In this Lightroom 4 tutorial and Mixology episode, we are going to go about creating a very subtle desaturated vintage look with overall boosted contrast. I want this effect to have a slight warming effect, so we will be using one of the Amber toned curves to get that slightly warmed look. I love applying this effect to images that have a timeless/romantic feel as it gives the image a very subtle vintage flavor, without killing all of the image contrast like a typical vintage fade.
Don’t worry, for those that aren’t using the Lightroom 4 Preset System, we will go over all of the settings on how to create this look with just the Lightroom’s standard Develop Module sliders.
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Original RAW SOOC
Final Image
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Mixology Recipe
Here are the steps on creating the production effect, using the Lightroom 4 Preset System. However, you will want to make sure you watch the video to see how we create the final enhancements with the LR4 Preset System Brushes.
1. BASE ADJUSTMENTS –> 12 Portrait Flatten (Base Tones)
2. BASE ADJUSTMENTS –> 22 Light Soften (Skin) (Detail)
3. WARM CURVES –> 41 Amber (Vintage Punches)
4. BASE ADJUSTMENTS –> 56 Light Desaturation (Saturation)
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For those that may not have seen the SLR Lounge Lightroom 4 Preset System. The Lightroom 4 Preset System has been designed from the ground up to be able to help you achieve any effect you desire. From vivid color correct images, to HDRs, to faded vintage images, to antiqued images, the sky is the limit!
Included are nearly 130 Develop Presets and 26 Brush Presets that are not only incredibly powerful, but also surprisingly simple and intuitive. Best of all, while other companies would charge $300, $400 or $500+ for a system like this, we are making the entire system available for only $99. Oh yeah, and the accompanying tutorials and mixologies, those are all free! So enjoy peeps. Below are all of the initial tutorials to get you guys started.
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