Step into the silver screen. Designed to evoke the timeless, high-contrast atmosphere of classic 1920s cinema and the gritty elegance of vintage gangster films, this signature black-and-white preset strips away digital distractions to reveal the raw, dramatic emotion of your scene.
This preset is an absolute problem-solver for difficult, mixed lighting. Built specifically to handle chaotic color casts—like the unpredictable wash of LED theater spotlights or harsh indoor venue lighting—it translates those frustrating color temperatures into a rich, cohesive monochromatic study. It excels in bringing out the intricate textures of urban architecture, the dramatic chiaroscuro of stage performances, and the commanding presence of a portrait.
The Aesthetic:
Cinematic Monochrome: Delivers deep, inky blacks and crisp, silvery highlights without muddying the mid-tones.
The Rescue Edit: Instantly neutralizes unfixable color casts, turning a technically flawed, mixed-light photo into a deliberate, fine-art black and white image.
Timeless Texture: Enhances the micro-contrast in architectural details, stage costumes, and dramatic facial lighting to give modern digital files an authentic, analog weight.
What’s Included:
1 Desktop Preset (.xmp)
1 Mobile Preset (.dng)
Step-by-step Installation Guide
Note: While incredibly versatile for rescuing indoor and theatrical lighting, this preset heavily manipulates global contrast. You may need to slightly adjust your Exposure and Shadows sliders to protect the details in your subject's face, depending on how dark your original exposure was in camera.
Step into the silver screen. Designed to evoke the timeless, high-contrast atmosphere of classic 1920s cinema and the gritty elegance of vintage gangster films, this signature black-and-white preset strips away digital distractions to reveal the raw, dramatic emotion of your scene.
This preset is an absolute problem-solver for difficult, mixed lighting. Built specifically to handle chaotic color casts—like the unpredictable wash of LED theater spotlights or harsh indoor venue lighting—it translates those frustrating color temperatures into a rich, cohesive monochromatic study. It excels in bringing out the intricate textures of urban architecture, the dramatic chiaroscuro of stage performances, and the commanding presence of a portrait.
The Aesthetic:
Cinematic Monochrome: Delivers deep, inky blacks and crisp, silvery highlights without muddying the mid-tones.
The Rescue Edit: Instantly neutralizes unfixable color casts, turning a technically flawed, mixed-light photo into a deliberate, fine-art black and white image.
Timeless Texture: Enhances the micro-contrast in architectural details, stage costumes, and dramatic facial lighting to give modern digital files an authentic, analog weight.
What’s Included:
1 Desktop Preset (.xmp)
1 Mobile Preset (.dng)
Step-by-step Installation Guide
Note: While incredibly versatile for rescuing indoor and theatrical lighting, this preset heavily manipulates global contrast. You may need to slightly adjust your Exposure and Shadows sliders to protect the details in your subject's face, depending on how dark your original exposure was in camera.
