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Free Lightroom Presets – Black & White HDR Presets for Landscapes

Jan 28, 2013 | Lightroom | 18 comments

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Some of the most popular presets I have are the HDR presets I created for Lightroom 4. As I looked through my website stats, I also realized that some of the other most popular presets were the black and white presets for both landscapes and portraits. Then it hit me – these could go perfectly together. People love the grit, edginess, and style that HDR presets give. And people love the look and feel of black and white. So why not put ’em together?

So that’s just what I did this week. You’ll find they work best on landscape, travel and outdoor photos. I thought of doing some portrait ones, but HDR doesn’t look that great on people. They have 2 levels of intensity (Light, Strong). I tried 3, like I usually do, but there wasn’t enough difference between them so I went with 2.

NOTE: If HDR is the kind of thing that incites anger and criticism from you, then these presets aren’t for you. Don’t download, don’t try them out and don’t leave a negative comment on how HDR is bastardizing photography and how everyone that uses it is a horrible person 😉

Here’s a few samples. You really have to try the presets out though, since they don’t show up as well when the images are small.

Hope you enjoy. Have a good one!

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18 Comments

  1. Skip T.
    Skip T. on February 17, 2022 at 12:10 pm

    Can’t wait to try these

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    • Skip T.
      Skip T. on February 17, 2022 at 12:12 pm

      I keep getting a message that the presets can’t be downloaded securely.

      Reply
  2. Matt Kantecki
    Matt Kantecki on February 10, 2013 at 4:07 am

    Great.. thanks… does applying one preset reset all of the values (that are able to be modified) of a previous preset… or just ones the second preset is targeting.. or should I always command-Z the previous preset out before applying another preset ?

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  3. Mike
    Mike on February 9, 2013 at 8:08 am

    Thanks Matt, amazing presets keep it up!

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  4. Carl Wright
    Carl Wright on January 29, 2013 at 5:47 pm

    Thanks Matt, awesome stuff!

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  6. Fraucha
    Fraucha on January 29, 2013 at 1:53 am

    Thanks Matt !

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  7. nancy
    nancy on January 28, 2013 at 5:51 pm

    Thanks Matt! You’re the greates for sharing your pre-sets.

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  8. Valerie Liney
    Valerie Liney on January 28, 2013 at 4:49 pm

    Thanks Matt.

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  9. thebush
    thebush on January 28, 2013 at 4:27 pm

    Thank you for your free presets, Matt. I use them a lot.

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  10. BeverlyEverson
    BeverlyEverson on January 28, 2013 at 2:31 pm

    Thanks very much! I really appreciate your free presets!

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  11. Kay McKee
    Kay McKee on January 28, 2013 at 2:25 pm

    Thank you! I love it!!

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  12. Ragman101
    Ragman101 on January 28, 2013 at 11:57 am

    I like them Matt. Keep up the great work

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  13. John Nolan
    John Nolan on January 28, 2013 at 11:23 am

    Thanks so much for sharing your presets with us, been using them as much as possible! Your photography is great also! John

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  14. Jan Hill
    Jan Hill on January 28, 2013 at 9:36 am

    As usual, these are just super duper

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  15. Dennis Zito
    Dennis Zito on January 28, 2013 at 9:10 am

    Hey Matt, dowloaded and installed! They work great! I tried it on a photo I thought it would look okay on, and it turned out fantastic!

    Thanks my man for the super presets!

    Dennis

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  16. Lynn Oakleaf
    Lynn Oakleaf on January 28, 2013 at 1:30 am

    “Click here to download the Lightroom Wedding Day Presets.” These are Black and White HDR presets

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    • Dennis Zito
      Dennis Zito on January 28, 2013 at 8:50 am

      Hey, thanks Lynn! I was just going to leave a message for Matt. I’ll download then now!

      Dennis

      Reply

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