2013 - Delicious Presets

1 October 2013

A Quick Guide to Emotional Portraits

By Paula Bartela|2014-11-06T08:34:06+00:001 October 2013|Articles|1 Comment

As you may probably agree with me, portrait photography IS a challenge. It is not about arranging a meeting with someone and taking picture of them. It’s all about emotions, and the relation between you and the subject.

This guide will not provide you with any sophisticated techniques that could make your pictures creative or original. It will tell you how to look for the truth. There are many good portraits, such as fashion or glamour portraits. Nevertheless, they are artificial in terms of emotions – everything is directed from the beginning. This is not the kind of photographs I wish to focus on now.

There are three important aspects about portraits worth concentrating on: Model, Authenticity, Light. Read this portraits guide to take more emotional photos.

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10 September 2013

23 Wedding Photography Mistakes and How To Avoid Them

By Paula Bartela|2014-11-06T08:38:30+00:0010 September 2013|Articles|0 Comments

Planning to shoot a wedding? Well, tough assignment to take on. The stakes? Really high! It simply does not matter if you work as a pro or as a newbie. There are some things out there you should know about in order to avoid serious mistakes that could ruin your pictures and in fact, ruin your career.

1. “I’m a PRO”

Lot’s of people turn into photography as a hobby. As the hobby is not a cheap thing, a lot of them want to make a profit out of it. But, please. Be realistic about your skills. Having a decent DSLR and some experience set of gear is surely not enough.

This is the photographer that takes pictures, not the camera. The investment is expensive and it goes to a very competitive market where only those skillful, talented and creative will survive. If you start in the business, be frank about that. Present a realistic picture of your current experience and where you are at your photographic journey, especially when you get paid for the assignment.

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10 July 2013

Film Lightroom Presets used by J.Godoi

By Krzysztof Ziętarski|2014-10-23T05:42:03+00:0010 July 2013|Analog Story, Customer Samples, Lightroom 4-5 Presets, Presets Show Off|0 Comments

One Event = One Preset

Juliano Godoi usually uses one of our color presets and one bw preset within one photo set. This is exactly the same way I like to work. It gives nice consistency in whole set. Also the post-processing doesn’t distract a viewer from the plot. It is somewhat transparent and lets viewer enjoy your vision of the event. Keeping one preset within one event also helps to accent the mood that the preset gives for photos. This is also the reason why I like the presets to be more subtle and not so obtrusive. If you want edgy look for single shots, stronger presets might work well. For longer stories it is more natural and pleasant to view one event in subtle colors.

Film Lightroom Presets

Our film lightroom presets in Analog Story Collection are made for creating vintage yet natural look. They are subtle creamy and have a little grain ( adjustable ). Vintage accents are subtle here, to still look well when the years will pass. This could be crucial when you work as a wedding photographer.

Lightroom Presets Used

For color shots Juliano used Classic Analog from our Analog Story Presets Collection for Lightroom 4-5. Black&White shots are processed with B&W Deep Portrait from Black & White Pepper Presets Collection for Lightroom 4-5. These presets are also available in our bundles. ( By buying in bundles you can save up to 31% )

Wedding Photography in Brazil

Look at all these beautiful surroundings! Juliano, for sure you perfectly capture all the beauty of Brazilian weddings!
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27 June 2013

Weddings with Lightroom Presets – Dejan Djuric

By Krzysztof Ziętarski|2014-10-23T05:32:19+00:0027 June 2013|Customer Samples, Lightroom 4-5 Presets, Presets Show Off, Wedding Photography|0 Comments

Wedding Lightroom Presets

Dejan Djuric is a professional photographer in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina ( hey, I was there with my wife for our honeymoon – Balkans is such a beautiful place on earth! /Krzysztof ). He mainly shoot wedding photography and since a few weeks for his daily work he uses two of our Lightroom 4-5 Presets Collections – Analog Story and Delicious Colors. Here is what he says:

I have been using your presets for quite some time and
I am really satisfied with them!
Delicious Presets is the tool I have been looking for!
Dejan Djuric – Professional Photographer, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

His pictures with off-camera flash and well captured joyful moments are definitely worth noticing Make sure to follow his facebook page and other social profiles if you like his work Thanks for the testimonial and your images, Dejan! (more…)

26 June 2013

Wedding Lightroom 5 Presets – Ligia & Eduardo by Juliano Godoi

By Krzysztof Ziętarski|2014-10-23T05:13:12+00:0026 June 2013|Customer Samples, Delicious Colors, Lightroom 4-5 Presets, Presets Show Off, Wedding Photography|0 Comments

