Film Emulation Presets and Profiles for Lightroom

Looking to get that classic film look with your digital RAW photography? In this video, I demonstrate film presets and profiles from Really Nice Images. See how they're used, what's the difference between a preset and a profile, and see examples of images processed using classic films from Fuji, Kodak, Polaroid, and more.

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△ TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro
2:32 Presets and Profiles Overview
4:05 v4 Film Emulation Presets
7:41 v5 Film Emulation Profiles
10:15 Black and White Film
12:29 Instant Film
14:52 Negative Film
18:33 Positive Slide Film
19:18 Vintage Film
20:14 Outro

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[SeshwaChickenKebab]

Yours are significantly better than the Mastin and VSCO stuff. More recently I've been using Alex Ruskman's stuff and tend to only use his and your stuff on my digitals 👍

[paooo]

you can actually start a podcast your voice is so calming

[vincecosta]

Todd, brilliant explanation and presentation. You explained the 4 vs 5 in a way RNI themselves don’t / can’t. So thank you for helping me learn and make better choices. Thank you.

[rokiczaaa]

Great voice for listening :) I wish I found this channel earlier

[dasautomatphoto]

I think these are some of the best presets you can get - Only other I have tried which I found worth mentioning are Alex Ruskman's which are also as close to the real thing as you can get.

[autokrohne]

It is important to remember that negative film stock was only a starting point for print making. Yes, drug stores and mass printing services relied on preset formulas for making prints. But skilled color printers had more tools at their disposal to make prints with a pure black and a paper white. Improved color balance and other tweaks - such as burning and dodging - were also available in the darkroom. Negative film was just a starting point.

As one who learned photography in the darkroom, I am very happy with the amount of micro controls available with digital photography and post processing software. These tools allow you to get the perfect print out of the initial exposure in way that was nearly impossible in the darkroom. I’m not going back to film.

That said, I view these presets and profiles as shortcuts to finding the look you want for the final image. They allow you to quickly explore a range of options without tweaking individual sliders. With both profiles and presets, it’s also theoretically possible to stack different film looks to get hybrid effects quickly. Have fun. Don’t be satisfied with nostalgic mediocre drug store prints.

[richardcampbell]

Very well done! This presenter includes context as well as editing examples. He also knows how to take his time and not just click around without explaining things, as a lot of Photoshop / Lightroom gurus are lousy presenters. He understands that he's talking about photography and editing in the context of what the artist wants to achieve. I will have to recommend to others and see more of his work.

[bradleytobylee]

I bought this preset pack because of you, I’ve been ruining all my own photos with my terrible eye for editing and colour grading. Thanks for the help I couldn’t be happier

[JoshCameron]

This video appeared on my recommended feed and within 5 mins I purchased these profiles.... WOW was it worth it! Literally the best purchase I’ve made for photography in such a long time. I can now finally get the organic film look I’ve been craving forever on ANY camera I shoot with!

Thanks a bunch for this 🙌🏼

[alaryani]

THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PRESETS AND PROFILES ,
I LOVE YOUR DEEP VOICE BY THE WAY

[Lbusaures]

Hey Todd. You’re wrong on a few things about film.

1. Film does produce pure blacks. Most of the “film looks” with lifted blacks are emulating lab scans. If you’ve ever looked at a film negative you would see there are sections that are nearly transparent. After inversion, those transparent areas would become deep blacks. Color negative and slide film both highly lack latitude in the shadow, which often crush the backs as opposed to lifting them.
2. Some film presets are subtractive, yes, but if you shoot a highly saturated film like Velvia or Ektar you would know those film stocks ADD punch. You would definitely need to boost the saturation on those images.

[mikemengli]

I have never heard of " profile " used in Lightroom, thank you for sharing, learning from Todd

[renhcub]

seriously, this is one of the best photography education videos I have ever watched

[Tom-itxf]

Just bought the pro V5 absolutely hands down the best emulation I have seen or used! highly recommend for anyone trying to replicate film on digital, with the price of film only going one way, you really can achieve, and almost identical look. I have been doing some comparisons and with tweeks I can hardly tell. Yes, they are quite expensive, but for what you get it is more than worth it! I've been trying to build my own film profile (I generally shoot Kodak porta 400 and Fuji superia and these really are and will continue to improve my work flow. The level of detail is outstanding

[rachelh]

Thank you for explaining the difference between presets and profiles! I have been wondering why all the “presets” I’ve purchased didn’t show me the actual changes they were making to the photo - turns out they are profiles not presets.

Also fascinating to learn a bit of background about these different types of film. Awesome video.

[MrCat-dbon]

I really appreciate your work Todd. We can really see
you putting the time in to the quality of your videos.
Thanks man, wishing you and your chanel the best!

[suminkim]

Thank you very very very much!! I have been looking for this film emulation tutorial for ages. Yours is the only one which exact;y taught me what i wanted to know. Thank you thank you!!

[zombne]

Your voice is super captivating man. Great video, got yourself a new subscriber ♡

[spursyratings]

Loved this video I never got bored and learned so much. Please keep these coming! I’m interested in just how to keep your laptop working efficiently and organized with all the photos we take. ❤

[notready]

I'm listening to this video while typing my work emails - your voice is soothing. And subscribed for the content!