Are you using a PC or a Mac. I have a few Mac ones but the last LR issued them with was LR5.7.Hi Just simple stuff that I can apply ontop of my standard presets to bring an image out more, I can play around but really so much info and the ones I've tried really were not very good so looking for peoples recomendations?
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Ahh okay, in that case they may not work.
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They are LR presets, they have nothing to do with your OSAhh okay, in that case they may not work.
I think that if you're a photographer with integrity, you should be able to do it by yourself. What's this 'cheap fix' obsession? We have so many capable apps for processing - use them at root level rather than looking for stuff that can give you a quick cheat. Two buzz phrases to think about could be 'long term', and 'self respect'.
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In my experience, there are no good ones because every photo is different. There are ones that act like a hammer to the colours, saturation and contrast in your photos and do make every image look consistent but the results are pretty bad IMO. Fun to play with but not to pay for (again IMO). Your mileage, of course, may vary.
What body is he shooting with? This looks like a fairly easy look to reproduce, it's just increased saturation and bringing the shadows up a bit. Don't buy presets, they are a waste of money and don't teach you anything about editing.erm... ok.... not sure how to reply to that one.....! Please read on and hopefully it will assure you that I am thinking long term and do have self respect!!!!!!!!!
To clarify more what I am looking for. I already have several presets of my own - one that I apply on import which does all my basic fixes, applys a lens profile, applys some basic dehaze, noise reduction, brings down the highlights a bit etc to get the type of base "look" i'm after. I have a couple of these, one for each different body as each requires slightly different treatment
I then have further presets which I layer on top depending on the image - about 3 or 4. One is further noise reduction for images, one is an increased contrast and saturation for when I've been shooting on "flat light" days or had to slightly under expose if I am in the forests - just to bring the colours back, one is to remove some chromatic aberation - which me 50mm F1.4 and 300 F4L don't deal well with in certain conditions.
As you can see these are all fairly basic and fairly utilaterian. I am looking for something to give a unique look to my images, be that subject/background masking and adjustments, flair of arty highlights etc.
A good example is this: A really good Rally photographer (actually he is a "pro" as his day job which i am certainly not...) gives his images a certain treatment which makes them very unique, lots of contrast and vibrance but without loosing the shadows or under exposing. To me its clear he is applying some sort of preset to each to get a consistant standardised output with the same "feel" to most photos -> its this type of thing I am looking for, to give some of mine that unique look and a consistant look across images - looking for presets to play around with, experiment with and find something through a combination of several targetted, that work for me.
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To clarify more what I am looking for. I already have several presets of my own - one that I apply on import which does all my basic fixes, applys a lens profile, applys some basic dehaze, noise reduction, brings down the highlights a bit etc to get the type of base "look" i'm after. I have a couple of these, one for each different body as each requires slightly different treatment
I do have a set of presets I've made myself, largely based around the different Fuji film sims, but I also have a base preset that I can apply to anything to set some base adjustments, and then tweak from there as necessary. Coming back from a race meeting with 2000 images I don't have the time or the will to treat each one individually and start from scratch each time. There is a base look I have for most of my images, and that is an S curve, drop the highlights, boost the shadows and add some saturation, vibrance and a touch of sharpening. Then I'll tweak as necessary from there and usually add a subject select mask to make the car / bike pop, but this is a one click preset too. Obviously for studio work or landscape photography where you might only come back with a few images then yes by all means treat each one individually, but for sports photography that doesn't work.This is the problem with presets.
Why would you have a preset that does basic dehaze if the photo is not hazy, why would you bring down highlights if the highlights are not blown, why apply noise reduction if there is no noise.
Every photograph you take is different. I would argue that you shouldn't even be using global adjustments.
I do have a set of presets I've made myself, largely based around the different Fuji film sims, but I also have a base preset that I can apply to anything to set some base adjustments, and then tweak from there as necessary. Coming back from a race meeting with 2000 images I don't have the time or the will to treat each one individually and start from scratch each time. There is a base look I have for most of my images, and that is an S curve, drop the highlights, boost the shadows and add some saturation, vibrance and a touch of sharpening. Then I'll tweak as necessary from there and usually add a subject select mask to make the car / bike pop, but this is a one click preset too. Obviously for studio work or landscape photography where you might only come back with a few images then yes by all means treat each one individually, but for sports photography that doesn't work.
As we've all said, you're better off learning yourself. If you can post some examples of your images we can suggest some editing tips to get towards the look you want.Yes this is exactly where I am currently, but just looking to experiment with different looks and targetted adjustments to certain images to have a play and see if I can come up with something --> Hence asking the original question
So if anyone does think they can recommend something suitable I can have a play around with then please let me know!
Maybe i am slightly mis understanding - i thought presets could do more than just move the sliders... actually apply specific effects?
They sometimes supply them with camera raw profiles which claim various wizardry. Look for providers who provide more than just a preset file but provide camera profiles too. They can make it so that the sliders have a larger range in one (or more) colours, or "hide" their slider settings so that the image appears altered but the sliders are central.Maybe i am slightly mis understanding - i thought presets could do more than just move the sliders... actually apply specific effects?
There are no LR filters that can add effects like star filters to lights.The thing i am meaning is - and this is in no way what i want its just an example of what ive seen - is things that say add star filters to lights and add ambient lighting automatically etc and effects like that to enhance an image.
Again in no way am i looking for something as contrived as that, and I want something more subtle but its a good example to illistrate the point. I dont think camera profiles do that?
In terms of exploring creative ideas, given you are already well versed with LR/PS, how about having a play with the free (until end of January) version of ON1 effects. As well as multiple presets/filters ON1 effects s is reasonably sophisticated editor and a useful tool to "quickly" take you down editing routes that you might never try if you stay within LR.Richard appreciate what you are saying, but I am well versed in lightroom and photoshop and have been using it (photoshop at least) for 20 years. Thats not the point - I dont need to learn how to do presets - as in my other message I already have 5 or 6 of my own and I am not looking for a critique of my images or suggestions as to what I should do with them.
The ask is quite simple
I want to have a play with creative ideas and mess around with presets - see what other peoples do and see if I can create something unique using a combination of mine and theirs.
If I was asking for a recomendation on a cooker, or a new pot or pan - I wouldn't be expected to show you my cooking - Thats the best analagy I can use here - I am just looking for a recomendation. nothing more nothing less! I kind of feel you've missed the point of the post a bit.