Lightroom Presets
Adobe Lightroom makes it easy to organize and edit thousands of images and photographs. It’s trusted by photographers everywhere, and a key piece of software to know how to use as a designer. This series looks at how you can use Lightroom presets to create stunning end-results with your photos.
Adobe Lightroom is a go-to tool for photographers and designers that have to edit and manage images. Lightroom is designed to help you edit, organize, store, manage and even share photos across devices.
Because Lightroom is part of the Adobe Creative Cloud suite, it comes with full paid plans or can be used as a standalone app. And there are plenty of presets available to help you make this most of this popular photography tool.
Latest Lightroom Preset Articles
18 Mar 2026
20+ Best Lightroom Presets for Consistent Skin Tones
Achieving consistent skin tones in your photos can transform a good image into a great one.
Lightroom presets are a game-changer for photographers seeking to streamline their editing process and maintain uniformity across their work.
In this collection of Lightroom presets, you’ll find tools crafted to help you achieve smooth, flattering, and natural skin across varied lighting conditions and environments.
These presets refine color balance, tone mapping, and subtle contrast so faces look true to life rather than washed out or overly stylized.
Whether you’re editing family photos, fashion portraits, or client work, these presets help you maintain trusted skin tone accuracy throughout your edits.
18 Mar 2026
20+ Best Gym & Fitness Lightroom Presets
Editing fitness photos doesn’t have to be a grind, the right preset can do the heavy lifting for you.
In this set of gym and fitness Lightroom presets, you’ll discover tools designed for efficient, high-quality editing.
These presets help you fine-tune exposure, contrast, and color while keeping details sharp and natural. Add punchy, dramatic tones that give images a powerful, gritty edge in just a few clicks.
Perfect for social media content, athlete portfolios, and lifestyle photography, these presets make consistent editing simple.
12 Mar 2026
20+ Best Corporate Lightroom Presets for Business Photography
Maintaining a cohesive visual style for a company is about more than just good lighting.
It involves creating a sense of reliability and transparency that resonates with clients and stakeholders alike.
In this guide, we have gathered the top corporate Lightroom presets specifically curated for the business world.
These tools are designed to handle everything from sleek boardroom portraits to energetic team culture shots. You will find options that prioritize true-to-life skin tones and clean, neutral backgrounds.
The right presets do more than just save time during a busy shoot. They act as a digital polish that removes distracting color casts and balances harsh office overhead lights.
Have a look and choose the right preset for your photo editing process.
2 Mar 2026
20+ Best Night Photography Lightroom Presets
In this collection, you’ll find night photography Lightroom presets to enhance low-light scenes without losing detail or depth.
These presets help balance exposure, reduce harsh noise, and refine color tones so city lights, stars, and shadows feel intentional rather than muddy.
Some presets emphasize cool blue hues and deep contrast for a cinematic urban vibe. Others enhance warm streetlight glows and subtle grain to create a moody, film-inspired look.
Perfect for cityscapes, astrophotography, nightlife, and evening portraits, these presets help you maintain clarity while preserving atmosphere. Have a look!
What Is A Lightroom Preset?
A Lightroom preset is a “package” of settings to help create a certain type of look for editing photos. Designers might have one set of presets to use for landscape images and another set of presets to enhance portraits.
A Lightroom preset can be saved and reused in Adobe’s software, and there are plenty of places to find presets for different types of images. The best thing about a preset is that you can change the look of an image instantly, taking a lot of time out of the editing process. (This can be a life-saver if you edit bulk images.)
5 Places to Find Lightroom Presets
If you really want to save time and get just the right effect, a Lightroom preset is the answer. There are plenty of places to find high-quality presets for projects.
- Envato Elements is a subscription-based graphic design service and is packed with Lightroom preset options (including the example above)
- The Luxe Lens has themed Lightroom presets – snow, portraits, etc. – at reasonable prices
- Filtergrade is a photography site that includes more than 1,000 Lightroom presets for every use you can imagine
- Creative Market has plenty of Lightroom presets (and preset bundles) that you can purchase a la carte
- Adobe has a collection of Lightroom presets available for download that are made by other users
How to Add a Preset to Lightroom
Adding a preset to Lightroom is pretty simple. Here’s how to do it:
- After you download the file – don’t forget to unzip it – open Lightroom and the “Develop” tab. Presets will be on the left side of the screen.
- Then, right- or command-click anywhere in the presets module to Import new presets. The preset will install in the folder you select in this step.
- Navigate to the preset on your desktop or in your downloads folder (or wherever you saved it) and click “import.”
- Done! The preset is ready to use.
