![]() ![]() Presets are powerful tools, they can quickly apply a certain style to an image. Same preset, different image by Jason Row Photography, on Flickr The exciting bit is that you can now simply adjust the relevant settings in the develop module to get the image to look the way you want. The preset will be applied to the new image. Find the required preset and simply click on it. Again select the desired image and go to the Develop module. Well that is the simplest part of the process. So having created a preset, how do we apply them. In this case you might create presets for Contrast Boost using the tone curve, Saturation Boost, using the saturation and vibrance tools and final a Color Grad preset to add the sky. This is more to demonstrate what is possible in a preset, however creating all your adjustments in one preset is a bit of a blunt tool, for more finesse, it is well worth creating a series of presets to do the job and then applying them individually. Now for this sample we have carried out a number of adjustments in one preset. This will save the preset to do exactly the corrections you have just carried out. A new window will appear allowing you to select the corrections that you wish to update. Right click and select Update with Current Settings. Hover your mouse over the name of your preset, do not click on it. At first this might seem confusing as there appears to be no way to save it, however it is quite a simple process. Once happy with the way the preset looks, it is time to save that preset. I use exposure, contrast and color sliders to get the sky effect I am looking for.Īdding the Grad by Jason Row Photography, on Flickr ![]() Next, because of the dull uninteresting sky, I am going to add a coloured graduated filter using the graduated tool. Making tone curve and color adjustments by Jason Row Photography, on Flickr I then adjust the saturation and vibrance to add some color to the shot. ![]() Here I am using the Tone Curve tool to add contrast by deepening the shadow and the tone levels to tweak the look. The preset will use the final setting that you make to any of the adjustments in the Develop module, so you are free to experiment to get the right look. With the preset named, we can set to creating the look we want. Name your Preset by Jason Row Photography, on Flickr At the top you can name your preset, I will name mine Contrast Boost and Grad, by default it will be saved in the User Presets folder. For the most part its best to leave this as the default setting however if you wish to add things such as vignetting, you will need to check the relevant box. A new window will open showing all the adjustments that we can record with this preset. We are going to create a new one so click on the + icon at the top of the window. In this window are all of the presets already added to Lightroom, from the default versions that came with the program and any third party or user created ones. The presets panel by Jason Row Photography, on Flickr To the left hand side of the screen underneath the Navigator, you will see a window for Presets. So having decided on the image we wish to use, we now go to the Develop module, using the tabs at the top right of the Lightroom interface. Original Image by Jason Row Photography, on Flickr The image I have chosen to work on is one of a series taken at Machu Picchu in Peru on a dull overcast day. The preset we are going to create today is to liven up a flat image by boosting it’s contrast and adding a graduated filter to the sky. One thing to bear in mind when creating presets is they tend to work best on images with similar exposures and conditions, use them on something dramatically different from the original template and your results may vary. Today we are going to have a look how to create your own preset, step by step. Presets can be pre made and downloaded for free or bought from websites and can allow you to to apply a certain look to an image. Adobe’s Lightroom incorporates a similar facility called presets. These actions allow you to repeat the steps carried out on one photo on any subsequent photo, either individually or in batches. One of the most powerful features of Photoshop for many years has been the ability to create little automated scripts called actions. ![]()
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