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Lightroom presets made for South African light

These are the warm, gentle edits I reach for in my own work — beach and family sessions along the Eastern Cape coastline, and fine-art equine photography across South Africa. Each one is an instant download, works in Lightroom Classic, desktop and mobile, and is easy to fine-tune to your own photographs.

The collection is small on purpose, and grows slowly, as I make presets I genuinely use.

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About these Lightroom presets

Lifestyle portrait of a man looking lovingly at a laughing woman outdoors during golden hour sunset.

I made them for our light. Midday here is bright and unforgiving, and then, in the last hour before the sun goes, everything turns soft and gold and generous. Each preset is built to hold on to that softness: honest skin tones, warm sand and sea, and none of the heavy filtering that pulls a photograph away from the moment it came from.

What you receive

  • An instant download, sent the moment your payment goes through
  • Files for Adobe Lightroom Classic, Lightroom CC and Lightroom Mobile
  • A short, plain-language guide to installing your preset
  • A one-click starting point that is still easy to adjust to your own images

Who these presets are for

You do not need to be a professional. If you photograph your own children at the beach, run a small photography business of your own, or simply want your photographs to look as though they belong to one another, these presets will do that gently and quickly. Apply the preset, nudge the exposure to suit your frame, and you are done.

No preset can rescue a photograph that was not felt in the first place, and none of mine will pretend to. They are a starting point, not a disguise — here to give you back the hour afterwards, so you can spend it with the people you photographed rather than with your screen.

Would you rather I photographed it for you?

Have a look at my photography services, read through the prices and FAQs, or simply get in touch. Tell me what you would love photographed, where you are based and the dates you have in mind.

All of my Lightroom presets are made for Adobe Lightroom.