For the final demonstration, I selected an outdoor portrait of two people. You will notice that both faces of the couple are underexposed, the skin color tone is shifted towards red and the skin is a bit oversaturated. We can address all of these issues by using the Portrait Presets.
Below, I created three different looks for the same portrait shot. Under each version, you can find my editing steps and the Preset Editing Formula.
My editing steps:
- In Style preset
- 00 Exposure
- 08 Open Shadows ++
- 33 Vignetting +++
Lightroom Preset Editing Formula: In Style (00, 08, 33)
My editing steps:
- CoffeTime preset
- 00 Exposure
- 08 Open Shadows ++
- 32 Vignetting ++
Lightroom Preset Editing Formula: Coffee Time (00, 08, 32)
My editing steps:
- Soft Shadows preset
- 01 Exposure +
- 07 Open Shadows +
- 33 Vignetting +++
Lightroom Preset Editing Formula: Soft Shadows (01, 07, 33)