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.

Palette: ten presets inspired by painting

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

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 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

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

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

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: 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

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 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

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 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

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

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

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

Installing presets in Lightroom Classic: step by step

Step-by-step instructions for installing XMP presets in Lightroom Classic, on Mac and Windows.

Presets versus filters: what is the difference

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

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

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

Colour theory for photo editing: the basics

Understand how colours interact in Lightroom editing. Explanation of HSL, Color Grading, and complementary…