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A fictional newborn asleep in a wicker basket on a cream blanket beside a window, soft daylight. With the Pastel Film preset applied.A fictional newborn asleep in a wicker basket on a cream blanket beside a window, soft daylight. Photographed without a preset.
Pastel Film applied to A fictional newborn asleep in a wicker basket on a cream blanket beside a window, soft daylight

Pastel 400 System

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  • Presets30
  • Stylefilm, pastel, wedding
  • Works inLightroom desktop and mobile
  • Format.xmp and .dng

Pastel Film · film

Pastel Film makes one kind of light.

The complete pastel negative for people: every exposure and every fade, skin peach throughout.

Pastel 400 System is 30 presets for film photography. Every one of them is below, before you pay for any of it.

About this pack

The pastel negative is one colour idea with many exposures, and this system lays them out. At one end the normal-exposure portrait looks with peach skin and mint greens; then the bright day looks pushed a stop; then the blown, almost-white looks; then the matte, papery looks with the blacks lifted highest; and through all of it the strict skin handling. Tint leans green, warmth stays near neutral, contrast stays low. A wedding, a family session and an editorial can all be edited from it and match. It nests the Pastel 400 Portrait, Bright Day and Skin Soft packs. Thirty presets organised as a system and named by scene and strength, with a one-page guide to which preset suits which light. XMP for Lightroom Classic and desktop, DNG for the free Lightroom mobile app. Pastel Film is the quiet, cool side of colour negative, for light that should stay light.

  • Every exposure of the pastel look
  • Clean to matte in one band
  • Skin peach through all thirty
  • Nests three pastel 10-packs

Wedding, family and portrait photographers who want the pastel negative as their signature.

The look is inspired by the cool, pastel rendering photographers associate with the discontinued Fujifilm Pro 400H. This product is not made, licensed or endorsed by Fujifilm. Inspired by the look of classic film. Not made, licensed or endorsed by the film's maker.

See the light change

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The same frame, one tap apart. Drag any handle and the scene goes back to the way it looked before Pastel Film touched it.

A Tuesday dinner, catalogued. With the Pastel Film preset applied.A Tuesday dinner, catalogued. Photographed without a preset.
Pastel Film applied to A Tuesday dinner, catalogued
A Tuesday dinner, catalogued
A fictional woman's portrait outdoors in open shade, daylight. With the Pastel Film preset applied.A fictional woman's portrait outdoors in open shade, daylight. Photographed without a preset.
Pastel Film applied to A fictional woman's portrait outdoors in open shade, daylight
A fictional woman's portrait outdoors in open shade, daylight
Rooftop golden. With the Pastel Film preset applied.Rooftop golden. Photographed without a preset.
Pastel Film applied to Rooftop golden
Rooftop golden

Explore every preset in this pack

30 presets · 4 scenes

Every preset in the pack is here, on the same four photographs. Nothing below is a sample. Open one and drag.

  1. No. 01Chimney Smoke
    Chimney Smoke applied to Child sledding Before: Child sledding
    Child sledding
    Chimney Smoke applied to Kitchen cook Before: Kitchen cook
    Kitchen cook
    Chimney Smoke applied to Newborn basket Before: Newborn basket
    Newborn basket
    Chimney Smoke applied to Portrait shade Before: Portrait shade
    Portrait shade

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Chimney Smoke. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  2. No. 02Hedge Row
    Hedge Row applied to Child sledding Before: Child sledding
    Child sledding
    Hedge Row applied to Kitchen cook Before: Kitchen cook
    Kitchen cook
    Hedge Row applied to Newborn basket Before: Newborn basket
    Newborn basket
    Hedge Row applied to Portrait shade Before: Portrait shade
    Portrait shade

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Hedge Row. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  3. No. 03Well Cover
    Well Cover applied to Child sledding Before: Child sledding
    Child sledding
    Well Cover applied to Kitchen cook Before: Kitchen cook
    Kitchen cook
    Well Cover applied to Newborn basket Before: Newborn basket
    Newborn basket
    Well Cover applied to Portrait shade Before: Portrait shade
    Portrait shade

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Well Cover. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  4. No. 04Barn Door
    Barn Door applied to Child sledding Before: Child sledding
    Child sledding
    Barn Door applied to Kitchen cook Before: Kitchen cook
    Kitchen cook
    Barn Door applied to Newborn basket Before: Newborn basket
    Newborn basket
    Barn Door applied to Portrait shade Before: Portrait shade
    Portrait shade

