These are my go-to selection of Lightroom presets, perfect for street photography and images of urban outdoor exploration. I've been using and perfecting these hand-crafted colour grades over the past year and they feature in many of my recent YouTube videos.
I developed this preset for a set of images I captured during a weekend trip to Krakow, Poland. The warmth emphasises the historic stonework, making it great for urban textures and contrasting colour palettes. After visting Krakow, I fully understand why most Poles decided to mass exodus from Brexit Britain (see Bedford for more context).
Vibrant ochre tones mixed with deep blues - this preset was made for winter images. Named after the famous French ski town I recently visited during a lads holiday. If it wasn't the slopes trying their best to cut my life short, it was the looming liver failure brought on by an excessive volume of Aperol Spritz consumed. Tell me you're middle class without telling me you're middle class.
This preset is perfectly paired with images taken during a grey day by the sea. Inspired by the rusty tones of Southern Water pumping Margate's own raw sewerage into the sea, it creates a nostalgic warmth and gritty feel. This preset is great for toning down the highlights and leaning into the shadows.
Muted greens and accentuated reds. Great for dull days. And let's face it, every day in Bedford is a dull day. Fun fact; whilst shooting these images a random gentleman threatend to "break my nose and my camera" if I took his picture. So, yeah, that was exciting.
With muted colours and deep brown tones injected into the shadows, this classy colour grade is ideal for images of natural stonework and lush foliage. It's so good, it even brought a tear to the eye of this young pup. There, there. Good boy.
Just like the historic town of Oundle, this preset is timeless. The warm tones and deep contrast in the shadows make this preset ideal for images documenting the everyday lives of upper class boomers pottering about rural Britian or loading animal carcasses into the back of a van.
A tribute to my hometown. This gritty, high contrast black and white finish is lacking in colour - the same way in which Peterborough is lacking in any character. Great for when the graffiti is worse than Harvey Price's art homework. F***in' naughy ennit.