Benefits of Using Lightroom Presets

 

I have been using Lightroom for many years. I know my way around the Lightroom Develop module and have even published a book on the subject. So why am I such an advocate of using Lightroom Presets? In this article, I’m going to explain why and what I feel are the many benefits of Presets for photographers.

If you’re a Lightroom user and you’re not making use of Presets, I would encourage you to think again. If you’re not really sure what they are. here you find the introduction to the presets and a tutorial.

The Benefits List for Lightroom Presets

There are lots of benefits you can gain from using Lightroom Presets. Whilst you might also think up some of your own, here are the key ones I have found.

1.Easy to Use

Not every person is a specialist in utilizing the change controls of the Develop module. Notwithstanding many individuals marking Lightroom as simple to utilize, a lot more would conflict. Lately, the scope of provisions has expanded, and many have become covered in existing controls. This is making Lightroom difficult to utilize. 

By utilizing Presets, you eliminate the requirement for a great deal of learning. Truth be told, on the off chance that you can even develop essential work process changes with Presets, permitting you to rapidly perform fundamental altering. Simply think, with a tick of a preset and you could uncover shadow detail in your picture or increment the difference. Luckily such Lightroom Presets do exist and you can get them for nothing by visiting The Preset Shop. 

In case you will take on a Preset based work process, be certain you can layer your Presets. Some Presets will eliminate existing changes when they're applied. In case you're Presets are work process-based, you don't need this to occur. It keeps you from developing your picture-altering. You can become familiar with how to layer Presets in this instructional exercise.

2.Speed of Editing

By Applying Presets in Lightroom you can edit your photos many times faster than trying to apply adjustments individually. All you need do is select the photo to edit and then click the preset you want to apply. If you don’t like the result, reset and try a different preset. In fact, depending on your version of Lightroom, you don’t even need to select a Preset to see its effect.

By moving your mouse over each of the Presets in the Presets panel, you can see how the image will look. In older versions of Lightroom, you can see the effect in the Navigator window, above the Presets panel. In the more recent Lightroom CC versions, the main image preview also shows the effect of improved viewing.

 3. Versatility

With presets, you can test a variety of looks on an image in a matter of seconds. This ease can create tons of ideas for different editing styles for your work, which can easily enhance and develop the style of your photography. All of the preset collections that I’ve created have a cohesive style – and within each collection, each individual preset reacts differently to varying scenery, skin tones, and lighting conditions. These minor adjustments create versatility for the different conditions you’re able to shoot in while still maintaining consistent, quality images. 

4. CONSISTENCY

I realize I just talked about versatility, however, consistency is similarly as significant. In the event that you wind up shooting in shifting lighting conditions, utilizing presets will assist you with keeping up with consistency all through the last look of your pictures.

5. CUSTOMIZABLE

Another benefit of using presets is that they are super customizable. Once you purchase a preset collection, you can adjust and tweak it to make it your own. It makes for endless possibilities for the look and style you’re trying to achieve.

6. BATCH EDITING

One of the best things about Lightroom is its batch editing feature. You can apply your adjustments to a large group of images, and you save SO. MUCH. TIME. Batch editing is MAGIC. With Lightroom, you can batch process images while only having to spend time doing the final tweaks to each shot after the preset is applied. With photoshop, this could take days. Bless you batch editing, truly. This is my favorite Lightroom feature and I am obsessed.

HERE YOU CAN FIND AMAZING LIGHTROOM PRESETS 

7.VARIETY

Does the photo look best in black and white or a sepia edit? Or maybe a vibrant color edit or a subdued vintage look? Using Lightroom presets will give you a ton of creative variety right at your fingertips so you can effectively try different edits and see which style is most fitting for a particular photo, or even a full photo session.  YOU WILL FIND PRESETS WITH  TUTORIALS HERE.