Black and white editorial · 18 presets
Umberpaper
Sepia Archive is 18 presets. Every one of them below, each on the same four photographs. Drag any handle.
Get Sepia Archive for $49.99 (list $79.99)
The presets
No. 01Sepia Baththe reference warm brown print: restrained sulphide-style tone, low contrast, open shadows
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friends bench ![Sepia Bath applied to paper desk]()
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paper desk ![Sepia Bath applied to portrait window]()
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portrait window ![Sepia Bath applied to wedding toast]()
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wedding toast Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Sepia Bath. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 02Sulphide Tonera fuller brown at print strength, toning carried into the highlights by a raised balance
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friends bench ![Sulphide Toner applied to paper desk]()
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paper desk ![Sulphide Toner applied to portrait window]()
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portrait window ![Sulphide Toner applied to wedding toast]()
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wedding toast Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Sulphide Toner. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 03Albumen Printpale warm brown with blue luminance well down, in the manner of an early paper print
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friends bench ![Albumen Print applied to paper desk]()
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paper desk ![Albumen Print applied to portrait window]()
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portrait window ![Albumen Print applied to wedding toast]()
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wedding toast Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Albumen Print. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 04Bleach Backthe lightest brown of the set, bleached-looking highlights, faint tone in the shadows only
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friends bench ![Bleach Back applied to paper desk]()
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paper desk ![Bleach Back applied to portrait window]()
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portrait window ![Bleach Back applied to wedding toast]()
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wedding toast Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Bleach Back. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 05Archive Boxconservative sepia for copy work and family scans, grain modest and contrast honest
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friends bench ![Archive Box applied to paper desk]()
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paper desk ![Archive Box applied to portrait window]()
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portrait window ![Archive Box applied to wedding toast]()
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wedding toast Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Archive Box. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 06Vellum Printwarm and very soft, texture negative, for documents, letters and flat originals
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friends bench ![Vellum Print applied to paper desk]()
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paper desk ![Vellum Print applied to portrait window]()
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portrait window ![Vellum Print applied to wedding toast]()
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wedding toast Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Vellum Print. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 07Tea Stainuneven-looking warmth with heavier grain, for prints that should read as handled
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friends bench ![Tea Stain applied to paper desk]()
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paper desk ![Tea Stain applied to portrait window]()
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portrait window ![Tea Stain applied to wedding toast]()
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wedding toast Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Tea Stain. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 08Walnut Tonerdark brown here, shadows deepest of the family, still short of neutral black
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friends bench ![Walnut Toner applied to paper desk]()
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paper desk ![Walnut Toner applied to portrait window]()
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portrait window ![Walnut Toner applied to wedding toast]()
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wedding toast Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Walnut Toner. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 09Foxed Papersepia with a vignette pulled in and grain up, aimed at frames with damaged edges
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friends bench ![Foxed Paper applied to paper desk]()
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paper desk ![Foxed Paper applied to portrait window]()
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portrait window ![Foxed Paper applied to wedding toast]()
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wedding toast Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Foxed Paper. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 10Attic Foliolow contrast warm brown with lifted shadows, for dim interiors and stored prints
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friends bench ![Attic Folio applied to paper desk]()
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paper desk ![Attic Folio applied to portrait window]()
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portrait window ![Attic Folio applied to wedding toast]()
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wedding toast Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Attic Folio. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 11Umber Washbrown weighted to the midtones rather than the shadows, so faces carry the tone
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friends bench ![Umber Wash applied to paper desk]()
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paper desk ![Umber Wash applied to portrait window]()
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portrait window ![Umber Wash applied to wedding toast]()
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wedding toast Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Umber Wash. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 12Tobacco Fixwarm and slightly denser, red and orange luminance high so skin stays light against it
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friends bench ![Tobacco Fix applied to paper desk]()
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paper desk ![Tobacco Fix applied to portrait window]()
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portrait window ![Tobacco Fix applied to wedding toast]()
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wedding toast Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Tobacco Fix. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 13Cabinet Cardstudio-portrait sepia: soft highlights, smoothing on, blue band deeply suppressed
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friends bench ![Cabinet Card applied to paper desk]()
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paper desk ![Cabinet Card applied to portrait window]()
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portrait window ![Cabinet Card applied to wedding toast]()
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wedding toast Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Cabinet Card. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 14Manila Sleeveflat and pale, almost no contrast, for record shots that should not compete
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friends bench ![Manila Sleeve applied to paper desk]()
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paper desk ![Manila Sleeve applied to portrait window]()
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portrait window ![Manila Sleeve applied to wedding toast]()
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wedding toast Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Manila Sleeve. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 15Chestnut Printricher brown with the yellow band lifted, for autumn and timber subjects
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friends bench ![Chestnut Print applied to paper desk]()
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paper desk ![Chestnut Print applied to portrait window]()
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portrait window ![Chestnut Print applied to wedding toast]()
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wedding toast Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Chestnut Print. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 16Ledger Brownthe most neutral member: brown present but weak, for archival work that dislikes novelty
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friends bench ![Ledger Brown applied to paper desk]()
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paper desk ![Ledger Brown applied to portrait window]()
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portrait window ![Ledger Brown applied to wedding toast]()
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wedding toast Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Ledger Brown. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 17Amber Sulphidethe warmest hue in the family, pushed towards yellow rather than red-brown
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friends bench ![Amber Sulphide applied to paper desk]()
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paper desk ![Amber Sulphide applied to portrait window]()
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portrait window ![Amber Sulphide applied to wedding toast]()
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wedding toast Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Amber Sulphide. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
No. 18Parchment Proofhigh-key warm mono, highlights held down, a deep shadow lift among the eighteen
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friends bench ![Parchment Proof applied to paper desk]()
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paper desk ![Parchment Proof applied to portrait window]()
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portrait window ![Parchment Proof applied to wedding toast]()
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wedding toast Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Parchment Proof. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
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