This preset is a freebie from one of 14 professional presets that can be purchased from our Propresets.com shop.
If you think this one looks good, you should definitely check out the rest of this master kit. It’s called “Modern Nostalgia” and can be found here with different before & after images.

Preset in action

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It was only a dream

Credit goes to ex-Tyler. Big thanks for this one!

Our new Lightroom Presets Online Store can be found here: http://propresets.com
We’ve also updated the web store with a new set of great presets called “Film Master Kit” which you can read more about here.

Take the opportunity and get 20% OFF during this weekend on ALL Products (The deal Ends on 4th Dec, this Sunday) .

Use coupon code: NEWSTORE in your shopping cart before checkout. 

Oh, and presetsheaven.com will still be free and continue to deliver presets ;-)

1. PH The Weddings (146295 downloads)
   This one have been around for a long time, still it’s the top most downloaded preset/presets we got here.
   Download it from here
2. Intensive Heaven (107051 downloads)
   Funny, but I really didn’t think this one was going to be so popular as it is. I thought it would might be a little to much for most of you, but I was apparently wrong :-)
   Download it from here
3. PH Fashion Shot (97657 downloads)
   I know that when I was making this post, many people was requesting a preset for making photos with a “fashion” look. It’s fun to see it’s still so popular.
   Download it from here
4. PH Dark Light BW (89822 downloads)
   Wow, It’s amazing how a trip to Paris and a quick black & white preset can generate so many downloads :-)
   Download it from here
5. Wedding Look (86107 downloads)
   Well, Weddings are apparently very popular to  shot and to edit in Lightroom since we both have number 1 and 5 in this list containing wedding presets.
   Download it from here

If you read my last post about popular presets that I wrote in March, you’ve probably already noticed that the stats hasn’t changed much. Except for the numbers of downloads :-)

What about the ones people don’t download?

So now when this post is out, I believe  these top 5 downloads will keep their top position for a long time. With this in mind I just came up with the idea of posting the TOP 5 most ignored Lightroom presets too! :-). Let’s start from top again shall we? The most ignored presets are:

1. Cross process Lightroom presets #2 (617 downloads)
   Well, the numbers for this one might be incorrect since the real source is not on our server. We only counted the downloads collected from our mirror link before the author told us to remove the link. :-( Still it’s #1 on the list.
   Download it from here
2. Color pops out – #01 (941 downloads)
   Same goes for this one. Misleading value for the downloads.
   Download it from here
3. Lawrence Diver (2071 downloads)
   This “underwater preset for divers” is pretty new but after this post it will probably step up a bit to compete with the rest :-)
   Download it from here
4. PH Infrared Colors (2580 downloads)
   Haha, this one really sux. I can’t believe it even got over 2000 downloads! :-)
   Download it from here
5. Cross preocess Lightroom preset #1 (4348 downloads)
   Same as with the two first ones in this list. The numbers are misleading since the download source has been changed.
   Download it from here

Note: By the time I post this, I’m pretty sure the download numbers for each preset have grown to a bigger number.

You’ve probably already heard about what Holga is but if you haven’t, I’ll give you a quick brief.
Holga is the name of a Chinese camera that has a history from 1981. It’s a medium format 120 film toy camera known for its low-fidelity aesthetic. Nowadays you can find apps for your mobile phone that tries to copy the same look. It’s been so popular in the last few years that people even buy old toy cameras like this one, just to get the natural old look on film.

You can read more about Holga at Wikipedia

Dustin Leader sent me 10 presets that simulates the look of a Holga camera. Now you can play with them too!Presets in action
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Holga:

Holga B&W:

Holga in Blue:

Holgamania 1942:

Holgamania 2011:

Holga My Dear:

Holga On The Scene:

Holga Queen:

Holga Queen:

Holga With A Side Of Pancake:

As always… Don’t forget to visit Justins place!

