I believe that the idea behind this presets is not to replace film (if I want to shoot Portra, I can do it with my Mamiya ) but rather to give an enjoyable experience shooting digital when this medium is required. The Mastin Labs Portra Original preset pack gives me a process that resembles the way that I work with film - from choosing the film stock to the act of scanning with a frontier scanner - I’m able to be more efficient with my digital work and the end result has a tonal character that I really enjoy. In the digital process I’m constantly struggling with the overwhelming amount of options that the editing workflow gives me, finding myself spending a lot of time in front of the computer. I’m finding the Portra Original preset pack an useful tool to develop my work and achieve a coherent tonal character.Īs an architectural photographer that has an interest in film photography - I use this medium in my personal projects - the process of shooting film and working with a lab that develops and scans the negatives is something that enables me to dedicate more time to the act of shooting. There is no refund/return policy so this makes the whole purchase feels like a scam. I will be glad to send you of my images which I edited to show you just how bad the starting point it.

I have already followed the suggested 3 step workflow to edit the images but.it doesn't work at all because the presets are too 'off' for the NEF files and creates even more work.įor nikon users (NEF) out there, do not buy any of mastin's presets. Mastin presets increases so so so much editing time and does the opposite. Every single Preset Power can give your photographs a mood, colors, and an atmosphere with a strong visual impact. PixImperfect-Preset Power Free Download The Preset Power are not simple presets. When you re-adjust the awb, it is extremely hard to balance it to a point where it is neutral.Ģ) the contrast is just too much even when I dial down the strength of it, the skins are so 'dirty' when compared to the original unedited photos.ģ) the purpose of a preset is to save time and get you somewhere close to a certain look. DANNY GEVIRTZ Creative Filmmaking Luts (Any Camera) Free Download. 1) the colors for the presets are not fine-tuned for nikon colors.

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