KATCH PRESETS

install & editing tips

Thanks so much for buying my presets!
I hope they help your editing process in a big way!

INSTALLING YOUR PRESETS:

1. Unzip the zip folder your downloaded.
2. Locate your “Develop Presets” folder by going to your Lightroom preferences, click on
the “Presets” tab, and then click on “Show Lightroom Presets Folder”. Inside that folder
will be the “Develop Presets” folder.
3. Drag the whole “Katch Presets” folder into the “Develop Presets” you located in step 2.
4. If you purchased multiple presets separately and received multiple zip files, place all
“.lrtemplate” files into the same “Katch Presets” folder so you can keep them all in one
place in Lightroom.
5. Restart Lightoom and you’re ready to go!

Having trouble locating your “Develop Presets” folder?

On a mac, you can find it manually at: User/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Lightroom/
Develop Presets
On windows you can find it manually at: User/Application Data/Adobe/Lightroom/Develop
Presets

WHAT IS THE “CLEAR.lrtemplate” file?

This is a “preset” that clears any formatting done by Katch Presets. Basically everything
except White Balance, Exposure, Sharpening, Graduated/Radial Filters, Grain and Crop.
This tool is to help you clear all settings except the essentials so you can better compare
presets against the original. It’s just a little bonus for you!

PLEASE READ the helpful editing TIPS ON THE NEXT PAGE!

 EDITING TIPS
What settings can I expect to change to perfect the presets for my own
photos?
The first basics are exposure and white balance. Once those are nailed down, the most
common changes happen in contrast and HSL, to cater towards the tones in your image.
Here are a few tips to get you started on some of the presets that have more specific
tones:

Katch 1 - This is one I use the most. I often desaturate the oranges and yellows as necessary
for each light situation and skin tone. With just one click it has pretty saturated warm
tones that sometimes need to be taken down a touch for certain scenes and skin tones! I
also sometimes bring up the luminance of oranges, to help out certain skin tones!

Katch 3 - To get creamy skin tones, be sure to warm up the image. In forests or woods
with a lot of green, you may need to make adjustments to the saturation and hue of the
greens.

Katch 4 - The initial base after clicking the preset on will look very cool (temperature), so
you’ll likely need to make it warmer, and move the tint closer to magenta. If you shot in
low contrast light, you’ll want to increase contrast some.

Katch 5 - The BW preset is pretty contrasty, so if you shot in very contrasty or directional
light, you’ll need to account for that when editing.

Katch 6 - Is meant for higher contrast situations. If you shot in low contrast light, you’ll
need to make adjustments for a better look. You’ll also need to find the sweet spot in
White Balance to adjust for the blue tones in the highlights.

Katch 8 - This preset brings out magenta tones, so you might need to adjust the HSL
sliders for reds and orange, especially for skin tones. But once you get it down, it can
bring out that creamy goodness in those skin tones!

What presets do you use?

I use a variety of presets, especially for my Editorial Work. Most of my Wedding Work uses
Katch 1 Preset as a base, and I tweak certain things depending on the light and tones in
the image. The things I change often are contrast and slight changes to the HSL settings.
Will the presets work on all my photos?
The presets are made to work across a variety of settings, but they will not look totally
amazing on ALL images. Light and exposure are the most important steps towards a
good photo. And remember, these presets are not meant to be a one-click fix for any
image, they’re meant to enhance tones in a properly exposed image. Depending on the
tones and light, you will have to tweak some aspects of course. Not every image will be
perfect after just one-click. I have a helpful list below of things to keep in mind to tweak!
Also, they’re made for RAW files, not JPGS!

Do the presets add grain or sharpening?

The presets do not change sharpening, so you can adjust that however you like. They
keep grain at zero, because I don’t add grain in Lightroom. Some of the featured photos
on this website have added grain in Alien Skin Exposure, a process I do for all my photos
after Lightroom. This grain has nothing to do with the presets, and is not added in any of
the one-click galleries, so you can see the purest form of the preset.

If you have any other specific questions that are not listed above, feel free to email me
at hello@katchsilva.com, I’m happy to help!