It is a great film for portraits, and almost anything really. Kodak Portra will always be one of my favorite films.

Without further ado, lets dissect a few of these film presets, and why I love them so much. Remember, presets can enhance your work, but don't necessarily make one a better photographer or make one's photos better. For each image I have applied the preset, and made some minor adjustments to my liking. The just looked stunning.īelow I have created some before/after images. They didn't have that hipster vibe to them. They have a subtle film look, and don't look over-edited. I put forth the money, tried them out, and was blown away. After some time of searching more, I came back to Mastin's site as I could not find anything that matched film closely, the way I wanted. I had my fair share of getting tricked into spending money on garbage presets. I was apprehensive because each film preset pack was one hundred dollars. The images looked somewhat like film, but it wasn't quite there for me.Ī fellow wedding photographer told me about Mastin Labs. I wasn't wanting the hipster style of editing associated with VSCO today, it's too cliché. Unfortunately VSCO didn't quite hit the nail on the head with their presets in my opinion. I used some VSCO filters here and there to get that true film look I was seeking. I have really come to love the profiles of these films and began to look for ways to simulate that in digital.Īt first I went with VSCO, since it was the only company I knew of that made film presets. My film endeavors first began with Ilford's HP5 and Kodak's Portra. However, my editing style in digital never really matched up well with the profiles of film I was shooting. Over that past year or so I have began to integrate film into my professional workflow. However, I am beginning to see more and more hybrid photographers that use both film and digital professionally. It's not likely that film will be used more than digital, do to cost and time. Surprising to some, film is back, and on the rise. For some time many thought that film would eventually die out since digital is so much easier.

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