VSCO PRESETS FOR LIGHTROOM PRO

Mastin Labs offer the most direct and accurate film emulations, but I think that holds it back from being a truly great system. I think the best thing about LXC is that they're trying something new and radical, and some people love the results they're getting with them. They work best for people looking for a very different style, maybe more of a darker or fine art look, or anyone that lives in the PNW. They are also expensive, at $75 for only 6 presets (4 color, 2 b&w). They are a very heavy handed edit that's very stylized, but I'm not sure they will hold up with time. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to make the presets work well on my images. LXC from Tribe Archipelago is the new set that a lot of people seem to be falling in love with. They work best for wedding and portrait photography, especially packs 1, 2, 5, and 6. I give VSCO high marks in quality and price, but they lose points for having some duds and requiring the custom profile for your camera to get the most out of the packs. Each film pack includes a select few film types in both color and b&w, but includes many different versions of each preset to give you plenty of options. The presets offer a great starting point but require a fair amount of tweaking in most cases to get to a final product I am happy with. The film packs also include custom camera profiles to provide more accurate colors and fine tuning, which is unique to VSCO. VSCOoffer a variety of film emulation preset packs that are based on famous film stocks from the golden era of analog photography. WHICH PRESET SYSTEM IS BEST FOR YOUR STYLE?

VSCO PRESETS FOR LIGHTROOM PRO

Mastin Labs Fuji Pro 400H - Fuji Pro Set - $119 CLICK THE IMAGES TO ENLARGE Mastin Labs Fuji Pro 160NS - Fuji Pro Set - $119 The Presets Lightroom Zen 60 - LZ Collection - $49 I chose what seem to be some of the most popular presets from each system below, and applied them across a variety of portrait images for you to compare how they work in different lighting conditions and shooting styles. The only adjustment made was a white balance tuning on the raw file before each preset was applied. Some presets may look better on some images with tweaking, but this is a straight up comparison, as any tweaks would be arbitrary and hard to fairly duplicate across the presets. The photos below were taken on Nikon D750s and Canon 5dII and IIIs. These are all 1-click edits. With that said, I've done a comparison of 8 of the most popular presets out today, from VSCO, Tribe Archipelago, Mastin Labs, and Lightroom Zen (that's me)! Methodology My main concern was always the best possible finished product, but ease of use and versatility were also vital. I've spent years trying various preset systems, plug-ins, and Photoshop actions.

Vsco presets for lightroom