mobile lightroom preset & luts
The Tortured Poets
Overview
“The Tortured Poets” – my latest collection of presets and luts are inspired by the monochrome aesthetics of Taylor Swift’s newest album, “The Tortured Poets Department.”
Captivated by the album’s poetic ambience, I’ve crafted four tones that echo its melancholic yet dreamy essence, Each preset and LUT is a heartfelt homage to the album’s emotional depth and artistic vision based on the four variants, The Manuscript, The Bolter, The Albatross, and the Black Dog.
It’s a world where stages of sadness and beauty intertwine, where every photo becomes a canvas painted with hues of longing and introspection. “The Tortured Poets” will create a monochromatic ambience into your images, transforming them into hauntingly beautiful reflections of the human experience.
8 in total .DNG Files
2 Presets for each variation: The Manuscript, The Bolter, The Albatross, The Black Dog
ZIP format
4 in total .CUBE Files
4 Variations : The Manuscript, The Bolter, The Albatross, The Black Dog
ZIP format
12 Files in total
8 DNG Files Presets
4 CUBE Files Luts
4 Variations : The Manuscript, The Bolter, The Albatross, The Black Dog
ZIP format
$ 15 – $ 25
The presets include 4 different edits & variations of the base tones recreated from the 4 variations of the album. The presets are made for photos taken with smartphones, or photos taken with standard profile for cameras (Rec 709) & Raw photos.
LUTs are basically like filter for videos, but they are made to use in video editing apps in order to retain original quality of your videos, while having the similar base tone as the presets.
The LUTs are similar to the presets but they are not 100% the same because presets have adjustments that cannot be replicated in LUTs.
The LUTs will not have additional adjustments such as grain, noise reduction, sharpening, smoothing.
My LUTS are made and tested for mobile apps like Lumafusion or VN, but feel free to use it with other softwares compatible with .Cube files like Adobe Premiere or Final Cut Pro.
The main thing to edit on the Tortured Poets Presets are the exposure and grain. I love playing with tone curves when creating my preset, therefore some tweaks may be needed depending on the lighting of your original photos after applying the preset. See here for how to install & the suggested tweaks when using the presets. Suggested tweaks will be included in your downloads
The LUTs does not include haze and grain. To add grain to your videos, please add them separately in your editing app. Purposely built to be similar with the presets. Adjust the strength as needed and adjust your original videos. See here for more guidelines before using the LUTs & suggested tweaks when using the LUTs. Suggested Tweaks will be included in your downloads
See here for installation video & detailed text instructions. The instructions will also be included in your downloads
DNG/ .CUBE Files all compressed in zip format digital downloads, all sales are final and there are no refunds or exchanges. Every purchase means you agree to never reproduce, or distribute my presets without consent. Legal action will be taken if necessary.
The presets include 4 different edits & variations of the base tones recreated from the 4 variations of the album. The presets are made for photos taken with smartphones, or photos taken with standard profile for cameras (Rec 709) & Raw photos.
LUTs are basically like filter for videos, but they are made to use in video editing apps in order to retain original quality of your videos, while having the similar base tone as the presets.
The LUTs are similar to the presets but they are not 100% the same because presets have adjustments that cannot be replicated in LUTs.
The LUTs will not have additional adjustments such as grain, noise reduction, sharpening, smoothing.
My LUTS are made and tested for mobile apps like Lumafusion or VN, but feel free to use it with other softwares compatible with .Cube files like Adobe Premiere or Final Cut Pro.
The main thing to edit on the Tortured Poets Presets are the exposure and grain. I love playing with tone curves when creating my preset, therefore some tweaks may be needed depending on the lighting of your original photos after applying the preset. See here for how to install & the suggested tweaks when using the presets. Suggested tweaks will be included in your downloads
The LUTs does not include haze and grain. To add grain to your videos, please add them separately in your editing app. Purposely built to be similar with the presets. Adjust the strength as needed and adjust your original videos. See here for more guidelines before using the LUTs & suggested tweaks when using the LUTs. Suggested Tweaks will be included in your downloads
See here for installation video & detailed text instructions. The instructions will also be included in your downloads
DNG/ .CUBE Files all compressed in zip format digital downloads, all sales are final and there are no refunds or exchanges. Every purchase means you agree to never reproduce, or distribute my presets without consent. Legal action will be taken if necessary.