Juliano Godoi uses Delicious Presets Complete Collection for Lightroom 4-5 for his wedding photography. He loves to use off-camera flash for creative details and portraits. Yesterday he has shown me a couple of outstanding photos from his recent wedding. Color photos here were processed with the Autumn preset from Delicious Colors, black and white photos were processed with the B&W Portrait Special preset from Black&White Pepper Collection. Both collections work for Lightroom 4 & Lightroom 5 – Juliano just updated to Lightroom 5, so he continues to work with all the LR5 goodness in his hands (more…)

12 June 2013

Our Lightroom 5 Presets = Lightroom 4 Presets

By Krzysztof Ziętarski|2014-10-23T05:06:56+00:0012 June 2013|Articles, Product Updates|0 Comments

After Monday’s release of new Adobe Lightroom 5, I received a lot of questions from you about using our Lightroom 4 Presets as Lightroom 5 Presets. Basically, all our Lightroom 4 Presets work just the same way in Lightroom 5, so you can use them in both versions with full support!

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7 June 2013

Family Photography Lightroom Presets – Zosia

By Krzysztof Ziętarski|2014-10-23T04:53:54+00:007 June 2013|Delicious Colors, Lightroom 4-5 Presets, Presets Show Off|0 Comments

I love shooting family photos at the beach, it is so beautiful surrounding for timeless photos

I processed these photos with Bright Portrait preset from the recently updated Delicious Colors Lightroom Presets Collection ( now for RAW & JPEG! ). I love the Delicious Colors Collection used as Family Photography Lightroom Presets

Before / After: hold your mouse over an image to see the photo before applying the preset.
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11 May 2013

Press Release: Delicious Presets Upgrades Lightroom Presets Collections

By Krzysztof Ziętarski|2014-10-23T04:49:29+00:0011 May 2013|Press Releases, Press Room|0 Comments

May 11, 2013 – Gdansk, Poland

Delicious Presets Upgrades Lightroom Presets Collections

Delicious Presets’ Adobe Lightroom 4 Collections Were Upgraded With More Emphasis on Quality and User Experience

Delicious Presets, a post-processing resource website, has recently announced several changes to their Adobe Lightroom presets collections.

The website’s Delicious Presets bundles were recently upgraded to include higher quality and user experience. In this way, each preset is finely tuned and can be applied quickly, which results in faster workflow.

The most important changes include color and tone improvements—especially Delicious Colors, which is now more focused on natural colors. All presets are compatible with RAW and JPEG files.

Additionally, Delicious Presets changed minor features of each collection by adding new presets and omitting some that did not fit with the collection. As a result, each collection’s components fit better with its theme.
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8 May 2013

180+ Remarkable Wedding Photographers

By Krzysztof Ziętarski|2017-01-27T11:04:10+00:008 May 2013|Articles, Wedding Photography|8 Comments

author: Krzysztof Ziętarski

Looking for inspirational, fresh look on the weddings? I chose 183 wedding photographers worth looking at – some of them you may already know, but the others may surprise you!

Note: The numbers here were added mainly to organise and keep list in order, also to help you navigate through the links. However, the order itself may reflect loosely my own preferences and may relate not only to photography skills, but also other important virtues of people/brands which makes them worth knowing ( and all photographers here are definitely worth! ) And it doesn’t mean the photographer #506 is somewhat worse than #342.

#1 is my personal favorite and I give Ryan the biggest honors for creating such an impressive amount of inspiring work. It’s so hard to believe it is all possible by man! 😉

Let’s make a journey:

1. Ryan Brenizer
www.ryanbrenizer.com

2. Dave + Quin Cheung ( DQ Studios )
www.dqstudios.com

3. Ben + Erin Chrisman ( Chrisman Studios )
www.chrismanstudios.com

4. Jonas Peterson
jonaspeterson.com

5. Nordica Photography ( Cole + Jakob )
nordicaphotography.com

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25 April 2013

Vintage Lightroom Presets for Engagement Session

By Krzysztof Ziętarski|2014-10-23T04:41:28+00:0025 April 2013|Distinct Analog, Lightroom 4-5 Presets, Presets Show Off|0 Comments

Vintage creative tones are popular right now, as they easily add nice flavor to the photo. However, just tweaking your contrast, desaturating image and adding some split toning might not satisfy you ( me too 😉 ). Then you have to dig deeper into Lightroom settings just to find the tone you will be happy with

I processed these photos with Love Letter preset from the recently updated Distinct Analog Collection for Lightroom 4/5 ( now for RAW & JPEG! ) These vintage lightroom presets can do wonders for you.

Before / After: hold your mouse over an image to see the photo before applying the preset.
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