Recommended Lightroom presets

5 years 10 months ago #590186 by Chris Curran
Hey gang,  can you suggest some good presets that work well in Lightroom?  I really need to speed up my workflow.  I know presets can do that, just haven't gone down this path.  

Thanks in advance!  


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5 years 10 months ago #590187 by Justin Cramer
1000% recommend getting your arms around presets. Huge time saver



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5 years 10 months ago #590188 by Troponin
I have been skeptical of these presets as a newb. They are everywhere and I feared they might be a waste of money or a scam. 

I commonly have to use the brush to apply contrast and sometimes even exposure to my individual subjects.. How well do these work for macro?


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5 years 10 months ago #590189 by MYoung


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5 years 10 months ago #590190 by Chris Curran
:beerbang:  hey cool, thanks guys


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5 years 10 months ago #590191 by Justin Cramer
One more for you



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5 years 10 months ago #590225 by CaptNemo

Justin Cramer wrote: 1000% recommend getting your arms around presets. Huge time saver



Good clip, and tips in this one.  Thanks for sharing


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5 years 10 months ago #590230 by garyrhook
I am not a fan of LR presets. You can find free ones that will teach you how to use LR to process your images, and you should create your own. I find that most presets make assumptions about the source image, and unless you happen to shoot exactly like the image used to produce the preset, you're only going to get so far.

Besides, LR isn't difficult to use, and the ability copy/paste settings can make post go pretty quickly.

Finally: get off the railroad tracks, fool.


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5 years 10 months ago #590409 by Justin Cramer
I must be an older timer here.  What do you mean by "get off the railroad tracks"?


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5 years 10 months ago #590432 by garyrhook

Justin Cramer wrote: I must be an older timer here.  What do you mean by "get off the railroad tracks"?


If you watch the video, you'll see the guy is on railroad tracks at one point.

Railroad tracks, in the US, are private property, as well as being very dangerous. There are plenty of articles about people getting hurt because they were taking photos on tracks. One should never shoot on them, even abandoned ones. Bad idea, leads to trouble.

Besides, the leading lines that you get from them are rarely effective. Meh.


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2 months 2 days ago - 2 months 2 days ago #762287 by isabellasophie

Chris Curran wrote: Hey gang,  can you suggest some good presets that work well in Lightroom?  I really need to speed up my workflow.  I know presets can do that car presets Lightroom , just haven't gone down this path.  

Thanks in advance!  

I do 90% of my editing in Lightroom Classic and Im looking for some new ideas. Id like to find a good preset pack with a variety of styles that works inside LR; not something like Nik that uses an external application. I want to see how the presets manipulate the curves and settings to produce the looks; kind of like a Youtube tutorial without having to listen to a Youtuber.


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