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20 quality Darkroom community presets

We are in awe of the amount and speed at which the Darkroom community of photo editors has created and shared quality presets. Thank you, and please keep it going!

We thought it would be fun and useful to take a look through all the presets that have been shared in the community over the last few weeks since we released preset sharing. Below you will find a pretty incredible collection of highlights we curated for you.


Analog Film

A significant portion of the presets shared have been those that are emulating analog film. Which are tricky ones to get right. We have to say we are super impressed with the quality and faithfulness in which the community has created these presets.

Fuji CCOriginal
Fuji CC9,196 Exports, 611 Installs
FR4Original
FR44,139 Exports, 1,975 Installs
AV4Original
AV43,151 Exports, 1,219 Installs
CPBOriginal
CPB13,639 Exports, 2,759 Installs
KodaChrome 25Original
KodaChrome 257,554 Exports, 2,422 Installs
Classic NegativeOriginal
Classic Negative89,115 Exports, 9,225 Installs
VSCO A9Original
VSCO A911,206 Exports, 2,747 Installs

We are particularly impressed by the wide selection of faithful film simulation presets that Brandon Lee has created, many of which are listed above. It’s been particularly fun watching him create and share these openly on Twitter. We highly recommend giving him a follow.

Selection of photos by Brandon Lee
Photos by Brandon Lee. Left photo uses 'AV4'. Right photo uses 'CPB'.

Independent

We are also seeing an amazing array of original independent presets being created and shared. All will with a completely unique look. What’s awesome to see is with which care and attention to detail these have been made to work amazingly well in a wide set of subjects.

TattonOriginal
Tatton40,526 Exports, 2,318 Installs
🌞Original
🌞1,475 Exports, 869 Installs
🏠Original
🏠3,312 Exports, 1,184 Installs
ViceOriginal
Vice7,873 Exports, 1,530 Installs
Heart-Shaped SunglassesOriginal
Heart-Shaped Sunglasses2,005 Exports, 888 Installs
A Little PunchOriginal
A Little Punch30,483 Exports, 2,344 Installs

We also really like the "Tatton" preset made by Youtuber David Addison, please subscribe to his channel! David says Tatton was designed specifically for Bayer RAW. And works well on properly exposed images with a small exposure range.

Selection of photos by David Addison
Photos by David Addison. All photos are using the preset 'Tatton'

Black and White

Making a shot black and white is not just a matter of turning saturation all the way down. In Darkroom the color and curves tools continue to be applied to the underlying colors before they are desaturated, giving you full control over the underlying color in a black and white photo.

HP5Original
HP55,265 Exports, 785 Installs
Loomono Profil 200Original
Loomono Profil 2003,426 Exports, 1,206 Installs
RX1 SW PimpOriginal
RX1 SW Pimp12,169 Exports, 815 Installs
Loomono Profil 800Original
Loomono Profil 8001,022 Exports, 762 Installs
FF ACROSOriginal
FF ACROS8,341 Exports, 1,995 Installs
TX400Original
TX4001,911 Exports, 707 Installs

Our good friend Maykel Loomans dove head first into creating a wonderful set of black and white presets. Each carefully crafted for specific lighting and camera scenarios. All of which Maykel has detailed in well worth to read twitter thread.

Selection of photos by Maykel Loomans
Photos by Maykel Loomans. Left uses 'Loomon Profil 200'. Right top uses 'Profil 200', and bottom right '800'.

How can you share a preset?

Perhaps you already created a preset you’d like to share? You can do so by selecting the preset you want to share, tap on it again (•••) to view its options and you’ll find the new “Share” button. From the share sheet, you’ll be able to share a link to anyone, whether they have Darkroom installed or not.

Anyone with your link can preview and install your presets with a tap. That’s pretty much it! There are no files to manage, host, download or import. It couldn’t be simpler or more flexible.

We also have this tutorial video for you, explaining how to create and share a preset!


We are super excited to have finally unlocked the many custom presets we know so many of you have created, which you are all finally sharing. We can’t wait to shine a spotlight on the next batch of interesting presets shared over the coming weeks and months. Don't hesitate to tag or message/email us your creations! We truly hope to build a community around presets and our shared love of photo editing.

The Darkroom Team

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