Using my own custom Adobe Lightroom CC presets
This post will be a small insight into my editing process using Adobe Lightroom. I like a lot on contrast in my images and I achieve this by using these presets that I have created.
I use Adobe Lightroom CC to edit all my images. The user interface is great and I know my way around it as I have used it for a number of years now.
After selecting, renumbering and adding metadata to my images in Photomechanic I drop my selected images into Lightroom to edit. Upon importing I use the develop setting preset to get a base level that I can work from.
I always shoot in RAW so if I was to import and not apply a initial preset I would start with a flat image. By using a preset on import I can save a lot of time in the whole editing process.
The preset only adjusts these items in the develop module on my standard colour preset.
- Camera calibration- Vivid
- Lens correction- Remove chromatic aberration. Enable profile corrections; default
- Detail- Sharpening; 55. Masking; 81
- Noise reduction- Luminance; 13. Detail; 50
- Tone Curve- Medium contrast
- Presence- Clarity; +10
- Tone- Highlights; 0. Shadows;+38. Whites; 0. Blacks; -18
- WB- As Shot
The results;
The 'flat' unprocessed RAW image converted straight to a JPEG
The image with my 'Standard' preset added
The Black and White Preset-
- Camera calibration- Standard
- Lens correction- Remove chromatic aberration. Enable profile corrections; default
- Detail- Sharpening; 55. Masking; 83
- Noise reduction- Luminance; 13. Detail; 50
- B&W- Red; +11 Orange; -11 Yellow; -34 Green; +3 Aqua; -16 Blue; +3 Purple; +12 Magenta: +2
- Tone Curve- Linier
- Presence- Clarity; +10
- Tone- Highlights; 110. Shadows;+6. Whites; -42. Blacks; -42
- Contrast- +100
- WB- As Shot
The results;
The 'flat' unprocessed RAW image converted straight to a JPEG
The image with my B&W preset added and sign in background removed.
The Portra Preset-
- Camera calibration- Vivid
- Lens correction- Remove chromatic aberration. Enable profile corrections; default
- Detail- Sharpening; 52. Masking; 79
- Hue- Red; +20 Orange; 0 Yellow; +15 Green; +10 Aqua; 0 Blue; +10 Purple; +15 Magenta: +40
- Noise reduction- N/A
- Tone Curve- Custom
- Presence- Saturation; -10
- Tone- Highlights; -73. Shadows;+48. Whites; -10. Blacks; +25
- Exposure- +1.41
- WB- As Shot
The results;
The 'flat' unprocessed RAW image converted straight to a JPEG
The image with my 'Portra' preset added
So there you go. A little insight into my editing process and how I achieve 'my look'. These are just a 'base' level of editing. If needed I will tweak each image a bit more to finish them off like all presets.
To download the presets and use them check them out here
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