Share your favorite Lightroom Presets

eoren1

I've been using Lightroom for a while now and have used other peoples' presets sparingly so far. Recently downloaded some from Xequals and Wonderland and realized that there are some really cool presets out there. I was hoping others could share their favorite Lightroom presets that they use on a regular basis. Links are greatly appreciated!

I'll start with:
Wonderland:
http://www.wonderlandpresets.com/
I've only tried their free pack of 14 presets but really like A-game 2

X-equals:
http://x-equals.com/blog/?cat=10
They recently put a number of their presets into an easily downloadable zip file

Lightroomkillertips
I have to confess that I have not been overly impressed with many of these presets

Seim Effects:
http://prophotoshow.net/seim_effects/lightroom-presets-power-workflow2/
Downloaded the samples and found a few that were interesting. Haven't bought the package yet.

So, what have you found in the wide world of Lightroom presets?

E

MarkR

eoren1 wrote:

I've been using Lightroom for a while now and have used other peoples' presets sparingly so far. Recently downloaded some from Xequals and Wonderland and realized that there are some really cool presets out there. I was hoping others could share their favorite Lightroom presets that they use on a regular basis. Links are greatly appreciated!

I'll start with:
Wonderland:
http://www.wonderlandpresets.com/
I've only tried their free pack of 14 presets but really like A-game 2

X-equals:
http://x-equals.com/blog/?cat=10
They recently put a number of their presets into an easily downloadable zip file

Lightroomkillertips
I have to confess that I have not been overly impressed with many of these presets

Seim Effects:
http://prophotoshow.net/seim_effects/lightroom-presets-power-workflow2/
Downloaded the samples and found a few that were interesting. Haven't bought the package yet.

So, what have you found in the wide world of Lightroom presets?

E

I'm a big fan of the ones at http://lifeindigitalfilm.com, which are primarily film emulation presets, both black and white and color. Very high quality. I realize some of these are at X= as well.

EDIT: Which appears to be offline. Hopefully not a permanent condition.
EDIT EDIT: looks like it's the front page which is having trouble. Here's a link to get in: http://www.lifeindigitalfilm.com/2009/08/update-wordpress-is-now-a-go.html

chrisdg

also, a nice list of LR presets is being maintained here:
http://www.lightroomforums.net/index.php?topic=2408.0

MichaelGray

MarkR wrote:

I'm a big fan of the ones at http://lifeindigitalfilm.com, which are primarily film emulation presets, both black and white and color. Very high quality. I realize some of these are at X= as well.

EDIT: Which appears to be offline. Hopefully not a permanent condition.
EDIT EDIT: looks like it's the front page which is having trouble. Here's a link to get in: http://www.lifeindigitalfilm.com/2009/08/update-wordpress-is-now-a-go.html

Hey there, I'm Michael from LifeInDigitalFilm. I am having some minor issues migrating over to WordPress, everything should be working now but there may be intermittent downtime. I'm trying to get everything updated and get back to regular releases (Im sitting on about 30 new film presets). In the mean time, if http://www.lifeindigitalfilm.com or http://www.lifeindigitalfilm.net are down, the original blog can still be found at http://lifeindigitalfilm.blogspot.com .

Sorry for the lack of updates and recent uptime issues, but progress is being made and everything will improve. Also you can find my writing and more of my presets at http://x-equals.com/blog .

Also, a great resource for a wide variety of presets is PresetsHeaven.

chrisdg

MichaelGray wrote:

Hey there, I'm Michael from LifeInDigitalFilm. I am having some minor issues migrating over to WordPress, everything should be working now but there may be intermittent downtime. I'm trying to get everything updated and get back to regular releases (Im sitting on about 30 new film presets). In the mean time, if http://www.lifeindigitalfilm.com or http://www.lifeindigitalfilm.net are down, the original blog can still be found at http://lifeindigitalfilm.blogspot.com .

Sorry for the lack of updates and recent uptime issues, but progress is being made and everything will improve. Also you can find my writing and more of my presets at http://x-equals.com/blog .

Also, a great resource for a wide variety of presets is PresetsHeaven.

Welcome to dgrin Michael. Thanks for the update. You sure found this thread quickly!
I'll be sure to check your site.

MarkR

Michael,

Glad to hear you are still up and running! Look forward to the new site and new presets.

MichaelGray

I find these threads fairly quickly, I try to be pre-emptive with help whenever possible. I just have to avoid the discussions where people say my presets look nothing like the actual film, because I get tired of explaining that it is impossible to make a digital photo look exactly like it was shot on any particular film without alot of extra processing. My presets get people pretty close, and aside from adding grain, most photoshop plug-ins are not anymore accurate.

eoren1

Thanks for all the suggestions so far!
And Michael, welcome to dgrin and thank for joining in. I'll definitely be checking out your presets.
E

cmason

I have been happy with the free OnOne presetts, since they allow me to try different looks and usually give me a base to start from:

http://www.ononesoftware.com/detail.php?prodLine_id=33


Also, this looks to be a pretty good list:


http://www.prophotoshow.net/blog/2007/11/09/lightroom-presets-the-ultimate-free-list/

CynthiaM

http://inside-lightroom.com/

I especially like the split tone/old process presets; particularly the Lith preset. Sometimes the way the preset handles the development of the file just doesn't work, but if you do your own B&W conversion in Lightroom, then copy and paste from the preset only the split toning, you get some nice results.

divamum

I think I use this one more than just about any other BW preset I have - I love it:
http://www.presetsheaven.com/2008/10/14/naturally-bw-the-sweetest-black-and-white-preset-so-far/

I use the Seim ones as well.

The Creative Catalyst set that Elaine posted a while back are fun for specific uses - I used one on my recent "Opening Night" challenge entry, and it worked a charm.

Great thread - I'm always on the hunt for fun presets, so will be checking this often!

bimmeracer

bump for move favs.

bdbolin

Hey guys, here is a HUGE list of free preset's: http://lightroompreset.com/free-lightroom-preset-sources/

rosettasicilia

this is my favorite site for lightroom presets

you will definitely find what you need

YogiPhoto

http://www.lustrouspresets.com

Peter J

Well, I bought some presets from www.lustrouspresets.com and they have helped me a lot, AND they don't cost a fortune. Another favorite is www.lightroompresets.com, but they are very expensive, and the first ones are better. In my opinion, it's hard to find professional FREE presets, but when you do, it's really making the work easier.

wasanoobonce

I used to not even look at ready-made packages (erm, detecting some snottiness here, I guess ), but luckily came to my senses. I'm a friend of VSCO's presets for good ol' film emulation (although they do cost...), but haven't really found my one favourite for when not looking to just mimick film. I have high hopes for Presetr, a new one I recently stumbled upon. They're in beta now, so hard to say, but the examples look promising enough (I hope I get invited into the beta).

skornstein

Lots of great preset links! I recently put together series of 12 free presets and posted them to my site: http://www.somethingsbrewing.com/lightroom/

Would love any feedback or other recommendations.

Sam

Js06

Thank you guys! It's really hard to find professional FREE presets. o:)
I googled around and found some free presets on Fix the photo
here is link to download them.: http://fixthephoto.com/blog/retouch-tips/best-free-lightroom-presets.html
Maybe you`ll like them ;)

Richard

Sigh. This thread started with good intentions, but now there are five first (and only) posts resurrecting the thread just to promote some product or other. Some of the products may be worthwhile, but others could be scams. Personally, I would never trust the advice of anyone who has not been a part of the community for a time.

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