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Barn Door. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  5. No. 05Ash Fence
    Ash Fence applied to Child sledding Before: Child sledding
    Child sledding
    Ash Fence applied to Kitchen cook Before: Kitchen cook
    Kitchen cook
    Ash Fence applied to Newborn basket Before: Newborn basket
    Newborn basket
    Ash Fence applied to Portrait shade Before: Portrait shade
    Portrait shade

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Ash Fence. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  6. No. 06Vellum Finish
    Vellum Finish applied to Child sledding Before: Child sledding
    Child sledding
    Vellum Finish applied to Kitchen cook Before: Kitchen cook
    Kitchen cook
    Vellum Finish applied to Newborn basket Before: Newborn basket
    Newborn basket
    Vellum Finish applied to Portrait shade Before: Portrait shade
    Portrait shade

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Vellum Finish. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  7. No. 07Field Edge
    Field Edge applied to Child sledding Before: Child sledding
    Child sledding
    Field Edge applied to Kitchen cook Before: Kitchen cook
    Kitchen cook
    Field Edge applied to Newborn basket Before: Newborn basket
    Newborn basket
    Field Edge applied to Portrait shade Before: Portrait shade
    Portrait shade

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Field Edge. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  8. No. 08Cliff Green
    Cliff Green applied to Child sledding Before: Child sledding
    Child sledding
    Cliff Green applied to Kitchen cook Before: Kitchen cook
    Kitchen cook
    Cliff Green applied to Newborn basket Before: Newborn basket
    Newborn basket
    Cliff Green applied to Portrait shade Before: Portrait shade
    Portrait shade

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Cliff Green. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  9. No. 09Deckle Rag
    Deckle Rag applied to Child sledding Before: Child sledding
    Child sledding
    Deckle Rag applied to Kitchen cook Before: Kitchen cook
    Kitchen cook
    Deckle Rag applied to Newborn basket Before: Newborn basket
    Newborn basket
    Deckle Rag applied to Portrait shade Before: Portrait shade
    Portrait shade

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Deckle Rag. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  10. No. 10Hot Press
    Hot Press applied to Child sledding Before: Child sledding
    Child sledding
    Hot Press applied to Kitchen cook Before: Kitchen cook
    Kitchen cook
    Hot Press applied to Newborn basket Before: Newborn basket
    Newborn basket
    Hot Press applied to Portrait shade Before: Portrait shade
    Portrait shade

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Hot Press. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  11. No. 11Staple Line
    Staple Line applied to Child sledding Before: Child sledding
    Child sledding
    Staple Line applied to Kitchen cook Before: Kitchen cook
    Kitchen cook
    Staple Line applied to Newborn basket Before: Newborn basket
    Newborn basket
    Staple Line applied to Portrait shade Before: Portrait shade
    Portrait shade

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Staple Line. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  12. No. 12Vacant Parcel
    Vacant Parcel applied to Child sledding Before: Child sledding
    Child sledding
    Vacant Parcel applied to Kitchen cook Before: Kitchen cook
    Kitchen cook
    Vacant Parcel applied to Newborn basket Before: Newborn basket
    Newborn basket
    Vacant Parcel applied to Portrait shade Before: Portrait shade
    Portrait shade

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Vacant Parcel. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  13. No. 13Tassel Turn
    Tassel Turn applied to Child sledding Before: Child sledding
    Child sledding
    Tassel Turn applied to Kitchen cook Before: Kitchen cook
    Kitchen cook
    Tassel Turn applied to Newborn basket Before: Newborn basket
    Newborn basket
    Tassel Turn applied to Portrait shade Before: Portrait shade
    Portrait shade

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Tassel Turn. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  14. No. 14Send Attempt
    Send Attempt applied to Child sledding Before: Child sledding
    Child sledding
    Send Attempt applied to Kitchen cook Before: Kitchen cook
    Kitchen cook
    Send Attempt applied to Newborn basket Before: Newborn basket
    Newborn basket
    Send Attempt applied to Portrait shade Before: Portrait shade
    Portrait shade

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Send Attempt. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  15. No. 15Corner Fold
    Corner Fold applied to Child sledding Before: Child sledding
    Child sledding
    Corner Fold applied to Kitchen cook Before: Kitchen cook
    Kitchen cook
    Corner Fold applied to Newborn basket Before: Newborn basket
    Newborn basket
    Corner Fold applied to Portrait shade Before: Portrait shade
    Portrait shade

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Corner Fold. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  16. No. 16Pigeon Loft
    Pigeon Loft applied to Child sledding Before: Child sledding
    Child sledding
    Pigeon Loft applied to Kitchen cook Before: Kitchen cook
    Kitchen cook
    Pigeon Loft applied to Newborn basket Before: Newborn basket
    Newborn basket
    Pigeon Loft applied to Portrait shade Before: Portrait shade
    Portrait shade

