One Willow Presets- Before and After

My friend Hilary from One for the Wall sent me these lovely portraits to use for a few before/after edits. Hilary is a favorite photographer of mine and I am so honored to call her a friend. She is amazingly talented and inspires me both as a photographer and a person.

You can view her beautiful work at One for the Wall Photography AND this week there is a super fabulous $100 Gift Certificate Giveaway from One Willow happening on her blog… be sure to check it out! Also feel free to use the code FORTHEWALL to get 15% off of all One Willow Preset Collections.

Color Pop-Dramatic: This photo was edited in Lightroom 4 using a new preset (coming soon) and the brush collection.   I applied the preset and then used the following brushes from the Brush Collection; color enhance, skin softening, eye sparkle and lash define, lightening and darkening, and finally Sharpen Definition.

Black and White Conversion: This photo was edited in Lightroom 4 with the Ophelia Preset from the Timeless Collection(version Lightroom 2 & 3). I applied the preset then used the heal tool and also the following brushes from the Brush Collection; skin softening, eye sparkle, lash define, eye whitening, basic sharpening. The Ophelia preset is a preset designed for Lightroom 2 & 3. However, I used it very easily using the update method shown HERE.


Tones:  The photo was edited with the Imagination preset from the Beautiful Things Collection (Lightroom 2& 3 version).  I applied the preset, tweaked it to suite the photo (white balance adjust, shadows, whites, contrast, clarity) then used the heal tool and the following brushes from the Brush Collection; skin soften, eye sparkle, eye whites, define lashes, lighten, define, color soften and basic sharpen.   The Imagination preset is a preset designed for Lightroom 2 & 3, however I used it very easily using the update method shown HERE.

Define and Enhance: For a more natural looking image, I used a new workflow preset for Lightroom 4 (coming soon). I also used the heal tool after I applied the preset and used the following brushes for subtle enhancements; lightening, eye sparkle, skin softening, paint on rose, eye whites, define lashes, and basic sharpen.

* Photos edited in Lightroom 4 in Raw format by One Willow Presets. Blog boards and web sizing done in Photoshop CS4.
* All photos in the post belong to One for the Wall Photography and were used with permission.

Balloon Smiles

An attempt to sit down at the computer and work on the to do list, quickly turned in to this…

I’ll take a few balloon smiles over a to do list any day. xo

Camera Settings

Canon 5D Mark II

Lens 35mm 1.4

ISO 3200 (Yes, this is a kickin’ ISO- this room has very poor lighting- one of the reasons I love the Mark II)

f/1.8

1/200 sec

Edits-  Lightroom 4 with a New Preset (still to be named)

Collage/Watermark- Photoshop CS4

Old Fence

I love old fences. Edited in Lightroom 4 with a new One Willow Preset. Coming Soon! ♥