How to Use Lightroom Mobile Presets

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Downloading Your Presets

  • You’ll need to start off on a computer (you’ll only need to use it once to get the presets onto your mobile device). On your computer, open the email that contains the link to the .zip file you purchased—this will come separately from the order confirmation email. Download the .zip folder and double click to open it. You should see all the DNG preset files and a JPEG copy of how to set up and use your presets.

  • Send the DNG files (NOT the .zip file) to your mobile device using AirDrop, Dropbox, or whatever you normally use to share photos.

  • If you’re using a file sharing app like Dropbox, open it on your mobile device and save each of the DNG images to your phone (DNGs can’t be read on iPhones, so don’t panic if they show up as blank squares!). If you’re using AirDrop, the DNGs will go directly to your camera roll.

Saving and Using Your Presets

  • Open the Lightroom app on your phone and create a new album (+ sign to the right of "Albums"). Open your new album and add photos by clicking the blue button on the bottom right with the image+ icon.

  • Choose "From Camera Roll" and then select each of your downloaded preset files (they'll appear as black images with "RAW" or "DNG" over them). Tap "Add Photos" in blue at the bottom of the screen.

  • Once you've added your DNGs to Lightroom, you'll want to save them as presets so you can easily use them on your own photos. In the album you created, open the first file and tap on the 3 dots at the top right corner.

  • Select "Create Preset" and give your preset a name. Open the drop down menu below "Preset Group" to select a group. (For the first preset, you'll want to tap "Create New Preset Group" and give it a name you'll recognize.) Make sure you save all of the presets to the group you create.

  • Check everything except "Tools," "Optics," and "Geometry," and then tap the checkmark in the top right to save the preset. Repeat this for all of the DNG files.

  • To use your new presets, open any photo you want to edit and swipe over to find the "Presets" icon in the bottom tray. Tap the drop down menu to choose the preset group you created and choose your preset. Hit the check mark at the bottom right and then adjust lighting as needed.

Happy editing!