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Filters, presets, actions, and overlays can all enhance your photos, but they do inherently different things. Choosing the wrong one can produce a different look than you want and set you back in the editing process. Also, many editing tools are exclusive to either Photoshop or Lightroom, so it’s important to have a basic understanding of compatibility before combining tools.

Congrats on discovering Luxe presets! We offer one-click tools that transform your images with the click of a button. This summary provides a general overview of presets and tips for using them within your images. Give-it-a-go with our free presets and see how easy it really is!

Presets are a key Lightroom feature. A preset is a collection of saved settings that editors can readily recall and apply to any photograph in a Lightroom catalog. Whether you're looking for an ultra-realistic, artsy or other style, presets can deliver (and fast!) by utilizing the full power of Lightroom.

Are your presets out of order following the Lightroom 7.3 update? We have a solution that doesn’t involve any coding or manual preset name change

The holiday and winter season is upon us and that usually means that families are getting excited to have their yearly family portraits taken. Here are some expert tips for capturing those festive portraits.

Learn expert tips for capturing stunning fall photos.

As a photographer, you face constant hurdles: deadlines, creative draughts, lighting, editing, etc. Dealing with difficult families shouldn’t be one of them!   

This article will provide you with 6 tips on how to manage shoots with families - including children. 

Adobe has released a major new version of Lightroom that includes some significant changes. This includes new Raw and Creative profiles, along with changes to the file format of presets. Previously, Lightroom used the .lr file format for presets. With the introduction of 7.3, Lightroom now uses the .xmp file format. 

Lightroom offers multiple ways to do many tasks.  Some are obvious and others are hidden.  Some sliders have theoretical "proper" settings, and all can be adjusted to taste.  This article offers a deep dive into the whites and blacks sliders, with insights on common guidelines and some hidden features within Lightroom.

The new Lightroom release has created quite a buzz. Learn about new features, changes, and enhancements, here!

It goes without saying that professional photographs look flawless. But how? What tricks are they using? Learn the tricks of the trade here... 

Black and white photography is a unique way of seeing the world. It's also quite a popular genre of photography. Lightroom is not only a great tool for post-processing black and white files, but it allows for the creation of black and white files from any color photo.