Mastin Labs claims to have the most authentic film emulation presets on the market, and many of their preset bundles reference names of classic film stocks, such as Portra Original, Fuji Original, and Fuji Everyday.įull disclaimer: I’m a huge Mastin Labs fan. After painstakingly scanning many different types of film, Mastin Labs developed a series of presets to give the classic look of your favorite film emulsions to digital images. These presets were first created over a decade ago by photographer and color scientist Kirk Mastin. Mastin Labs are the market leaders for portrait and wedding photography presets, and it’s easy to see why. In particular, the Brixton Film Cinematic collection caught my eye, and I was instantly impressed when I applied the black and white Light and Lifted preset for a classic monochrome look:īrixton Film: Muted Forest 2. The names of each collection in the Brixton Film bundle evoke the type of mood they portray: Bold & Vibrant, Yesteryears, Earthy Moods, Film Essentials, and Love Story, to name just a few. These presets are brought to you by The Luxe Lens, a website that sells dozens of presets, Photoshop actions, LUTs, overlays, and much more. Brixton Film presetsįirst up for the portrait photographer is the Brixton Film preset bundle. I created multiple virtual copies in Lightroom, then had fun playing around with all of the presets and settings! 1. Then, to demonstrate each preset, I used the same RAW image taken on my Fujifilm X-T4 with the XF 56mm f/1.2 lens. In this article, I recommend some of my favorite Lightroom presets for portraits in 2021.Ī quick note: When testing different preset packs, I loaded each option into Adobe Lightroom Classic. With so many preset packs available in the marketplace, how do you find the right ones to suit your style? Finding the best Lightroom portrait presets can be a challenge for many photographers.

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