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Julie Griffin Golden Hour Preset: "In the Pines"
Canon 50mm 1.2L on Canon 5Dmk3 // SS 1/400, f2.5, ISO 400, Kelvin 7400
backlit diffused by trees / sunny / approximately 15 min before sunset
JG Preset: In the Pines Classic // Exp + 0.55 // White Balance warm to 8000; tint to +5 // JG Preset: Heavy Grain // crop for negative space and rule of thirds lower right
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Julie Griffin Golden Hour Preset: "In the Neighborhood"
Canon 50mm 1.2L on Canon 5Dmk3// SS 1/640, f2.8, ISO 100, Kelvin 8400
backlit open shade / sunny / approximately 50 min after sunrise
JG Preset: In the Neighborhood Classic // Basic Panel: Exposure +1.60; tint -2; blacks -20; shadows +20 // HSL Panel: Blues Saturation + 20; Reds Saturation + 60; Reds Luminance -5; Orange Luminance +10 // JG Preset: Vignettes Intense // JG Local Adjustment Brush: JG_Makeup_mascara boost // Local Adjustment Brush: JG_Face_skin_smooth_subtle // Spot removal tool (hotkey “Q”) for stray hairs across face // Crop for 8x10 print
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Julie Griffin Golden Hour Preset: "In the Orchard"
![Canon 24-70mm 2.8L on Canon 5Dmk3 // SS 1/400, f2.8, ISO 500, Kelvin 6900backlit diffused by citrus trees / sunny / approximately 30 min after sunrise JG Preset: In the Orchard Classic // White Balance: warm temp to 9200 // [Exposure as shot] /…](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed7d76d20ab38790a4df674/1593638113223-I0P04SW6ZKUR85OJ8SPG/ClassicSOOC_Bouck2019_106__JulieGriffinPhotography.jpg)
Canon 24-70mm 2.8L on Canon 5Dmk3 // SS 1/400, f2.8, ISO 500, Kelvin 6900
backlit diffused by citrus trees / sunny / approximately 30 min after sunrise
JG Preset: In the Orchard Classic // White Balance: warm temp to 9200 // [Exposure as shot] // HSL: Increase Red Saturation to +10 (for the lollipops and lips) // Crop for toddler in lower left rule-of-thirds
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Julie Griffin Lifestyle Preset: "Newborn Portrait Base"
Canon 100mm 2.8L macro on Canon 5Dmk3 // SS 1/320, f2.8, ISO 800, Kelvin 7900
JG Preset: Lifestyle Base Newborn Portraits // Exposure + 1.45 // White Balance temp to 5400; tint +2 // JG Local Adjustment Brush: JG_Newborn_rosie_those_cheeks // Spot Removal: minor babe acne spots // crop slightly
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Julie Griffin Golden Hour Preset: "In the Desert"
Canon 50mm 1.2L on Canon 5Dmk3 // SS 1/320, f2.5, ISO 200, Kelvin 7900
backlit diffused by cacti / sunny / approximately 20 min before sunset
JG Preset: In the Desert Classic // Exposure + 0.85 // White Balance cool to temp 7500 // Spot Removal drool spots on clothing // Radial Filter: JG_scenery_sunburst_subtle in top left to distract from people in background // crop to center and straighten (straighten, like a lot!)
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Julie Griffin Lifestyle Preset: "White Comforter Base"
Sigma 35mm 1.4mm Art on Canon 5Dmk3 // SS 1/200; f3.2; ISO 800; Kelvin 5300
JG Preset: Lifestyle Base White Comforter // Exposure +1.00 // White Balance to 6000; tint +19 (I often play with the dropper tool in different spots on the white comforter to find the right temp when I shoot on white comforters!) // HSL: Red and Magenta Saturation both decreased to +8 // Basic Panel: Vibrance down to -7 // [no crop]
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Julie Griffin Golden Hour Preset: "In the Wash"
Canon 50mm 1.2L on Canon 5Dmk3 // SS 1/250, f2.5, ISO 250, Kelvin 8400
backlit diffused by tall trees / partly cloudy / approximately 45 min before sunset
JG Preset: In the Wash Classic // Exposure + 0.50 // Basic Panel: Blacks +12 // Crop to center // Enable profile corrections
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Julie Griffin Golden Hour Preset: "In the Fall"
Canon 50mm 1.2L on Canon 5Dmk3 // SS 1/320, f2.5, ISO 640, Kelvin 7900
backlit diffused by pine trees / approximately 10 min before sunset
JG Preset: In the Fall Vibrant // Exposure + 0.80 // White Balance: to 8200 // HS: Reds and Oranges saturation increase to +12 each // Crop to center
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Personal Work
Here are some samples of mine and my husband’s personal work edited with my presets. Tap to enlarge any edited or SOOC image. Camera info and editing steps are below.