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Pigeon Loft. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  17. No. 17Blank Gable
    Blank Gable applied to Child sledding Before: Child sledding
    Child sledding
    Blank Gable applied to Kitchen cook Before: Kitchen cook
    Kitchen cook
    Blank Gable applied to Newborn basket Before: Newborn basket
    Newborn basket
    Blank Gable applied to Portrait shade Before: Portrait shade
    Portrait shade

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Blank Gable. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  18. No. 18Pulp Beater
    Pulp Beater applied to Child sledding Before: Child sledding
    Child sledding
    Pulp Beater applied to Kitchen cook Before: Kitchen cook
    Kitchen cook
    Pulp Beater applied to Newborn basket Before: Newborn basket
    Newborn basket
    Pulp Beater applied to Portrait shade Before: Portrait shade
    Portrait shade

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Pulp Beater. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  19. No. 19Varnish Layer
    Varnish Layer applied to Child sledding Before: Child sledding
    Child sledding
    Varnish Layer applied to Kitchen cook Before: Kitchen cook
    Kitchen cook
    Varnish Layer applied to Newborn basket Before: Newborn basket
    Newborn basket
    Varnish Layer applied to Portrait shade Before: Portrait shade
    Portrait shade

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Varnish Layer. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  20. No. 20Hoarding Board
    Hoarding Board applied to Child sledding Before: Child sledding
    Child sledding
    Hoarding Board applied to Kitchen cook Before: Kitchen cook
    Kitchen cook
    Hoarding Board applied to Newborn basket Before: Newborn basket
    Newborn basket
    Hoarding Board applied to Portrait shade Before: Portrait shade
    Portrait shade

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Hoarding Board. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  21. No. 21Service Alley
    Service Alley applied to Child sledding Before: Child sledding
    Child sledding
    Service Alley applied to Kitchen cook Before: Kitchen cook
    Kitchen cook
    Service Alley applied to Newborn basket Before: Newborn basket
    Newborn basket
    Service Alley applied to Portrait shade Before: Portrait shade
    Portrait shade

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Service Alley. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  22. No. 22Mould Made
    Mould Made applied to Child sledding Before: Child sledding
    Child sledding
    Mould Made applied to Kitchen cook Before: Kitchen cook
    Kitchen cook
    Mould Made applied to Newborn basket Before: Newborn basket
    Newborn basket
    Mould Made applied to Portrait shade Before: Portrait shade
    Portrait shade

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Mould Made. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  23. No. 23Access Road
    Access Road applied to Child sledding Before: Child sledding
    Child sledding
    Access Road applied to Kitchen cook Before: Kitchen cook
    Kitchen cook
    Access Road applied to Newborn basket Before: Newborn basket
    Newborn basket
    Access Road applied to Portrait shade Before: Portrait shade
    Portrait shade

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Access Road. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  24. No. 24Dot Gain
    Dot Gain applied to Child sledding Before: Child sledding
    Child sledding
    Dot Gain applied to Kitchen cook Before: Kitchen cook
    Kitchen cook
    Dot Gain applied to Newborn basket Before: Newborn basket
    Newborn basket
    Dot Gain applied to Portrait shade Before: Portrait shade
    Portrait shade

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Dot Gain. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  25. No. 25Kerb Stub
    Kerb Stub applied to Child sledding Before: Child sledding
    Child sledding
    Kerb Stub applied to Kitchen cook Before: Kitchen cook
    Kitchen cook
    Kerb Stub applied to Newborn basket Before: Newborn basket
    Newborn basket
    Kerb Stub applied to Portrait shade Before: Portrait shade
    Portrait shade

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Kerb Stub. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  26. No. 26Pallet Stack
    Pallet Stack applied to Child sledding Before: Child sledding
    Child sledding
    Pallet Stack applied to Kitchen cook Before: Kitchen cook
    Kitchen cook
    Pallet Stack applied to Newborn basket Before: Newborn basket
    Newborn basket
    Pallet Stack applied to Portrait shade Before: Portrait shade
    Portrait shade

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Pallet Stack. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  27. No. 27Scrap Corner
    Scrap Corner applied to Child sledding Before: Child sledding
    Child sledding
    Scrap Corner applied to Kitchen cook Before: Kitchen cook
    Kitchen cook
    Scrap Corner applied to Newborn basket Before: Newborn basket
    Newborn basket
    Scrap Corner applied to Portrait shade Before: Portrait shade
    Portrait shade

