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What are film presets?

Film presets mimic the grain and appearance of a retro film camera, making your picture look like something you’d see in an old family photo album. There’s a huge selection of popular Lightroom film presets that can help you to achieve different classic looks.

You can find the following presets preloaded in Lightroom under the Yours tab:

A photo of a person sitting next to their surfboard and wearing a wet suit on the beach with the Adobe Lightroom "Cool Shadows & Warm Highlights" preset applied to the right half of the photo

Creative › Cool Shadows & Warm Highlights

This preset reduces Contrast and Highlights to replicate the look of a photograph taken on an old Fujifilm camera with cool, light blue hues offset by warm, washed-out tones.

B&W › B&W High Contrast

By dialling up the whites to make them lighter and reducing blacks to make them darker, the Black & White High Contrast filter mimics the monochromatic tones of early Kodak and Agfa film stocks.

A photo of a kid partially revealed from underneath a large umbrella with the Adobe Lightroom "B&W High Contrast" preset applied to the right half of the photo
A photo of a parent and their child peacefully resting heads on each other with the Adobe Lightroom "Cool Matte" preset applied to the right half of the photo

Creative › Cool Matte

Achieve a dark and moody colour palette with this preset based on the look of a faded photograph printed on matte paper.

Creative › Vintage Instant

Capture the retro, nostalgic feel of an old Polaroid image with this warm, washed-out preset featuring reduced whites.

A photo of a person wearing a wedding dress and lying down in the grass with the Adobe Lightroom "Vintage Instant" preset applied to the right half of the photo

Adobe Lightroom film presets from the pros.

Explore free film emulation presets you can apply during the photo editing process to give your photos an analogue feel.

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