Monday
23Feb2009

Sarah-Ji Updated Presets

I updated the Presets I had originally uploaded for a Shutter Sisters post.  You can go read the post here.  You can download this updated set here.  Click on the photo above or here to launch a slideshow to preview the various presets.

Now, here's an insight to how I create presets.  I make them based on how I process a specific image (often the preset is named after the original image I developed it on).  Therefore, when you apply one of my presets to your own image, it may look weird.  Feel free to adjust and play around to may the preset look right for your specific photo.  I would especially play around with the exposure and black settings.  I tend to overdo both on my photos because that's how I like it, but it's a personal preference. 

Hope that helps, and hope this inspires you to create your own presets!

Wednesday
04Feb2009

Sarah-Ji Presets Vol. I

I've got a gallery of creative Adobe Lightroom Presets that you can view here.  You can download them for free here.  Please note that this set of presets is geared towards photos that are not too brightly exposed to begin with.  You can always adjust the exposure and brightness and anything else to fit your own photo.

I also have the same set of presets for more brightly exposed photos.  You can view that gallery here and download the presets here.

For instruction on importing presets into Lightroom, check out this video tutorial on PresetsHeaven.com

Please note that these presets are developed for use on uncompressed RAW (Digital Negative) files, and not on JPEGS or other compressed file type.  You CAN use them on JPEGS, but you need to be aware that all the effects will be exaggerated, and you will need to tone everything down.