I hope you’re having a great summer wherever you are. I got a preset submitted by mail from Darya recently. It’s a black and white preset called “Historian” that makes your photos look like if they’re taken with an old camera.Try it out!
Thanks Darya!

Preset in action
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Historian:

7258 Downloads

“I thought I’d send in some presets that we use here in the studio all the time. There are three sets.”

1. HDR Effect
There’s four of them, delivering various levels of the same effect. By themselves they won’t look so great. They’re designed to be applied after using another preset, dealing with color and tone is used. Try them out and you’ll see what I mean. In some situations, they will produce a ghosting effect around high contrast edges, so you have to know when to use them, but our clients usually love the results, even though they have no idea why. Specific adjustment to blacks, exposure and saturation/vibrance will usually be necessary.

2. Common Basic Adjustments
These are a simple set of presets that apply varying degrees of only one setting. We use these all the time for quick adjustments to lots of similar images. Rather than selecting a lot of images and making adjustments to the sliders, which can sometimes produce unpredictable results, just a few clicks on these presets speeds things up a lot, in our experience.

3. Style Assortment
This is a set of three stylized presets which we don’t use a whole lot anymore, but have gotten a lot of love in the past. They are basic adjustments to split toning, tone curve and post-crop vignette.

In this post we will only show you the preview of what the Style Assortment presets look like.
Presets in action

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B&W Brown/Red Antique:

Clear Blue/Orange Split Tone Mild Vintage:

Clear Yellow/Purple Split Tone Mild Vintage:

Please make sure you visit William’s website before you go to sleep tonight :-)

2010 was an exiting year with lots of funny events. In the end of the year I had so much things to do that it was almost impossible to keep up with the updates here at Presets Heaven. 2011 is going to be even better so lets start this year by presenting a new presets contribution.Laura from “pretty presets” sent me 4 of her own presets that she would love to share with you. They are Autumn, Pretty Presets Brown, Silver Lining and Soft Color Pop. To best describe them she also attached some before/after images for your convenience. I hope you like them!

Presets in action

Please make sure you pay a visit to Laura and her facebook page

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Who Is Wolf 1

WIW sweet

WIW Soft Warm

WIW retro style

WIW retro soft

WIW retro2 old photo

WIW light promo

WIW kunstlich wedding hell

WIW kunstlich bw

WIW klang retro

WIW herbst licht

WIW golden dust

WIW fresh spring

WIW fable

WIW edel bw

WIW dust

WIW dunker kunstlich

WIW dunker kunstlich heller

WIW dark sw skin

WIW dark kunstlich brighter

WIW cross retro

WIW coldsteel

WIW bw light up

WIW bw golden times

WIW bw focus

WIW bw deluxe

WIW bw deluxe lighter

WIW Basic bw

78257 Downloads

Don’t forget to visit Chris own website. He got some amazing photos to enjoy :-)

I got a mail from Dustin with a link back to his website where I could find some of his presets (free to use). I’ve tried them out and here they are for the rest of you. If you’re looking for that “Fashion look” on your model shots some of them might actually work pretty good.

Presets in action

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Pomegreenit

Hot Potatoe

Gold and Blue

Dirty Money

Deep Purple

Before you go to sleep today, please make a visit to Dustins website

Basically it’s increasing exposure/brightness, adding warmth, contrast, vibrance, slight vignette and portrait sharpening.
The second one is a brighter version for underexposed photos.

