Presets in LR

I see there is a deal for some presets for LR (http://photodealcafe.c​om/deals/PP_luminous). I use the CC LR and wondering how it works to buy presets. This would not already be on CC right?

Thanks!

there are tons of presets you can buy, some are great, some are worthless. They usually come with install instructions, pretty easy. And no, those won't be in LR from Adobe. I have a couple different sets that I added, just make sure the ones you see will actually be useful to you. You can also find masses of free ones that people just offer up for download.

mamaof2 wrote in post #17529351
I see there is a deal for some presets for LR (http://photodealcafe.c​om/deals/PP_luminous). I use the CC LR and wondering how it works to buy presets. This would not already be on CC right?

Thanks!

That is correct. They are not part of CC and as mentioned above there is no shortage of resources for free presets. Google around and I'm sure you'll find a ton.

Oh great, I will search for the free ones frist . Thanks!!!

mamaof2 wrote in post #17529391
Oh great, I will search for the free ones frist . Thanks!!!

As you search for presets you'll probably notice that the same basic themes and effects appear over and over. That's because all the presets do is manipulate the same limited number of sliders. If you get a small number of presets and study how they apply changes to the image you'll be better served than relying on a bunch of hit and miss presets to achieve a nice effect. Have fun!

good point. They are also useful to study how something was done, since you'll see where all the sliders are sitting, you can work from there, change them to your liking and save them as your own presets. Be careful not to go overboard with all the 'oooh, it's free!' stuff out there, having a couple hundred presets just makes a mess on the left and you'll end up with too many choices

Thanks for the tips!

phantelope wrote in post #17529359
there are tons of presets you can buy, some are great, some are worthless. They usually come with install instructions, pretty easy. And no, those won't be in LR from Adobe. I have a couple different sets that I added, just make sure the ones you see will actually be useful to you. You can also find masses of free ones that people just offer up for download.

So can you recommend some that you find useful?

On One Software has a number of free LR presets:

http://www.on1.com/pro​ducts/lightroom-presets/

Plus if you go into their Store, Matt Kloskowski's Signature Presets are free this week only.

Thanks for the link cutwater.

cutwater wrote in post #17529663
On One Software has a number of free LR presets:

http://www.on1.com/pro​ducts/lightroom-presets/

Plus if you go into their Store, Matt Kloskowski's Signature Presets are free this week only.

Thank you!!!

your welcome, guys!

Rather than go the preset route, I'd purchase the NIK software suite. Much more powerful than presets.

I always suggest just downloading a couple free presets, just to teach you what effects the sliders do...then make your own. With so many photographers using the same presets everyone's work is blending together. I find that when someone using a preset they've purchased, most times I can tell just by looking at it....then I usually see another photo 15 minutes later that looks exactly like it.

Those that create their own, usually stand out more and are more distinguishable from the masses.

Very good point!