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Lightroom Preset: Old 35mm Film

Hamish — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:17:54 +0000

Right, apologies for the lack of preset last week folks, was away in Switzerland shooting the wedding of Joy and Tim (see previous posts!). So, without further-a-do here’s another preset for you to have a play with, I’ve tried to mimic an aged 35mm print look with this one – again it works well in some situations and not so well in others. I suggest adjusting the ‘Blacks’ slider first off to be sure it fits with your image. For the example I’ve chosen one from the recent wedding:
Before:

and After:

and now the download: old35mm lightroom preset

Sweep

Hamish — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 22:45:23 +0000

Golden Dream

Hamish — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:02:29 +0000

Awake before sunrise and straight into the action, this is the life of a dedicated athlete. Countless hours of toil seeking to perfect that blend of raw power and finesse all for that one great reward. It’s value is beyond measure, you have to earn it, fight every second of the way for it and leave the rest behind hoping for silver…

Burning Waters

Hamish — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:52:40 +0000

Sunrise brings flames of mist as is burns off the still cool water of the night…silence all around save the thunk-swish, thunk-swish…

Launch No. 5

Hamish — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:00:48 +0000

The end of a hard day on the water and the clouds rolled in to close the day…the reflected rays lit soft tracks of pink and red as the sun fell beyond the mountains to the west of the lake, the launches tied up gently swaying in the breeze. I almost missed this shot as the light only lasted a few short minutes, I had only just got off the water myself and rushed to grab the camera and set up on a stable platform. Saddly the relentless passing of time caused me to miss the vivid reds and golds from the sunset but next time I’ll know to be ready for it!