My Black and White Lightroom Presets

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7 May

So, about my Black and White Lightroom Presets.

It's been a while, I know.I'm sure many of you are in the same situation as me right now. All my work has evaporated and I'm "locked down" with my family. In this downtime, it has allowed me to finish a project I'd been starting (and not completing) on and off for the last year.

The astute amongst you will also have noticed a new menu item appearing - Monochrome.

This links to my other lockdown project The Ministry of Shadows which is dedicated to my love of monochromatic photography and film.

Black and White Lightroom Presets Overview Video:

Take a look at this little video for more details including the profiles and system-based workflow.

This is Edition One of the Kevin Mullins Black & White Film Lightroom Presets.

This Lightroom Presets collection is more than just a series of pre-selected sliders.

Film - Edition 1 Lightroom Presets

£10.00

A complete film-inspired Profile, Preset & Workflow Pack for Lightroom

Film Edition 1 is a structured Lightroom preset and profile pack designed to help you create film-inspired edits quickly and consistently. Built around carefully crafted profiles and subtle film processes, it combines black-and-white looks, colour film styles, and practical workflow tools in one straightforward editing system.

This is not a random collection of heavy-handed slider presets. The live page describes it as built on colour-critical Look-Up-Table profiles, with monochrome film emulation at its core, and includes a bonus collection of favourite colour-processing profiles as part of the pack. The result is a set of edits that feel more photographic and less synthetic.

If you edit regularly in Lightroom, you already know the problem. You want a film-like finish, but you also want it to be quick to apply and easy to manage across a full set of images. Film Edition 1 is built to give you that balance. The profile-based looks give you a strong starting point, and the included workflow and noise reduction tools help you refine the result without overcomplicating the process.

Built for speed and consistency

Film-inspired black and white and colour looks in one pack
Profile-based processes designed for a more natural starting point
One-click utility tools to keep editing quick and consistent
Noise reduction tools are included for a smoother Lightroom workflow

What’s included

8 black-and-white film profile-based processes
5 colour film processes
22 one-click utility workflow tools
6 noise reduction utility tools
Bonus colour processing profiles
Works primarily on RAW files, with some processes also working on JPEGs

Compatibility

Built for Adobe Lightroom CC or Adobe Lightroom Classic 7.3 or newer, on both Windows and Mac.

3 for 2 offer

All preset packs are included in the 3-for-2 offer. Add any three preset packs to your basket, and the cheapest one is free at checkout.

These Black & White Film Lightroom Presets are built on carefully crafted profiles, generated with colour critical Look-Up Tables.

I have been editing my images for many years to closely replicate black and white film. This collection gives you access to the very same developing process that I use for my professional photography.

The pack is inspired by my love of monochrome film and includes a full set of profiles, presets and utility options to recreate an extremely specific filmlike look for your black and white photographs.

You will not find a lengthy list of garish never-to-be used slider configurations in this pack.

What you will find is a crafted, subtle, set of film processes that will allow you a one-click system for black and white film emulation in a digital workflow.

Included is a bonus collection of my current favourite colour processing profiles also.

This is a digital product. Upon purchase, you will receive an email to a download link that will be valid for 24 Hours.

This system is designed to be applied to any RAW file. Some of the system processes will work on JPEG images too.

Requirements: This process pack requires Adobe Lightroom CC or Adobe Lightroom Classic 7.3 or newer. They will work with Windows and Mac operating systems.

The installation notes are included as a PDF in the digital download.

Black and White Lightroom Presets Toolkit Contents

Upon installation, you will have a new Group in the develop module presets area called KM B&W Film Edition 1.

Included in Kevin Mullins Black & White Film Lightroom Presets - Edition One:

Eight specific black and white film profile-based processes:
1. Mullins Classic Film
2. Mullins Classic Warm - -
3. Mullins Classic Warm –
4. Mullins Classis Warm
5. Mullins Classic Warm +
6. HP5 Style (High Contrast)
7. Newspaper
8. Delta Style 3200
9. Five colour film bonus processes:
  1. Classic Chrome Style 400
  2. Classic Chrome Style Clean
  3. Classic Chrome Style 1600
  4. Mullins Film Colour 3200
  5. Mullins Film Colour Clean
  6. One-click density implementation to add depth to photographs:
    1. Standard
    2. Medium
    3. Strong
    4. Real
    5. Reset
    6. Film Grain quick steps:
      1. 400
      2. 3200
      3. Reset
      4. Subtle Edge Vignette process.
      5. Utility Processes:
        Fade the Film
        Standard Warm
        Subtle Warm
        Film Negative
        Sharpening Processes:
        RAW Standard
        RAW Refine
        Contrast Reduce

Workflow Based Processing

These Black and White Lightroom Presets are structured to aid your workflow. A workflow might entail:

Selecting the Film Finish in group 1.
Selecting film grain in group 2.
Selecting the density in group 3.

Then using the utilities to finish of sharpening, vignette, and warmth.

During the COVID-19 Lockdown, I am offering the Black and White Lightroom Presets system for half price.

You can learn more here.

Kevin Mullins

Kevin is a documentary photographer and educator with over 800 weddings behind him, well over 1,000 students taught and a passion for honest, story-led photography.

He was the first Fujifilm ambassador for Wedding Photography, a lover of street photography, and co-host of The FujiCast photography podcast. Through workshops, online courses, and one-to-one mentoring, Kevin now helps photographers develop their own style, without chasing trends.

You’ll find him sharing work and thoughts on Instagram, Threads and YouTube, and, occasionally, behind a microphone as a part-time radio DJ. He lives in the Cotswolds, where he is a Black-Belt in Judo and British Judo Coach.

https://www.kevinmullinsphotography.co.uk