15+ Best Lightroom LUTs
Achieve cinematic color grading with our Lightroom LUTs. These tools provide a variety of color look-up tables that can give your photos a professional, movie-like color treatment.
Nostalgic Lightroom Presets & LUTs
Adding a classic nostalgic feel to your photos is a great way to make photos more memorable. With this pack, you can achieve that goal using 20 differ...
20 Victorian Lightroom LUTs & Presets
If you’re looking for a filter to turn your photos into vintage Victorian-era photographs, this bundle of Lightroom LUTs is for you. These color...
20 Pink and Cyan Lightroom Presets & LUTs
These Lightroom LUTs will help make your photos look more vibrant with beautiful neon colors. There are 20 unique filters in this collection that are ...
20 Happy Lightroom LUTs & Presets
Instantly give your photos a more colorful look with this bright and vibrant Lightroom LUTs collection. There are 20 unique LUTs in this pack designed...
50 Apocalypse LUTs and Presets Pack
This is a unique bundle of Lightroom LUTs that allows you to add a dark apocalypse-like feel to your photos. With these effects, you’ll be able ...
50 Tropical Lightroom LUTs & Presets
This collection of Lightroom LUTs are perfect for enhancing your travel photos, especially bright sunny and beach photos. It includes 50 different col...
50 Japan Lightroom Presets and LUTs
Another huge collection of Lightroom LUTs for improving your travel and outdoor photography. There are 50 color looks available in 5 themes. This pack...
20 Cyberpunk LUTs for Lightroom
Making your photos and graphic designs look futuristic with neon colors will be much easier when you have this bundle of LUTs at your side. It include...
50 Matte Film Lightroom LUTs & Presets
The presets in this pack let you add subtle matte film effects to make your photos look more professional and natural. There are 50 different effects ...
20 Fashion Lightroom LUTs Pack
This collection of LUTs will help make your fashion and lifestyle photos look extra professional with beautiful color looks and effects. These effects...
Urban Desaturated Lightroom LUTs & Presets
This collection of Lightroom LUTs is designed with urban street and cityscape photography in mind. These effects allow you to add a moody desaturated ...
50 Kyoto Lightroom LUTs and Presets
Add a vibrant and colorful filter inspired by Japan to make your photos look more colorful and beautiful with this big bundle of Lightroom LUTs. It in...
Daydream Lightroom Presets and LUTs
The LUTs in this bundle are designed with a bit of inspiration from Wes Anderson movies. There are 14 stylish Lightroom presets in this pack to apply ...
20 Cedar Lightroom LUTs & Presets
The Lightroom LUTs in this pack are perfect for improving your outdoor travel and nature-themed photography. These are specially crafted to help add a...
50 Ashes Lightroom LUTs & Presets
You can use the effects in this bundle to create dark and gritty photography. You get to choose from 50 different color looks to create stylish urban ...
50 Premium Wedding LUTs Pack
With this collection of LUTs, you can easily add unique and moody effects to your wedding photography. It includes 50 different types of LUTs with war...
50 Epic Red Lightroom Presets and LUTs
This bundle comes with a collection of unique LUTs that allows you to add epic Red color filters to your photos. The effect is designed after taking i...
50 Retrovibe Lightroom LUTs & Presets
Want to add a nostalgic retro vibe to your photos? Then this is a must-have collection of LUTs for you. With 50 different styles of color looks to cho...
FAQs About Lightroom LUTs
What are Lightroom LUTs?
Lightroom LUTs (LookUp Tables) are a set of mathematical values used in image processing to adjust colors and tones. They act as a roadmap for color grading and can drastically change the way colors are interpreted in an image or video. These LUTs are widely used in photography, videography, and digital art to achieve specific visual themes or styles.
For instance, filmmakers often use LUTs during the post-production process to provide a consistent color scheme across different scenes. Photographers use them to create unique color grading styles, from vintage to modern aesthetics, depending on the desired outcome.
How do I use a Lightroom LUT?
To use a LUT in Lightroom, you need a plugin that can import and apply LUTs as Lightroom does not support them directly. Once you have the plugin installed, you can import the LUTs into Lightroom. The LUT can then be found in the Develop Module, where it can be applied to your photographs to change their color schemes.
Remember to use LUTs subtly, as an overly applied LUT might ruin the quality of your image or make it look unnatural. Always try to find a balance between the original image and the color adjustments made by the LUT.
Can You Create Your Own Lightroom LUTs?
Yes, you can create your own LUTs. However, creating your own LUTs can be a complex task that requires a strong understanding of color grading and the technical aspects of image editing. You'll need to use software that supports LUT creation, such as Photoshop or DaVinci Resolve.
Once your LUT is created, you can then apply it to your images in Lightroom using a plugin as mentioned earlier. This will allow you to create and apply your own unique color grading styles to your images.
Are Lightroom LUTs and Presets the Same Thing?
Although both LUTs and Presets can adjust the color and tone of an image, they're not the same thing. A Preset in Lightroom is a pre-determined set of slider positions saved in a file that Lightroom can use to apply an editing style. These include changes to exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, clarity, and other settings.
LUTs, on the other hand, are mathematical formulas that recalculate the color values of an image. They often offer more advanced and specific color grading abilities and are used across multiple platforms and software, not just Lightroom. But you can't directly control or modify the settings in a LUT file the same way as you can with a Preset
Where Can I Find High-Quality Lightroom LUTs?
There are plenty of places you can purchase professional, high-quality Lightroom LUTs. These include Adobe’s own marketplace, as well as other online sites dedicated to photography resources such as Visuals Collective or Color Grading Central. Keep in mind that LUTs vary in price, depending on their quality, uniqueness, and completeness of the package.
Moreover, online photography communities often share LUTs amongst members. These can be a goldmine for unique and creative LUTs. Just remember that these LUTs are often a labor of love for the creators, so if you find value in a specific LUT, be sure to support the creator if a donation or purchase option is available.