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Scrap Corner. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  28. No. 28Weed Crack
    Weed Crack applied to Child sledding Before: Child sledding
    Child sledding
    Weed Crack applied to Kitchen cook Before: Kitchen cook
    Kitchen cook
    Weed Crack applied to Newborn basket Before: Newborn basket
    Newborn basket
    Weed Crack applied to Portrait shade Before: Portrait shade
    Portrait shade

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Weed Crack. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  29. No. 29Gesso Ground
    Gesso Ground applied to Child sledding Before: Child sledding
    Child sledding
    Gesso Ground applied to Kitchen cook Before: Kitchen cook
    Kitchen cook
    Gesso Ground applied to Newborn basket Before: Newborn basket
    Newborn basket
    Gesso Ground applied to Portrait shade Before: Portrait shade
    Portrait shade

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Gesso Ground. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

  30. No. 30Chain Fence
    Chain Fence applied to Child sledding Before: Child sledding
    Child sledding
    Chain Fence applied to Kitchen cook Before: Kitchen cook
    Kitchen cook
    Chain Fence applied to Newborn basket Before: Newborn basket
    Newborn basket
    Chain Fence applied to Portrait shade Before: Portrait shade
    Portrait shade

    Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Chain Fence. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

Pastel Film is the cool side of colour negative: shadows that lean mint or lavender, skin that stays pale and clean, highlights that open up and float. Where the warm rolls feel like late afternoon, this world is morning: overcast light, white walls, garden weddings, a nursery. The dialect is airy, quiet, faded and gentle. Grain is fine, blacks are lifted high, saturation is muted and tint drifts a few points green. Every pack promises one specific thing the cool negative does to light, skin or shadow that a warm roll cannot.

Every pack here is its own product with its own page, so you buy the one look you need, and a larger pack or the family collection is always one step up from it.

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  2. Step 2

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  3. Step 3

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    Add the presets to Lightroom in a minute.

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  4. Step 4

    Tap

    One tap on any photo. Every slider stays yours to adjust.

Yours to keep, for personal and client work. Please do not share the files. The license

Netzah Elad Topaz, the photographer who makes these presets

the maker

Why I Make These

I am Netzah Elad Topaz. I take photographs and I build software, and the two keep leading me back to the same problem. You were there. The light was doing something you will not see again. Then the photo comes back flat, and it is not what you were looking at.

Closing that gap is the whole job. Every preset here is built from Adobe defaults by hand, with a written note for what it should do to a picture, and it is judged on photographs before it ships. Nothing is a filter dropped on top of your work.

What I want is simple. You open a photo you almost gave up on, you tap once, and there it is: the day you remember, not the file your camera handed you. That is worth doing properly.

Questions, answered

Which Lightroom versions does this work with?

Lightroom Classic and Lightroom desktop via the XMP files, and the free Lightroom mobile app on iPhone and Android via the DNG files. Install once and the presets sync across your devices.

Is it safe on skin tones?

Yes. Skin stays pale and clean while the greens and shadows do the moving. On deep skin tones check the black lift and reduce it a few points if the shadows look too soft.

How do I make it stronger or softer?

Use the Amount slider in Lightroom desktop and mobile to dial the whole preset up or down. To keep the pastel colour but reduce the fade, raise Blacks a few points; to keep the fade but cool it less, nudge Temperature warmer.

Do these work in the free Lightroom app?

Yes. Import the .xmp files in the free Lightroom app on iPhone or Android, no subscription needed. They also work in Lightroom Classic and Lightroom on desktop.

What exactly do I get?

All 10 presets from Airy Film Portrait as .xmp files in an instant ZIP download. The link also lands in your email, and the purchase stays in your account so you can re-download any time.

How do I install them?

Two minutes: unzip, then import inside Lightroom. The step-by-step guide covers iPhone, Android, and desktop.

Can I use them for client work?

Yes. The single-user license covers personal and commercial photography. The one thing you can't do is share or resell the preset files themselves.

Can I tweak a preset after applying it?

Always. A preset is a starting point; every slider stays yours to adjust.

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Chrome Film applied to A fictional motorcyclist in a leather jacket stopped at a mountain pass overlook, bike in the foreground, hazy valley

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Japan Film applied to A fictional couple walking under one umbrella in falling snow on a European city street at dusk, shop windows glowing

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Night Halation applied to A 1970s classic car parked on a night street lit by neon shop signs, wet asphalt reflections, no people

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A fictional bride having her hair pinned by a window in a hotel room, white dress hanging behind, soft daylight. With the Warm Negative preset applied.A fictional bride having her hair pinned by a window in a hotel room, white dress hanging behind, soft daylight. Photographed without a preset.
Warm Negative applied to A fictional bride having her hair pinned by a window in a hotel room, white dress hanging behind, soft daylight

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