Photography Fundamentals

Lightroom User Presets

Runtime
11 min
Skill Level
Beginner

What You’ll Learn

In this tutorial, I teach you how and why you will want to create your own Presets in Lightroom

  • As part of keeping my edit workflow consistent throughout the process creating my own user preset certainly helps! (This is one of the fundamentals of consistency in my workflow!)
  • If you find yourself adjusting sliders in the Lightroom Development module with similar adjustments and want to save time, then you need to be creating a preset!
  • Understand the fundamentals of how it works in my workflow

2 reviews for Lightroom User Presets

  1. Melissa Jolivette

    Great step by step video! I had fun creating my user preset. I followed your steps and named my preset “S-Curve”.

  2. Nedra Mitchell

    Learning a lot from your tutorials!

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Meet Daniel – Your Guide to Professional Portrait Photography

I’m Daniel, a full-time portrait photographer and educator dedicated to helping photographers worldwide elevate their craft.

Since launching my professional career in 2013, I’ve built two successful photography businesses and captured thousands of client sessions across genres — from engagements and weddings to families, maternity, and newborns.

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