Investigative Reporter: Deep Color, Perfect for Rich and Moody Processing
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a collection of 15 professional tone and color presets 2nd edition for Adobe Lightroom or Adobe Camera Raw Paparazzi image by Megan Cieloha (www.megancieloha.com) Image by Amii Wroblewski Designed for contemporary lifestyle and fine art photographers, Paparazzi (2nd edition) is an updated version of our very first preset collection. From soft and airy to rich and moody, these presets will complement the style and vision of any professional photographer. All of the presets in this collection have been completely redesigned to protect skin tones, making them the perfect fit for modern portraiture. {Black and White} Classifieds: A basic, low intensity black and white. Documentary 2.0: This classicly contrasty black and white updates our most popular monochrome in the original collection. Newsprint: An intense, film noir black and white. The preset of choice for deep and dramatic conversions. {Color} Daily Edition: The perfect true color preset. Your go-to basic. Early Edition Airy pastels and gentle haze. Ideal for newborn work. Evening Edition: Cool, dusky tones, like twilight rolling in. Just a little edgy. Hot off the Press: Subtly sun bleached, with a gentle glow. Human Interest: Soft warm neutrals. Peach tones dominate the palette. Investigative Reporter: Deep color, perfect for rich and moody processing. Lifestyle: Pristine, luminous color processing. Rosy Good News: Warm and romantic, with floral tones throughout. Tabloid: A bold punch of color. {Cross Processed} Editorialize Me: Understated cross processing with a pastel palette. Seventies Tipster Bold and contrasty, with classic cross-processed tones. Sunday Paper: Sweet, laid back cross processing. How to Install the Presets In Lightroom 3 In Lightroom’s develop module, right click on the Presets panel, and create a new folder called “CM Film Art.” Right click on your new folder, and select Import. Navigate to the folder where you’ve downloaded and unzipped your presets. Select all of the presets in the folder, then click Import. In Adobe Camera Raw Navigate to the following Settings folder where ACR presets are stored: Macintosh: /Users/UserName/Library/Application Support/Adobe/CameraRawFolder/Settings Windows: C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Adobe\CameraRaw\Settings Windows 7: C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\CameraRaw\Settings Next, in a different window, open the folder where you’ve downloaded and unzipped your presets. Select all presets (XMP) files, and copy them into the Settings folder. Your presets should be in your Presets panel when you restart ACR. How to Use the Presets Because these are creative – not corrective – tools, these presets work best on images that have already been adjusted to achieve proper global exposure and white balance. For best results, complete your basic edits in the Basics panel within Lightroom or ACR, then run your preferred preset or cycle through them until you find the one that best captures your vision. Tweak if needed, and you’re done! The sample images on the subsequent pages demonstrate each of the presets listed on the previous page. Each sample image is a one-click, untweaked version of the named preset. In many cases, image- specific tweaking and local adjustments will yield even more amazing results! We’ve included some helpful hints for several of the presets beneath the sample images. {B/W} Classifieds A basic, low intensity black and white. image by Lynne Rigby (www.lynnerigby.com) Image by April Nienhuis (www.aprilnienhuis.com) Tip: Classifieds is the lowest contrast monochrome preset in the collection. To add additional depth and draw out texture, try lowering the global exposure slider. For a more targeted depth enhancement, work directly with the Lights or Darks sliders in the tone curve. {B/W} Documentary 2.0 This classicly contrasty black and white updates our most popular monochrome in the original collection. image by Lynne Rigby (www.lynnerigby.com) Image by Sarah Wilkerson (www.sarahwilkerson.com) Tip: For a more contrasty black and white, pull down the Darks slider in the tone curve. Whites blown? Pull the Highlights slider (also in the Tone Curve) back towards 0. {B/W} Newsprint An intense, film noir black and white. The preset of choice for deep and dramatic conversions. image by Lynne Rigby (www.lynnerigby.com) image by Stacey Haslem (www.staceyhaslem.com) Tip: If Newsprint is just too heavy for you, first try pulling your Blacks (in the Basics panel) back towards zero. Need less drama yet? Pull up on the Darks slider in the Tone Curve. {Color} Daily Edition The perfect true color preset. Your go-to basic. image by Lynne Rigby (www.lynnerigby.com) image by Megan Moore (www.meganjanephotography.com) {Color} Early Edition Airy pastels and gentle haze. Ideal for newborn work. image by Lynne Rigby (www.lynnerigby.com) image by Stacey Haslem (www.staceyhaslem.com) Tip: Early Edition is designed to be hazy, but if you want more depth, start by pulling down on the Darks slider in the Tone Curve. {Color} Evening Edition Cool, dusky tones, like twilight rolling in. Just a little edgy. image by Lynne Rigby (www.lynnerigby.com) image by Monica Wilkinson (www.monicawilkinson.com) Tip: Too cool? Try warming up your global white balance a little bit. If you find that the warmer white balance makes the skin start to look orange, just pull down on the Saturation slider in the Basic Panel until it looks more natural. {Color} Hot off the Press Subtly sun bleached, with a gentle glow. image by Lynne Rigby (www.lynnerigby.com) image by Sarah Wilkerson (www.sarahwilkerson.com) Tip: Too washed out? If you want more tonal depth, pull down on the Darks slider in the Tone Curve. If the color is just too bleached out, increase the Saturation of the yellows slider in the HSL panel. {Color} Human Interest Soft warm neutrals. Peach tones dominate the palette. image by Lynne Rigby (www.lynnerigby.com) image by Kendra Okolita (www.clickinmoms.com) {Color} Investigative Reporter Deep color, perfect for rich and moody processing. image by Lynne Rigby (www.lynnerigby.com) image by Leah Cook (www.leahcook.com) Tip: Investigative Reporter is the perfect base for intense, full bodied images. It yields somewhat muted tones and may benefit from from selective saturation (using the Selective Adjustment brush) where you want jewel toned color to capture the viewer’s attention. Many images also work beautiful with Investigative Reporter + a soft brush set to about +20 Brightness /+20 Contrast to make the main subject pop out of the darkness. {Color} Lifestyle Pristine, luminous color processing. image by Lynne Rigby (www.lynnerigby.com) image by Leah Cook (www.leahcook.com) {Color} Rosy Good News Warm and romantic, with floral tones throughout. image by Lynne Rigby (www.lynnerigby.com) image by Megan Moore (www.meganjanephotography.com) {Color} Tabloid A bold punch of color. image by Lynne Rigby (www.lynnerigby.com) image by Ashley Spaulding (www.ashleyspaulding.com) {X/P} Editorialize Me Understated cross processing with a pastel palette. image by Lynne Rigby (www.lynnerigby.com) image by Amii Wroblewski (www.amiiwroblewski.com) {X/P} Seventies Tipster Bold and contrasty, with classic cross-processed tones. image by Lynne Rigby (www.lynnerigby.com) image by Megan Cieloha (www.megancieloha.com) {X/P} Sunday Paper Sweet, laid back cross processing. image by Lynne Rigby (www.lynnerigby.com) image by Meg Sexton (www.megsextonphotography.com) Tip: Too orange for your taste? Try cooling down your global white balance a little bit. It will maintain the separation of the cross processing while allowing you to control the overall color mood..