Gavin's own LR Presets are available on SeimEffects.com
Free Lightroom Presets Directory: by Gavin Seim. (Updated 06/25/2010)
One of Adobe Lightroom’s most powerful features is presets. Allowing you to instantly transform images with just a click. You’ve found the biggest, most updated list of free Adobe Lightroom presets anywhere. Taste as many as you like, then share your favorites in the comments. Note that presets don’t work RAW & JPEG files the same. Most sites don’t say which theirs are made for, so play around. For more about this see this article on RAW VS JPEG presets.
Also check out my own lightroom presets. There’s an entire freebies category (linked below), as well as my complete collections with lots of variety (including the preset used above) I’m honored that they’ve become so popular in the industry. You can use code PPS at checkout to save 15%. OK, on with the free list.
Top Free LR Preset picks (how To Install LR Presets).
- Seim Effects Free Lightroom Presets:
I make various complete preset collections, but I have a large selection of freebies here as well, with more coming all the time. - Lightroom Killer Tips Presets:
Aside from a great LR video cast, Matt Kloskowski from Photoshop TV posts presets on the site for free. - Lightroom Library Presets:
Lots of presets in a really nice site with previews. - Lightroom Presets on the Adobe Exchange
The Exchange has always been a great place to get ad on’s for Adobe products. Keep an eye on it. - LightrooomPresets.com:
A good place to pick up some variety for you free LR preset collection and get some cool effects rolling. - Jack Davis’s WOW Lightroom Preset Collection:
This is a download from our friends over at OneOne Software, and yep it’s free. It’s a large preset collection that is organized in a tidy list. You can drag you mouse over the list and see the variation as they subtly change (low contrast to high contrast for example. Very well put together with lots of effects. - Preset Heaven:
This is a blog where you’ll find a variety of presets. Nice place to get some sweet goodies. - Camera Dojo Presets:
Kerry made up a nice free pack of presets covering a broad range settings. Worth a look. - Laconic Design Presets:
Laconic has a bunch of presets, many of which fall into B&W/Vintage looks. - Wonderland:
A free sampler pack from their Lightroom Presets collections: - Focus Beauty Presets:
Various vignettes and focus & color point presets allowing you to build effects. Also check out the HDR presets. - Inside Lightroom Presets:
One of the early Lightroom sites. Lots of presets here if you browse around.
The best you can get. Over 2300 Facebook Fans say it best.
More Free Presets Worth Noting:
- NEW – Skye’s LR Presets: She has a couple nice looking freebies around her site.
- NEW - Photo Focus preset: Look like just one here, but Scott posted a tone preset he made.
- NEW - Sean Mcgrath: Some paid effects in here too but if you’ll find lots of free ones as well.
- NEW - Profi Presets: Various preset of the week posts here with free effects
- NEW - MCP Effects: 3 free presets from MCP.
- NEW - Vivian Chungs Presets: A nice littel archive of freebies.
- Mithrandir’s Lightroom Presets: A list of a bunch of Mithrandir’s presets. Sweet.
- I Brake For Bokeh Presets: Another nice variety of free Lightroom presets.
- Heather Green’s Presets. A few interesting color tone presets.
- Dryor Eyal Presets: A few presets posted ion his blog. Not many details.
- Street Life. A few intense Black and White Presets.
- Presets by Kelsey Smith: A few B&W presets is all she seems to have these days, but here they a
- Gantico’s Presets: Various presets worth a look, including some infrared.
- Stellar Times Free Presets: A few classy looking tones.
- 640 Pixels free presets:
- Katherine’s Pink preset: Just one pink tone here.
- Scenic World Presets: A couple presets with intense highlights.
- Chrome and New York presets from Vert:
- Really Japans Presets: A collection of various mini preset sets.
- Simonetta Rossi’s Free Presets: A few sky brighteners you might enjoy.
- Rockstar B&W & Soda Pop presets: from Christopher Bartelski.
- Rebecca Meyers Preset: Just one Faded Wash preset that I can find, but a preset is a preset.
- Phaunt B&W Presets: Three B&W presets here.
- Joop Snijder Presets: A variety of general use effects (scroll down the page).
- Mike Lao’s “300″ presets: A bit of a legend. Two effects based on the movie 300.
- A Girl In Love Presets: A nice little set of ten vintage tone effects.
- Mark Elkins Presets: There’s freebies here, but you have to give your email to get them which is kinda lame.
- Markus Dollinger Presets: Not in English, but you;ll find a presets download link at the bottom.
- Xequals Photography Presets: Once you get past a slightly awkward site, you’ll find a fair variety of free presets.
- Sean McCormack’s IR Presets: Sean has an article here talking about Infrared in LR with a download some IR presets.
Free Lightroom Brush Presets (LR2+) – How To Install Brush Presets
- Matt’s Light/Dark Brush Presets: A simple set of brushes for burning and dodging
- Seim’s Free Brush Presets: A brush set for Skin Softening, Burning, Dodging, more.
- Matt’s Enhancer Brushes: Another nice assortment of brushes from Matt Kloskowski.
Free Lightroom Print Presets/Templates:
- Gavin’s Print Layout Presets:
A group of print presets to make quick page layouts. Great for press printed books and albums.
