Tips & inspiration for Lightroom presets
Explanations about Lightroom presets, from installing to choosing, and inspiration by photography style: from street photography to travel and portraits.
Colour in street photography: what earns its place?
Colour in street photography can carry a photo or pull it apart. See when bold colour, muted tones or black…
Vintage presets: the look of the 50s, 60s and 70s in Lightroom
Three decades, three very different colour palettes. The difference between 50s, 60s and 70s presets and when…
Halloween: eight spooky presets for around the 31st
New pack Halloween: eight spooky presets, from a cool horror grade to warm pumpkin glow. See the pack and put…
Lightroom presets for your wedding photos: what to look for
Wedding photos are edited differently from a portrait or city shot. What a good wedding preset needs, with…
How to choose the right preset for your photography style
With dozens of categories on one site you can scroll forever. Here is how to quickly find the preset that…
Palette: ten presets inspired by painting
New pack Palette: ten presets inspired by painting, from chiaroscuro to watercolour. See the pack and bring…
Subscription or a single preset: what is better value for you
Single preset, pack or annual subscription: work out what is best value for your use, with concrete examples.
Free versus paid Lightroom presets: what is the difference
Free presets are a fine start, but what do you get extra with a paid one? An explanation of quality,…
Silence: ten presets for calm in your images
New pack Silence: ten presets for calm in your images, from airy white to true black and white. See the pack…
Travel photography with a country-specific colour palette
Every country has its own character of light. Presets per destination, from Dutch polder-grey skies to…
What exactly is included in a preset pack
A pack is more than a collection of loose presets. What you get, how the presets relate to each other, and…
Music presets: how a song title becomes a colour style
Music presets translate the mood of a song into colour and light. How that works and which presets suit which…
Sea Salt: ten presets for the coast
New pack Sea Salt: ten presets for the coast, from cool daylight to golden hour and misty black and white.…
What is a LUT and how do you use it?
What is a LUT and how do you apply it in photo and video? Learn about .cube, 1D and 3D, and download a look…
What are Lightroom presets and how do you use them
Discover what Lightroom presets are, how to install them, and when to use them. Practical explanation for…
XMP versus lrtemplate: which format do you need
XMP or lrtemplate? We explain the difference and tell you which preset format suits your Lightroom version.
The best presets for portrait photography
Which Lightroom presets work best for portrait photography? Practical advice and our recommendations per skin…
Black and white presets for street photography: what works and what does not
Which black and white presets work for street photography? Explanation of contrast, grain, and what to avoid.
Film-look presets: how to simulate the analogue look digitally
How do you make digital photos look like film with Lightroom presets? Explanation of grain, lifted blacks,…
Installing presets in Lightroom Classic: step by step
Install presets in Lightroom Classic by importing them or copying the files. Covers XMP files, four preset…
Presets versus filters: what is the difference
What is the difference between Lightroom presets and Instagram filters? Non-destructive versus destructive…
Scandinavian colours in photography: cool, calm, and clear
How to apply the Scandinavian photography style with Lightroom presets? Explanation of cool tones, muted…
Batch editing in Lightroom with presets: time saved per shoot
How do you process hundreds of photos quickly with Lightroom presets? Explanation of batch editing,…
Colour theory for photo editing: the basics
Understand how colours interact in Lightroom editing. Explanation of HSL, Color Grading, and complementary…