As an expert black and white photographer, monochrome has been my preferred method of photography for many years.
In response to many suggestions and a lot of tweaking, I'm delighted to offer you 12 Lightroom presets for raw photos that will make your hearts in black and white beat.
With six of the original presets and another variation that has grain for each, there are lots of choices to explore.
The twelve Lightroom presets can be adjusted to your personal preferences and style of shooting. They are designed for use with raw images.
KMBW Make it fashionable It's a high-impact sharp, high contrast black and white filter that increases shadows and blacks considerably as well as slightly brightens whites. provides a stylish edge to your photos. This is an amazing effect on photos with plenty of depth. It comes with a clean preset as well as a grain preset.
KMBW Traditional, Dahhling A timeless black and white, which adds the appearance of contrast. enhances the red channel for an intimate old Hollywood appearance and improves the clarity. It comes with a clean preset and grain preset.
KMBW Matte-r Of Fact With a nod to the past Matte-r Of Fact creates a strong fade curve, with drastically reduced highlights, resulting in a stunning matte look. It comes with an uncluttered preset as well as a grain preset.
KMBW Gray Matte-r A "mini-matte", preset, Grey Matte-r dramatically reduces the highlights and improves texture to give a more muted look. This preset includes a clean one as well as a grain preset.
KMBW Heavenly Like it is, "Heavenly" creates a glowing glow by boosting highlights and brightening whites, while reducing the texture of images, and gives them an exquisite look. The preset is stunning on photos that already have bright whites and heavy highlights. It includes a clean preset and a grain one.
KMBW California Girl An easy-going black and white color that is gorgeous on all kinds of photos. The preset cuts down on the highlights and slightly increases the shadows to create a beautiful and pleasant monochrome. It includes a clear preset as well as a grain preset.
