Lightroom - Presets?

Zascar

I'm just back from holidays and about to go through over 1000 photos. I've used presets a bit in the past but its kinda hit and miss. I tried the VSCO free pack but I didn't use it much. I found a few random ones online which I sometimes use. However I'm wondering if there are any preset packs with a variety of different presets to use?

What do you guys use?

.Longshanks.

I've tried a few different ones I've found online, but I find my go-to presets are ones I've developed myself.

Zascar

Care to share them?
Love your work btw!

.Longshanks.

Zascar wrote: »

Care to share them?
Love your work btw!

I've honestly no idea how to 'export' them!

Zascar

I think you find the directory which they are stored in, its buried deep I remember but if you go into preferences and then presets, you can click "Show directory" to open in explorer. Then its just copy paste believe!

http://www.lightroompresets.com/blogs/pretty-presets-blog/10550321-3-steps-to-transfer-your-pretty-presets-to-a-new-computer
http://digitalphotobuzz.com/moving-your-lightroom-presets-from-one-computer-to-another
http://improvephotography.com/29425/back-lightroom-presets-windows-computer/

Zascar

I found a load of great ones here: http://enviragallery.com/best-free-lightroom-presets/

Kenny Logins

It's nice to look at presets from other people to see how the look was achieved, but much better to create your own broken down into stages - sharpening/detail, cross process, lens correction, clarity and saturation etc. Presets that cover everything never work out for me, I find it easier to apply them gradually. Start with one image in the set, then carry on with the rest.

samhail

I bought the Google Nik Collection, only used it once or twice, so can't suggest. the few I've seen were impressive.

D.S.

Kenny Logins wrote: »

It's nice to look at presets from other people to see how the look was achieved, but much better to create your own broken down into stages - sharpening/detail, cross process, lens correction, clarity and saturation etc. Presets that cover everything never work out for me, I find it easier to apply them gradually. Start with one image in the set, then carry on with the rest.

Agree with you. I also found presets interesting initially to learn about different styles, particularly how treatments in the curves adjustment by channel could affect the image. Personally, I find the presets boring as everything ends up looking the same, and personally makes me lazy, less thought goes into accentuating the parts of the story / composition that matter.

However, you have got me thinking about an idea for Boards. Might potentially be cool if boards had a post processing thread - where people post styles of images they like / want to know more about, and people respond with similar images they have created - and describe (broadly) how the style was edited (whether film / digital). Would be a good way to learn about different styles quickly.

samhail

I contacted Google for you, and asked them to make the Nik Collection free since it's a bit steep at €120.

https://plus.google.com/+NikCollection/posts/AFGsG2Di7EK

adox

samhail wrote: »

I contacted Google for you, and asked them to make the Nik Collection free since it's a bit steep at €120.

https://plus.google.com/+NikCollection/posts/AFGsG2Di7EK

You are due a refund too if you bought yours in this calendar year.

Zascar

Why thank you

I briefly used Nik Collection before - but I'll certainly give it a proper go this time.

Does anyone know any good tutorials for using with lightroom?