but feels slightly flat, without needing to push heavy tone curves to fix it. The preset gives just enough direction to let an image breathe without taking it over.
One practical tip: after applying the preset, adjust exposure per image before touching anything else. Summer Wall is calibrated for a neutral exposure. If your photo is a third of a stop over or under, correct that first. After that, shift color temperature by no more than 200 Kelvin if needed. That sequence gets the most out of the preset without working against its character.
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.
