Film Luxe- A cool toned cinematic Lightroom and Photoshop ACR preset
The last few editorials I shot called for a more dramatic edit than my previous work, and one in particular ('Tonal', published in the September issue of Feroce Magazine) was all about greens and blues. This is where the inspiration for the colour palette of my new preset 'Film Luxe' came from- cool toned, striking greens and reds, clean whites, and with a touch of a cinematic feel. This preset is great for portraits in fashion / editorials, still life (think cool toned instagram feeds), and travel.
Film luxe is a complex, multifaceted preset- for high key images, it has a very clean 'Scandinavian' lifestyle type look, and for darker images it has a more dark and moody cinematic feel.
There are three versions.
Film Luxe 1 - cleanest version, with the least amount of highlight and shadow fading.
Film Luxe 2 - increased highlight fade, more desaturated, has a 'dreamy' quality and a more obvious slate blue tinge to the shadows.
Film Luxe 3 - increased highlight and shadow fade, more contrast and crushed blacks, and more saturated greens than the others. This has more of an edgier, slightly polaroid film type feel.
Other resources in these blog posts:
How to install and use Lightroom Presets: Part 1
Using Lightroom Preset Part 2: Customizing Contrast, Fading, and skin tones
Foliage. Before (left), and with Film Luxe 1 preset applied (right)
Editorial portrait. Before (left), and with Film Luxe 2 preset applied (right)
Editorial portrait. Before (left), and with Film Luxe 1 preset applied (right)
Before (left), Film Luxe 2 (middle), Film Luxe 3 (right)
Editorial portrait. Before (top), and with Film Luxe 1 preset applied (bottom)
Backlit portrait. Before (left), and with Film Luxe 2 preset applied (right)
Editorial portrait. Before (top), and with Film Luxe 1 preset applied (bottom)
Floral still life. Before (left), and with Film Luxe 1 preset applied (right)
Editorial portrait. Before (top), and with Film Luxe 2 preset applied (bottom)
Travel and still life. Before (top), and with Film Luxe 1 preset applied (bottom)
Greenhouse and foliage. Before (top), and with Film Luxe 3 preset applied (bottom)