Before / After Looks
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The Tortured Poets
8 in total .DNG Files
2 of each variations : The Manuscript, The Bolter, The Albatross, The Black Dog
ZIP format
4 in total .CUBE Files
4 Variations : The Manuscript, The Bolter, The Albatross, The Black Dog
ZIP format
12 Files in total
8 DNG Files Presets
4 CUBE Files Luts
Variations : The Manuscript, The Bolter, The Albatross, The Black Dog
ZIP format
$ 15 – $ 25
The presets include 4 different edits & variations of the base tones recreated from the 4 variations of the album. The presets are made for photos taken with smartphones, or photos taken with standard profile for cameras (Rec 709) & Raw photos.
LUTs are basically like filter for videos, but they are made to use in video editing apps in order to retain original quality of your videos, while having the similar base tone as the presets.
The LUTs are similar to the presets but they are not 100% the same because presets have adjustments that cannot be replicated in LUTs.
The LUTs will not have additional adjustments such as grain, noise reduction, sharpening, smoothing.
My LUTS are made and tested for mobile apps like Lumafusion or VN, but feel free to use it with other softwares compatible with .Cube files like Adobe Premiere or Final Cut Pro.
The main thing to edit on the Tortured Poets Presets are the exposure and grain. I love playing with tone curves when creating my preset, therefore some tweaks may be needed depending on the lighting of your original photos after applying the preset. See here for how to install & the suggested tweaks when using the presets. Suggested tweaks will be included in your downloads
The LUTs does not include haze and grain. To add grain to your videos, please add them separately in your editing app. Purposely built to be similar with the presets. Adjust the strength as needed and adjust your original videos. See here for more guidelines before using the LUTs & suggested tweaks when using the LUTs. Suggested Tweaks will be included in your downloads
See here for installation video & detailed text instructions. The instructions will also be included in your downloads
DNG/ .CUBE Files all compressed in zip format digital downloads, all sales are final and there are no refunds or exchanges. Every purchase means you agree to never reproduce, or distribute my presets without consent. Legal action will be taken if necessary.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Presets are a quick way to edit your photos, but you’ll also need to learn how different settings, adjustments, and sliders work. While it’s quicker than doing everything manually, the presets I made is a base to make them all look unified with minimal adjustments needed after being applied.
As presets is only for photos in Lightroom, LUTS is like a preset for videos. It will improve the look of your high quality videos footages, making it appear consistent and unified with your photos. The LUTS I’ve created are based on my presets and can be used in iOS apps like Lumafusion, or desktop softwares that is able to import .cube files.
The LUTs may need a little bit tweaking.
In Lumafusion for iOS or iPhone, you can adjust the balance slider.
I am not a magician, and I cannot magically transform the colours of a photo / video with a single preset. The presets are made to create consistent theme and unify your pictures as a whole, whether it’s for a photo album or your instagram feed.
Each gadget, whether it is your camera or your phone, each different light at each place is different. In order to produce the same exact tone for a picture, you need the same exact gadget, with the same exact settings, at the same exact place, & with the same exact lighting. So each photo will probably need little bit of tweaking for it to be consistent and have a similar tone.
Suggested tweaks after applying preset: exposure, color, and dehaze in the effects tool.
If you juggle between your phone & camera like me, please read about Color Profile and the difference when using different gadgets at the next question.
Most of all, all pictures will look best with a good light source which is the sun. No presets can ever help improve poorly taken photos. Please take your time to learn about basic photography & lighting. The presets & LUTS are made to create the BASE, for a consistent theme and unify your photos & videos as a whole. The best way to be consistent is to shoot with the colours you want on your feed while the presets & LUTs will act as the base for that extra oomph and unite your photos/videos as a whole.