Tribe Archipelago doesn't belong on the list of presets I use, obviously, but I just have to mention TA because if it weren't for them, I wouldn't have discovered the preset I'm currently using. I wish I was able to try out the presets myself but they're just too pricey for my budget! (Never say never, though.) Unlike most bloggers, Tieka shares what camera she uses and the preset she uses: Tribe Archipelago's. I started following the blog Selective Potential by Tieka on Bloglovin' a few months ago because she has such beautiful, eye-soothing photos. I also recently bought their Vintage pack but have yet to use it for Affordorable.
The downside of Wonderland presets is they look too edited and need a LOT of tweaking, hence, very hard to work with compared to the VSCO ones.
I purchased the Wonderland pack which results in that strong yellow skin tone + turquoise-hued sky + very warm orangey reds + pale greens you see on many Instagram feeds nowadays. (Note: Although, you can actually transport Lightroom desktop presets into your Lightroom mobile, but it's a bit of extra work.) They have a variety of pretty presets that can be used in both Lightroom desktop and mobile that are sold at relatively affordable prices, which is useful if you're a real stickler about standardising your blog and Instagram photos.
One thing to remember: your pictures most probably will not end up looking as professional as the photos in the reviews but they will give you an idea of the style of photography the presets will give to your photos. If you want to invest in a VSCO Film pack, the best thing to do is to read LOADS of reviews on different packs to determine what kind of photography style you want to achieve.Įdited with Fuji 800Z ++ from VSCO Film 01 It will be about the presets I think are worth checking out, most of which I've used and loved, so here it goes:Īs I played around with different presets from different VSCO Film packs (not the same as their mobile version fyi), I came to a conclusion: there will be presets that you love and dislike in every pack. I'm a complete amateur when it comes to photography so I'm not the best person to talk about "improving your photography" - but this post is not about improving anything. I used to edit my photos with VSCO Cam (yes, the app we use on our phone and tablet) but I now rely on Lightroom 4 to do my editing. They also include Kirk Mastin’s excellent soft/hard shadow and highlight adjustments as well.I find the process of editing photos frustrating because no one preset can look equally as good in every set of photos, yet enjoyable because it is satisfying to see a preset transform my meagre photo into something that's good enough to share here on Affordorable. The pack includes presets for Portra 160, 400, and 800, pushed +1 and +2 stops. The new Portra Pushed presets continue that legacy of subtlety and accuracy, doing an excellent job of giving you that slightly over-processed effect, without ending up look like you set all of your Lightroom sliders to 100. What that means is they tend to be extremely close to the film stocks they’re emulating, and they don’t go overboard with crazy fade effects or wild levels of saturation and contrast. I love Mastin Labs presets because they’re originally designed for hybrid shooters who work with both film and digital, to get as close a match between their film shots and their digital files as possible. It’s a technique that film shooters have been using for decades, and it’s a look that a lot of popular film presets are using as a starting point before going way over the deep end. This typically results in a more contrasty image with more, and sometimes some funky, oversaturating of colors (among other things). Push processing film is the practice of “overdeveloping” less sensitive film to increase the exposure. Check it out my review of the pack after the jump. Today they’re releasing their latest preset pack, Portra Pushed. Mastin Labs out of Seattle is the creator of some of my favorite film emulation presets for Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw.