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free presets for lightroom portraits
Black and White Portrait Presets
Black & White Portrait Presets Slides of Your Memories- A timeless twist on your modern day photos. These free presets for lightroom portraits will help you to make faces more recognizable, give them a stylish look and make everything well-balanced at the same time. Great for professional photographers or amateurs, the Play of Light Effects bring out personality and depth in portraits with just a touch of monochrome moment making.
Post Title :
free presets for lightroom portraits
Presets Name :
Black and White Portrait Presets
Brand :
File Type :
DNG , .XMP
Compatibility :
Mobile, Windows, Mac
Price :
Free To Download
How to Use
Black and White Portrait Presets
on Mobile ( iOS & Android ):
- Adobe Lightroom Mobile is downloadable from the App Store or Google Play.
- Download and unzip the preset files and you will get DNG on your iOS & Android.
- Open up Lightroom Mobile and either create/sign on an Adobe account.
- Import the DNG preset file: Launch Lightroom > tap three-dot menu > Import Presets > select the preset files on your device.
- Open a photo in Lightroom mobile, then swipe up on the checklist of presets at the bottom to view all associated with your account.
- You can now tap on the imported preset and a TOOLS-based organizer will pop up where you need to paste (“APPLY”) this specific preset on your photo.
- Make any adjustments if necessary and save/export your edited photo.
- How to Use Presets on Windows
- Unzip the downloaded files that will be in XMP format.
- Open the Lightroom desktop application.
- There, click on File > Import Profiles and Presets.
- Choose the folder containing your unzipped preset files.
- Tap Import to import the presets into Lightroom.
- 3> Open a photo, go into the Develop module, you wil see the Presets panel on left side and Look for the preset.
- Swipe the sliders to adjust pieces of the photo, then save off a copy of what you changed.
- How to use Presets on macOS:
- Download and unzip the preset files on your Mac.
- Open and select Lightroom desktop on your Mac.
- File — Import Profiles and Presets…from the top menu.
- Find the preset files on your Mac and open them.
- Press on Import to use presets in Lightroom.
- Open a photo in the Develop module and navigate to the Presets panel, choose a preset.
- Edit the photo to your liking when finished save it or export the edited version.
- Additional tips:
- If you sync your presets with Lightroom CC desktop, they will automatically appear on lightroom mobile when you’re logged in with the same Adobe account.
- This is a workflow option for consistent editing using Lightroom presets, no matter the device. The import differs slightly by platform but the process is simple on all devices. After you have the presets set, the rest is as simple as a click or tap for some big time savings when you’re editing.
free presets for lightroom portraits
Setting | Value | Descriptions
Basic Panel (Tone & Presence)
| Basic | Value | Description |
| Temp | -4 | For a neutral tone, it slightly cools the temperature of the image. |
| Tint | 0 | Keeps the balance of magenta and green even. |
| Exposure | 0.16 | Makes the picture a little brighter. |
| Contrast | 38 | Makes things more clear by increasing contrast. |
| Highlights | -10 | Brings back some details in bright areas. |
| Shadows | 10 | Brings back some details in dark areas. |
| Whites | 20 | Makes bright tones stronger. |
| Blacks | -20 | Makes dark tones deeper for more contrast. |
| Texture | -4 | Makes fine details less sharp for a smoother look. |
| Clarity | 2 | Adds contrast to the midtones. |
| Dehaze | 4 | Makes things clearer and less hazy. |
| Vibrance | -15 | Slightly lowers the saturation of muted colors. |
| Saturation | -16 | Makes the colors less bright overall. |
Tone Curve Panel
HSL / Color Mixer Panel
| Color Mixer (HSL) | Value | Description |
| Hue – Red | -10 | Changes reds a little bit to orange. |
| Hue – Orange | -10 | Turns oranges into reds. |
| Hue – Yellow | -10 | It makes yellows a little warmer. |
| Hue – Green | 0 | No change in color. |
| Hue – Aqua | 0 | No change in color. |
| Hue – Blue | 0 | No change in color. |
| Hue – Purple | 0 | No change in color. |
| Hue – Magenta | 0 | No change in color. |
| Saturation – Red | 10 | Adds a little more red to the colors. |
| Saturation – Orange | 60 | Greatly brings out warm and orange tones (skin and sun). |
| Saturation – Yellow | 10 | Increases the intensity of yellow a little bit. |
| Saturation – Green | -100 | Takes away all green tones. |
| Saturation – Aqua | -100 | Takes away aqua tones. |
| Saturation – Blue | -100 | Takes away blue tones for a more muted look. |
| Saturation – Purple | -100 | Takes away purple tones. |
| Saturation – Magenta | -100 | Takes away magenta tones. |
| Luminance – Red | 0 | No change in brightness. |
| Luminance – Orange | 0 | No change in brightness. |
| Luminance – Yellow | 0 | No change in brightness. |
| Luminance – Green | 0 | No change in brightness. |
| Luminance – Aqua | 0 | No change in brightness. |
| Luminance – Blue | 0 | No change in brightness. |
| Luminance – Purple | 0 | No change in brightness. |
| Luminance – Magenta | -10 | Magentas get a little darker. |
Colour Grading Panel
| Color Grading | Value | Description |
| Shadows – Hue | 25 | It gives shadows a warm orange tone. |
| Shadows – Saturation | 5 | A little bit of warmth in dark places. |
| Highlights – Hue | 30 | It gives highlights a soft golden color. |
| Highlights – Saturation | 3 | In bright places, there is a very light warm tint. |
| Luminance | 0 | No change in brightness. |
| Blending | 100 | There is a smooth transition between the light and dark tones. |
| Balance | 0 | Highlights and shadows have the same effect on each other. |
Detail Panel
| Detail | Value | Description |
| Sharpening – Amount | 30 | Sharpening the light all over the picture. |
| Sharpening – Radius | 1 | Normal sharpening radius. |
| Sharpening – Detail | 25 | Keeps some fine details. |
| Sharpening – Masking | 0 | Sharpens the whole picture. |
| Noise Reduction – Luminance | 20 | Lessens noise in general images. |
| Noise Reduction – Detail | 50 | Finds a middle ground between detail and smoothness. |
| Noise Reduction – Contrast | 0 | No change in luminance contrast. |
| Color Noise Reduction – Color | 20 | Lessens color speckles. |
| Color Noise Reduction – Detail | 50 | Keeps color details clear. |
| Color Noise Reduction – Smoothness | 50 | Keeps changes natural. |
Effects Panel
| Effects | Value | Description |
| Post-Crop Vignetting – Amount | -10 | Adds soft dark edges to help you focus. |
| Post-Crop Vignetting – Midpoint | 60 | Pushes the vignette to the corners. |
| Post-Crop Vignetting – Roundness | 0 | Shape of a neutral vignette. |
| Post-Crop Vignetting – Feather | 60 | A smooth change in gradient. |
| Post-Crop Vignetting – Highlights | 0 | No recovery of highlights in vignette. |
| Grain – Amount | 10 | Adds a texture like that of a light film. |
| Grain – Size | 25 | Grain particles that are medium-sized. |
| Grain – Roughness | 50 | Variation in natural grain. |