Presets in action

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Wedding Look

Wedding Look Bright

105974 Downloads

Uncompressed files (if you’re having problems with zip-file above):
Wedding Look - Uncompressed Preset
Wedding Look Bright - Uncompressed Preset

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CoolFade

DriftWood

Izzie

KEXPNight

MistyNight

Newspaper

Plum

PuppetBike

TouchOfTeal

Trim

WarmFade

51308 Downloads

Make sure you pay a visit to Sarah’s website before you go to sleep tonight :-)

Presets in action:
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Crisp

Old School – B&W

Old School – Color

Please feel free to check out Dominics website

26678 Downloads

These presets are non-destructive to basic exposure settings for the most part, so you will want to apply the settings AFTER you have corrected things like exposure, fill light, black, brightness and contrast. Check them out…

Presets in action

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Almond:

Autumn:

Cool Vintage:

Ginko:

Honey:

Meadow:

Noble:

Peacenik:

Retro Warmth:

Schwinn Collegiate:

Tropical Sea:

55892 Downloads

Don’t forget to check out Sarah’s website :-)

For this specific preset collection I have made a special preview image with more than one example/sooc image. It gives you a better grip of how they work on different photos. I hope you like them.

Click image to view full size

Preset in action

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Zurich Street Scene:

Photo: Andrew Halpern
More images by Andrew can be seen here

In my example photo, the lower part of the photo is very dark. Almost to dark to see the details at all. I could lighten it up using brightness and contrast in Lightroom, but that would affect the whole image and result in a very bright sky instead.

To fix this issue I use graduated filters which can be found under the “Develop” tab in Lightroom.

See the preset in action:

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PH Graduated Horisont:

Graduated filters can be used with the same effects as the “Adjustmen Brush“. With this in mind I have added a blue color tone on the filter for the sky to make it more dramatic.

Play around
Your horizon might be on a different position in the photo. Luckily you can replace the graduated filters to fit your own horizon.

If you would like to change the brightness or contrast (or any other effect) you can easily do that too.

Finally you might want to change the color of the sky…

Nate’s goal was to create a quiver of black and white preset options that were not over the top, but still offered some edge.

Presets in action

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BW Base: strong/dark

BW Brawny: soft/light

BW Natural: strong/slightly moody

BW Neat: flat/dark

BW Noble: high contrast/dark

BW Sweetness: flat/middle tone

Please be sure to check out Wonderlandpresets.com

Most of the presets in this wedding kit are new but some of them can be found at my site from previous posts and you might already have downloaded them before, but I’ll make it easy for you all and put them in a new preset package that I prefer to call “PH The Weddings“.  Enjoy!

Presets in action

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PH Light Dress:

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PH Soft & Dreamy:

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PH Normal skin:

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PH Fantasy Dress:

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PH Edgy Church:

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PH B&W Beach:

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PH Surreal moment:

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Steller Guru GreenGold (Credit goes to Dustin Steller):

Enjoy them all!

187129 Downloads

Also included is his newest preset “Fuji Neopan 100 Acros 100 -Exp 2005″ based off a roll of expired Acros he shot a while back. This preset is exclusively offered through Presets Heaven.

Each emulation consists of three presets, as always.  There is a base preset, an Auto-toning Preset, and a Curve-only preset for each.  Also included with each emulation is a set of Adobe Camera Raw XMP presets, allowing you to utilize the same presets in both Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw.

These emulations are designed from analysis of the actual film, shot and developed by me and I try to make them as accurate as possible.  They should work well for most RAW images, but if the skin tones are not appealing, I recommend adjusting the Orange channel in the Grayscale mixer to fine tune skin tones.  A little adjustment will go a long way.
- Michael

Presets in action

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Fuji Neopan 100 Acros -exp 2005:

Fuji Neopan 400:

Fuji Neopan 1600:

Ilford Delta:

Ilford FP4+:

Ilford HP5+:

Ilford Ortho+:

Ilford PanF+:

Please remember to visit LifeInDigitalFilm for more great stuff from Michael

This contribution includes two sets of 12 plus 12 presets. The second set includes the same presets but with the exposure lowered (for already bright photos).

Presets in action

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7UP:

Antique:

Boost:

CiteX2:

Coolshades:

Metropolis:

MintTea:

OrangeGarden:

RogersPark:

Schwinnbreeze:

Standard:

Vintage:

Set 1:

Set 2:

Don’t forget to check out Sarah-Ji’s own site