Moods and tonal statements · 18 presets
Gauzewash
Soft Pictorial is 18 presets. Every one of them below, each on the same four photographs. Drag any handle.
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The presets
No. 01Veiled Bloomclarity, texture and dehaze all negative at once, so the image reads as breathed on
orchard rows
field mist
curtain light
horse field Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Veiled Bloom. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 02Muslin Screencontrast eased and blacks lifted into a veil, the way a diffusion screen behaves
orchard rows
field mist
curtain light
horse field Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Muslin Screen. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 03Hazed Meadowatmosphere put back by pulling dehaze down rather than by adding anything
orchard rows
field mist
curtain light
horse field Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Hazed Meadow. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 04Drifting Lightsplit toning sets a warm top against a cold base, the two meeting mid-scale
orchard rows
field mist
curtain light
horse field Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Drifting Light. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 05Gauze Curtainmicro-contrast removed on every control, highlights allowed to spread into each other
orchard rows
field mist
curtain light
horse field Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Gauze Curtain. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 06Breathed Glassshadows opened and the toe raised until the darkest corner still holds colour
orchard rows
field mist
curtain light
horse field Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Breathed Glass. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 07Vapour Fielddesaturated and softened, with the green band pulled well back from the rest
orchard rows
field mist
curtain light
horse field Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Vapour Field. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 08Blurred Orchardcorners drawn down around a centre that is deliberately low in detail
orchard rows
field mist
curtain light
horse field Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Blurred Orchard. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 09Dusted Halohighlights lifted rather than protected, which is what makes the bloom
orchard rows
field mist
curtain light
horse field Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Dusted Halo. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 10Silken Airwarmed overall, contrast eased, the whole scale sitting in the upper middle
orchard rows
field mist
curtain light
horse field Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Silken Air. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 11Lantern Mista warm highlight tone over a cold shadow tone, both of them kept quiet
orchard rows
field mist
curtain light
horse field Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Lantern Mist. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 12Powdered Skyblue luminance raised and aqua taken down, so sky reads as powder
orchard rows
field mist
curtain light
horse field Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Powdered Sky. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 13Faint Willowgreens and aquas both reduced, foliage becoming a tone instead of a colour
orchard rows
field mist
curtain light
horse field Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Faint Willow. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 14Smoke Gardendehaze deeply negative, which is the whole mechanism of this family
orchard rows
field mist
curtain light
horse field Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Smoke Garden. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 15Tender Distanceblacks lifted, whites raised, the range narrowed from both ends
orchard rows
field mist
curtain light
horse field Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Tender Distance. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 16Bloomed Edgea heavy negative vignette against a lifted centre, painterly rather than photographic
orchard rows
field mist
curtain light
horse field Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Bloomed Edge. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 17Feathered Boughtexture pulled down far enough that leaf edges dissolve into their branch
orchard rows
field mist
curtain light
horse field Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Feathered Bough. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 18Diffused Noonwarmed and desaturated with contrast eased, built for light that was too hard
orchard rows
field mist
curtain light
horse field Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Diffused Noon. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
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