Another Lightroom Preset
I looked out the window at work today and watched the snow whip by the pane of glass. I found myself wishing it was summer again at the cottage. I could feel the warmth of the sun; hear the lapping of the waves against the breakwall,; smell the slightly-fishy smell of the water; witness the eye-popping beauty of relatively unspoiled nature and taste the bitter, tangy wetness of an ice cold beer as I kick back in a comfortable chair to watch the waves of Lake Erie roll in. But, alas, I live in Buffalo, so those long days of summer are still a ways off for me.
I thought I’d revisit a couple of photos I took last summer. There were some pretty cloudy days and a couple of really big thunder storms in August last year when these were taken. I thought I’d exaggerate the effect a bit and create a preset in lightroom that really makes the sky pop with a foreboding that a coming storm would bring. Use it as you wish.
As I’ve said before, since WordPress won’t allow for .rar files to be uploaded, I put the preset in this Word document. Click on the link and then double click on the .rar file to unpack the contents. Remember, to install the preset in Lightroom, you need to be in the Develop module. Right click on user presets and choose import. Point to the preset you just unpacked and click import.
Here’s an example of the preset in action:
SOOC
Foreboding Sky Preset
wow, that color is amazing….. a much nicer scene that snowy Cleveland too! thanks for sharing!
Thanks Cobi – loved your pics from the cemetery walk – especially the one of the double doors. Have fun with lightroom and try and install the presets!
Thanks Paul! I had fun playing with those photos in LR-almost looks like I know what I’m doing in there, LOL. I do need to install the presets you have-I hope they’ll work in the beta version.