I have been doing photography since 2006. Since then, my photographic equipment has changed: I started with a compact camera and gradually moved to a Nikon digital SLR. My photo processing style has also changed: in terms of the color, saturation, contrast, toning. Finally, the shooting process itself has changed for me: the vision of light, colors, in-camera settings. And if I were asked today to process new photos as I did in e.g. 2013, 2014 - with high contrast, not saturated, gloomy - then I would not be able to do it. Or rather, I could repeat it, but I don’t want to since my preferences have changed. Recently I decided to dig through the old archives of my photos and found a lot of Raw files, with the processing options applied to them in ACR (Lightroom). This inspired me to put together the "Gala" preset pack. I never liked (and still don't like) editing photos, and therefore I only spend about a minute on processing one picture in the editor. And I often record presets for myself, as this speeds up processing even more.
"Gala" - is a set of 17 presets for Lightroom (including mobile version) and ACR (Adobe Camera Raw) recorded by me (old and new) from photos from 2011 to 2020.
See below for more details on some of the presets.
«TW»
Recorded in 2017 and actively used during that period. Back then I lived in St. Petersburg and mostly photographed girls in apartments. Of course it was cloudy outside. The preset is high-contrast, with neutral tones leaning to the cool side. It's similar to the settings I frequently use with my Nikon D700 camera. The only difference is that in the camera everything looks “green”, and the preset rather gives more of the “cyan” color. Examples:
«TW»
Recorded in 2017 and actively used during that period. Back then I lived in St. Petersburg and mostly photographed girls in apartments. Of course it was cloudy outside. The preset is high-contrast, with neutral tones leaning to the cool side. It's similar to the settings I frequently use with my Nikon D700 camera. The only difference is that in the camera everything looks “green”, and the preset rather gives more of the “cyan” color. Examples:
«TW»
Recorded in 2017 and actively used during that period. Back then I lived in St. Petersburg and mostly photographed girls in apartments. Of course it was cloudy outside. The preset is high-contrast, with neutral tones leaning to the cool side. It's similar to the settings I frequently use with my Nikon D700 camera. The only difference is that in the camera everything looks “green”, and the preset rather gives more of the “cyan” color. Examples:
«TW»
Recorded in 2017 and actively used during that period. Back then I lived in St. Petersburg and mostly photographed girls in apartments. Of course it was cloudy outside. The preset is high-contrast, with neutral tones leaning to the cool side. It's similar to the settings I frequently use with my Nikon D700 camera. The only difference is that in the camera everything looks “green”, and the preset rather gives more of the “cyan” color. Examples:
«TW»
Recorded in 2017 and actively used during that period. Back then I lived in St. Petersburg and mostly photographed girls in apartments. Of course it was cloudy outside. The preset is high-contrast, with neutral tones leaning to the cool side. It's similar to the settings I frequently use with my Nikon D700 camera. The only difference is that in the camera everything looks “green”, and the preset rather gives more of the “cyan” color. Examples:
«TW»
Recorded in 2017 and actively used during that period. Back then I lived in St. Petersburg and mostly photographed girls in apartments. Of course it was cloudy outside. The preset is high-contrast, with neutral tones leaning to the cool side. It's similar to the settings I frequently use with my Nikon D700 camera. The only difference is that in the camera everything looks “green”, and the preset rather gives more of the “cyan” color. Examples:
«FL»
The preset was created in 2014. At that time, I was shooting outdoors much more often, and one could often see twilight light and overcast light in my photographs. The preset is contrasty, detailed in highlights and has a warm tone. Examples:
«FL»
The preset was created in 2014. At that time, I was shooting outdoors much more often, and one could often see twilight light and overcast light in my photographs. The preset is contrasty, detailed in highlights and has a warm tone. Examples:
«FL»
The preset was created in 2014. At that time, I was shooting outdoors much more often, and one could often see twilight light and overcast light in my photographs. The preset is contrasty, detailed in highlights and has a warm tone. Examples:
«FL»
The preset was created in 2014. At that time, I was shooting outdoors much more often, and one could often see twilight light and overcast light in my photographs. The preset is contrasty, detailed in highlights and has a warm tone. Examples:
«FL»
The preset was created in 2014. At that time, I was shooting outdoors much more often, and one could often see twilight light and overcast light in my photographs. The preset is contrasty, detailed in highlights and has a warm tone. Examples:
«AYa»