Nolan’s Haircut: (image credit: Daniel Griffin) // Fuji X100f 23mm // SS 1/1000; f2.0 ISO 3200; Kelvin 5050 // JG Preset: Lifestyle Classic Base // Profile: Camera PROVIA/Standard // White Balance: dropper tool on the white cloth in Nolan’s lap to temp 4400; tint +15 // Contrast +15 to 30 // Blacks -45 // Transform: Auto (straightened mirrors and corners)
Girls in the Cacti: (image credit: Daniel Griffin) // Fuji X100f 23mm // SS 1/1000; f2.2 ISO640; Kelvin 5050 // JG Preset: In the Desert Vibrant // Profile: Camera Pro Neg Hi // White Balance to 7000 // Exp -0.10 // Dehaze to +50 // JG Preset: Vignettes: Remove All // Crop and Straighten // Radial Filter: JG_creative_Soft_Vignette around Penny // black and white version: JG Preset: B&W_CONVERT-AfterEdit, One-Click
Penny in the Yellow Chair: Canon 24-70mm 2.8L on Canon 5Dmk3 // SS 1/200, f2.8, ISO 1250, Kelvin 7400 // window light, indirect (sun opposite side of building), midday, approx four ft from window // JG Preset: Lifestyle Base Classic // Exp + 2.00 // White Balance to 5400; tint to 22 // Contrast increase to 45 // Highlights down to -40 // Blacks up to +45 // HSL: Blues Saturation to +20 and Aquas Saturation to +20 // Effect: Vignette: mid-point to -25 // JG Preset: Grain_Subtle // black and white version: JG Preset: B&W_CONVERT-AfterEdit + B&W color sliders “auto”
Snowy Pines: Fuji X100f 23mm // SS 1/4000; f2.8; ISO 200; Kelvin 5050 // Shot out of a moving car window at 70 mph (I wasn’t driving!) // JG Preset: Lifestyle Base Classic // Profile to Camera PROVIA/Standard // White Balance to 9000 // Exposure -0.50 // Blacks to +55, Shadows to +70 // enable Lens Profile Corrections, crop and straighten // Black and White version: JG Preset B&W_CONVERT-AfterEdit // Profile: ACROS // Exposure +1.95 // Blacks to +86, Whites to -94, Shadows to +60, Highlights to -95 // Contrast to +65 // JG Preset: Vignettes Intense // Vignette midpoint down to 3
Kids on Bed: Sigma 35mm 1.4mm Art on Canon 5Dmk3 // SS 1/250; f2.5; ISO 800; Kelvin 8400 // JG Preset: Lifestyle Base White Comforter // Exposure +1.10 // White Balance to 8500, tint +22 // HSL Panel: Blues and Aquas saturation both down to -30 // crop // Black and White version JG Preset: B&W_CONVERT-AfterEdit and Shadows increase to +75
Josie on a Hike: (image credit: Daniel Griffin) // Fuji X100f 23mm // SS 1/2000; f2.0 ISO640; Kelvin 4750 // JG Preset: In the Desert Matte // Profile: Camera PROVIA/Standard // White Balance: as shot // HSL: Red Saturation to -10; Magenta Saturation to -10 // black and white version: JG Preset: B&W_CONVERT-AfterEdit, One-Click
List of all Julie Griffin Develop Presets for Lightroom Classic (underlined are shown in the samples above)
All Outdoor Golden Hour Presets are Location-Based: In the… City / Desert / Fall / Field / Garden / Neighborhood / Orchard / Pines / Ravine / Red Rocks/ Wash / Yard
All Indoor Lifestyle Presets: Classic Base / Newborn Portraits Base / Fresh48 Base / White Comforter Base
Tweaks Included in Both Packs: Julie’s Black&White Conversion / Grain / Vignette / Rescue Haze
Other Lightroom Editing Tools used in the above images: Local Adjustment Effects for retouching and enhancing
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