Luxe Essentials LR/ACR Presets

Luxe Essentials Lightroom or Photoshop ACR Presets

57 Presets

• Action–High contrast, high clarity, muted tones, desaturation, & slight grain; added orange warmth in highlights & cool, green overcast to shadows
• Afternoon Hike – Slight wash, high contrast, strong reds, washed greens, mild purple color cast, & medium grain
• B&W Clear (3)- Black & white; brings subject to the center of attention & improves dynamic range & sharpness
• B&W Faded Blue (3) – Cool & clean b&w
• B&W Golden (3) - B&W with gold cast
• B&W Journalist– High dynamic range, clarity, sharpening, clipped shadows & highlights, slight vignette, & strong grain
• B&W Old (3) - B&W with high contrast & strong fade; old-school look
• B&W Speed– B&W, with faded shadows, mild green highlights, purple shadows, & slight grain
• Boost - Adds contrast, saturation & color pop
• Color & Contrast (3)-High contrast & saturation with protected skin tones; deep blacks & bright whites
• Cool Water– Cooling, deep shadows, bright mid-tones & highlights, blue color cast, medium strong grain, & muted tones.
• Cross Process Yellow/Blue (3) - Bright & soft cross processing with warm highlights & cold shadows; medium vignette with slight fade
• Details (3) - High contrast, saturation, vibrancy & sharpness with strong vignette; ideal for detail shots
• Dreamy (3) - Soft & golden feel, with blooming highlights & subtle white vignette
• Foggy Moments–Washed look, with desaturated, muted tones, & slight grain.
• Gritty Brown (3) - Brown "farm" look with some grit; Pops reds, blues & purples; warm & dark
• Jubilant– Colorful, saturated, rich reds, with slight matting & grain
• Lemongrass – Bright & warm, added contrast, slightly clipped highlights & faded shadows
• Mountain Iris - Blue & purple saturation; particularly well-suited for nature photos
• Neutral Greens - Enriches colors & contrasts, keeps green neutral 
• Old Film - Grainy film, with a gritty brown overlay
• Olympics– Warmth with medium contrast, high clarity, brightened mid-tones, & medium grain
• Orange Wash (3) - Soft, washed-out film look with autumn-like orange & red colors
• Pastel Film (3) - A muted film look; soft, with pastel greens & a medium grain
• Punchy Matte (3) - Vibrant, but desaturated; contrast with a matte look; anti-yellow grass color & crushed shadows
• Red/Blue (3) - Adds red to highlights & blue to shadow areas, plus a hint of vibrancy to all colored parts
• Skate Park–High clarity, contrast, sharpening, cooling, & brightening with darkened greens & blues
• Standard (3) - Brightens, giving a more professional & punchy look, medium vignette
• Vivid HDR (3) - HDR preset, with lots of color & clarity & a strong vignette; perfect for landscapes & street photography
• Warm & Colorful (3) - Create a bright & warm image, with a soft & friendly feel

11 Tool Presets

Some Pop, Strong Pop, Film Fade, Dark Fade, Matte, Dark Matte, Decrease Contrast + Increase Dynamic Range, Increase Contrast + Decrease Dynamic Range, Darken Blacks, Bring Back Highlight Details, Soften + Decreased Clarity

5 Layer Presets

• Miami Vice (Layer) – creates a warm & saturated gradient filter from the top of an image
• Alaska (Layer) – Opposite to previous: cool & desaturated
• Desaturate Edges (Layer) – Vignetted, desaturated, darkened & softened edges
• Warm & Bright Edges (Layer) – Opposite to previous: brightens, saturates, sharpens & warms the edges
• Remove Layers: Removes radial & gradient filters

7 Local Adjustment Brushes (LR 5, 6, & Classic only)

Brighten, Darken, Enhance Details, Lighten, Sharpen, Undo Warm Greens, Neutralize Over-saturation

A big shout out to our featured photographers Nathan Anderson, Taylor Duggan, Ray Hennessy, Amy Treasure, Liz Straight, & Tatyana Tomsickova