Food and hospitality · 36 presets
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Dark Plate + Cocktail Bar Night is 36 presets. Every one of them below, each on the same four photographs. Drag any handle.
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The presets
No. 01Slate Boardslate and stone boards: the background dropped well below the food while the food itself stays warm
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brunch table Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Slate Board. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 02Dark Bowldark bowls and deep vessels, where the shadow crush has to stop at the rim and not eat the contents
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brunch table Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Dark Bowl. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 03Iron Panpan-in-frame cooking shots, iron and steel held dark with the specular edge of the pan kept intact
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brunch table Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Iron Pan. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 04Deep Platethe standard dark-surface plate: moody background, warm centre, nothing clipped at either end
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brunch table Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Deep Plate. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 05Night Kitchenafter-hours kitchen scenes, a dark version in the family, for tungsten-lit prep benches
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brunch table Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Night Kitchen. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 06Char Edgegrilled and charred food where the black end needs to hold detail rather than block up
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brunch table Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Char Edge. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 07Red Winewine, sauces and anything deep red, red saturation lifted so it reads rich instead of brown
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brunch table Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Red Wine. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 08Black Skilletcast iron and cookware close-ups, texture forward, the warm split toning kept light
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brunch table Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Black Skillet. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 09Rich Brothsoups, broths and stews shot from above, warm midtones with the surface speculars protected
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brunch table Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Rich Broth. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 10Low Tablelow dark tables with a single overhead light, vignette pulling the eye to the plate
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brunch table Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Low Table. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 11Black Stoneblack stone and black ceramic backgrounds, the most negative blacks in the family
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brunch table Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Black Stone. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 12Warm Centrea warm version: for cold-looking dark surfaces that need the food to feel hot
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brunch table Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Warm Centre. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 13Smoked Saltsalt, spice and dry-goods detail on dark wood, grain left visible so it looks shot rather than rendered
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brunch table Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Smoked Salt. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 14Dim Servicerestaurant service in dim rooms where the exposure has to come up but the mood must not leave
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brunch table Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Dim Service. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 15Copper Potcopper, brass and warm metal in the frame, orange band lifted to let the metal glow
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brunch table Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Copper Pot. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 16Rye Crustbread and pastry on dark boards, warm crust against a background that stays out of the way
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brunch table Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Rye Crust. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 17Dark Linendark linen and dark napkin styling, cloth texture held without the weave going crunchy
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brunch table Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Dark Linen. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 18Late Supperthe gentlest version of the dark plate, for editorial layouts that need room to put type over the background
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brunch table Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Late Supper. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 19Back Barthe lit back bar after dark: exposure pulled down, blacks set deep and the amber bottles given weight in the orange band
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brunch table Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Back Bar. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 20Bar Amberamber light across the counter, warmed on white balance with the highlights rolled off the lamps so the glow holds shape
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brunch table Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Bar Amber. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 21Coupe Glassa coupe under a downlight, highlights rolled off the rim and the corners darkened so the glass separates from the room
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brunch table Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Coupe Glass. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 22Ice Sphereclear ice in a heavy tumbler, contrast firmed and the shadow split toned toward blue so the ice keeps its chill
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brunch table Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Ice Sphere. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 23Stool Leatherleather and steel at the rail, blacks set deep with grain added for a room shot at the edge of the light
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brunch table Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Stool Leather. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 24Bottle Rowa row of spirits back-lit on the shelf, reds and oranges given band saturation while the frame overall is desaturated
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brunch table Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Bottle Row. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 25Counter Brassthe brass rail along the counter, warmed and darkened so the metal reads as a line of light in a dark room
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brunch table Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Counter Brass. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 26Shaker Steela steel shaker catching the bar lamp, highlights rolled off the body and the toe set deep behind it
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brunch table Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Shaker Steel. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 27Garnish Twistcitrus peel over a glass, the orange band lifted in saturation while the surrounding room stays low and quiet
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brunch table Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Garnish Twist. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 28Booth Cornera corner booth away from the bar, exposure pulled down and the corners darkened so the seat feels private
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brunch table Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Booth Corner. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 29Pour Lightthe pour caught under the lamp, highlights rolled off the stream and grain added so motion sits in a real room
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brunch table Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Pour Light. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 30Spirit Shelfbacklit shelving with coloured glass, aqua and magenta bands lifted so the bottles separate against the dark
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brunch table Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Spirit Shelf. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 31Bar Mirrorthe mirror behind the bottles, blacks set deep and the shadow tone pushed cool so reflections read as depth
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brunch table Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Bar Mirror. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 32Late Roundthe last hour: warmed on white balance, blacks set deep and vibrance raised so the room keeps colour at low light
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brunch table Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Late Round. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 33Tumbler Cutcut crystal under a spot, contrast firmed and the highlights rolled off so the facets sparkle without clipping
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brunch table Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Tumbler Cut. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 34Bar Counterthe counter surface end to end, exposure pulled down and the corners darkened so the working length leads the eye
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brunch table Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Bar Counter. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 35Last Callthe room as it empties, grain added and blacks set deep for a dim, late, lived-in bar
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brunch table Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Last Call. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 36Neon Castcoloured signage throwing light across the bar, aqua and magenta given band saturation while the global saturation is held back
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brunch table Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Neon Cast. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
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