What are Lightroom portrait presets?

Portrait Lightroom presets apply specific, balanced levels of light, exposure, and color to your photo intended to perfectly capture a subject’s skin tone while amplifying things like their mood and expression. They can help to streamline your photo editing workflow by setting a mood for your picture with one click, and they come equipped with sliders so you can adjust the intensity of the effect based on your image’s needs.

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Pastel

Often used for outdoor portraits, weddings, and newborn photography, pastel presets give your subjects a soft glow for a light, airy feel.

Black and white

This preset lends a dignified, classy tone to any type of portrait by creating a monochrome look with high contrast between light and dark.ac

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Two identical portrait photos side by side of a person on a bridge, but the photo on the right has an Adobe Photoshop Lightroom cinematic preset applied to it

Cinematic

Cinematic presets apply a rich, lightened color palette to your portrait to give it the distinctive film look of a dramatic movie.

Matte

Matte presets neutralize shadows and create a smooth, muted appearance reminiscent of a photograph taken on a retro camera.

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The best Lightroom presets for portraits.

Explore a selection of recommended free portrait preset bundles so you can optimize your pictures for any vibe.

Best indoor portrait presets

Discover six professional presets for indoor portraits

recommended by portrait photographer Chris Hau.

Portrait preset pack

Explore free presets from photographer Aundre Larrow

perfect for retouching portrait photos.

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Professional Lightroom tutorials.

Explore how to get the most out of your new Lightroom preset packs with step-by-step walk-throughs for any type of photo enhancements.

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Edit on the go with Lightroom mobile.

Use the Lightroom mobile app to transform your photos from the palm of your hand.

See what Lightroom can do on mobile

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How to make selective edits.

Learn how the Radial Gradient tool makes it easy to make changes to one part of a photo.

Discover how Lightroom can perfect every pixel

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