This preset was recorded in 2011 and finalized in 2013 after changing some functions in ACR. It's neutral, voluminous and has a weak cold tint. Examples below:
«AYa»
This preset was recorded in 2011 and finalized in 2013 after changing some functions in ACR. It's neutral, voluminous and has a weak cold tint. Examples below:
«AYa»
This preset was recorded in 2011 and finalized in 2013 after changing some functions in ACR. It's neutral, voluminous and has a weak cold tint. Examples below:
«DK»
The most high-contrast preset in the pack. Perhaps a friend of mine described it the best way by saying that it “pulls drama out of nothing”. It has a sharp curve, makes cold colors deep. Recorded in 2014. Examples:
«DK»
The most high-contrast preset in the pack. Perhaps a friend of mine described it the best way by saying that it “pulls drama out of nothing”. It has a sharp curve, makes cold colors deep. Recorded in 2014. Examples:
«DK»
The most high-contrast preset in the pack. Perhaps a friend of mine described it the best way by saying that it “pulls drama out of nothing”. It has a sharp curve, makes cold colors deep. Recorded in 2014. Examples:
«DK»
The most high-contrast preset in the pack. Perhaps a friend of mine described it the best way by saying that it “pulls drama out of nothing”. It has a sharp curve, makes cold colors deep. Recorded in 2014. Examples:
«DK»
The most high-contrast preset in the pack. Perhaps a friend of mine described it the best way by saying that it “pulls drama out of nothing”. It has a sharp curve, makes cold colors deep. Recorded in 2014. Examples:
«R»
This is a preset that I often use for sunny, warm photos (but not only). Recorded in 2016. It's contrasty, enhances the detail of warm colors. One of the most versatile presets that fits for many of my shots. Examples:
«R»
This is a preset that I often use for sunny, warm photos (but not only). Recorded in 2016. It's contrasty, enhances the detail of warm colors. One of the most versatile presets that fits for many of my shots. Examples:
«R»
This is a preset that I often use for sunny, warm photos (but not only). Recorded in 2016. It's contrasty, enhances the detail of warm colors. One of the most versatile presets that fits for many of my shots. Examples:
«R»
This is a preset that I often use for sunny, warm photos (but not only). Recorded in 2016. It's contrasty, enhances the detail of warm colors. One of the most versatile presets that fits for many of my shots. Examples:
«R»
This is a preset that I often use for sunny, warm photos (but not only). Recorded in 2016. It's contrasty, enhances the detail of warm colors. One of the most versatile presets that fits for many of my shots. Examples:
«BW»
The B&W preset created in 2013. It's very contrasty and noisy in places, often requires adjustments to the settings. It makes red, warm colors darker. You might know that I prefer color photos to black and white ones, and I mostly shoot using the color settings in the camera, but I still do B&W. And, of course, I am in favor of getting contrasting skin, which is why I recorded the corresponding preset. Some examples below:
«BW»
The B&W preset created in 2013. It's very contrasty and noisy in places, often requires adjustments to the settings. It makes red, warm colors darker. You might know that I prefer color photos to black and white ones, and I mostly shoot using the color settings in the camera, but I still do B&W. And, of course, I am in favor of getting contrasting skin, which is why I recorded the corresponding preset. Some examples below:
«BW»
The B&W preset created in 2013. It's very contrasty and noisy in places, often requires adjustments to the settings. It makes red, warm colors darker. You might know that I prefer color photos to black and white ones, and I mostly shoot using the color settings in the camera, but I still do B&W. And, of course, I am in favor of getting contrasting skin, which is why I recorded the corresponding preset. Some examples below:
«DG»
Recorded in 2015. The preset has a noticeable cool ("cyan"-green) tint in the shadows. It makes yellow and green colors dark, dull. The skin color is warm, uniform, but at the same time deep. Examples:
«DG»
Recorded in 2015. The preset has a noticeable cool ("cyan"-green) tint in the shadows. It makes yellow and green colors dark, dull. The skin color is warm, uniform, but at the same time deep. Examples:
«DG»
Recorded in 2015. The preset has a noticeable cool ("cyan"-green) tint in the shadows. It makes yellow and green colors dark, dull. The skin color is warm, uniform, but at the same time deep. Examples:
«DG»
Recorded in 2015. The preset has a noticeable cool ("cyan"-green) tint in the shadows. It makes yellow and green colors dark, dull. The skin color is warm, uniform, but at the same time deep. Examples:
«DG»
Recorded in 2015. The preset has a noticeable cool ("cyan"-green) tint in the shadows. It makes yellow and green colors dark, dull. The skin color is warm, uniform, but at the same time deep. Examples:
You may have noticed that most of the presets in the Gala pack reduce the number of colors and/or merge the colors. This is due to my tastes. I do similar editing in Photoshop. Therefore, as a bonus, you will also receive the "Selective Color" preset for Ps, which I often use for the "final" color editing.