These presets were developed with the intention of creating a Lightroom workflow that was both more intuitive and more versatile than anything I've used in the past. Since I occasionally shoot in different file formats, I also needed presets that could adapt to both a RAW and JPG workflow.

Over time, my workflow evolved into a two part process: 1) Correcting and enhancing the quality and tonality of the images, and 2) making color adjustments. Once the process was in place, I began adapting and implimenting some of my frequently used settings into the the workflow by creating presets. The two categories of presets I developed (Basic Presets and Color Presets) can be mixed and matched in a number of ways, and since the settings of each type of preset are exclusive to their function, you'll never have to worry about Basic Presets or Color Presets overriding each other. Basic Presets only affect White Balance, Exposure, Recovery, Fill Light, Blacks, Brightness, Contrast, Tone Curve, and Vignette settings. And Color Presets only affect Hue, Saturation, Luminance, Grayscale Mix, and Split Tone settings.

Basic Presets are a set of correction and enhancement presets. They focus on the quality and tonality of each photograph, and lay the groundwork for the later use of color presets. These things aren't magic, though. More often than not, a little manual adjusting is necessary...especially when it comes to exposure and white balance. Unless a photograph is decently exposed, and the white balance is on close to the mark, the auto tone and auto white balance presets wont always adjust accurately :)

*Basic Presets only affect White Balance, Exposure, Recovery, Fill Light, Blacks, Brightness, Contrast, Tone Curve, and Vignette settings.

Color Prests apply color changes by either manipulating the hues, saturation, and luminance, or converting the image to greyscale and adjusting the split tones. Color Presets only affect Hue, Saturation, Luminance, Grayscale Mix, and Split Tone settings.