Truelight - Photo Presets
Bring cinematic depth to your Sony images – and beyond.
The Truelight Photo Presets are designed for quiet realism: grounded contrast, natural tones, and cinematic subtlety that avoids oversaturated “Instagram looks.”
While optimized for Sony RAW files, they also work across other camera brands. Please note: results may vary on JPEGs and non-Sony files, as the presets were crafted with RAW workflows in mind.
Each preset is aesthetically matched to the Truelight Video LUTs (sold separately), giving you a unified workflow across photo and video.
Truelight - Photo Presets
What’s Inside
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- 9× Truelight Photo Presets (XMP for Lightroom Classic and DNG for Lightroom Mobile
- Installation Guide (PDF, English & German)
- Preview Guide with before/after examples (PDF, English & German)
- Readme (PDF, English & German)
- License Agreement (PDF, English & German)
Look Overview
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- Everyday Gold → A timeless, versatile base look with natural warmth, clear definition and balanced color tones – perfect for everyday photography, travel and visual storytelling. Everyday Gold brings calm to the image while preserving glow and depth.
- Golden Boost → A warm, vibrant look with golden highlights and a hint of turquoise in the sky – ideal for sunny days, Mediterranean tones and colorful storytelling. Golden Boost creates a cinematic glow without ever becoming loud.
- Muted Depth → A subtly desaturated look with subdued tones and soft contrast – perfect for quiet stories, calm landscapes and understated portraits. Muted Depth evokes a dimmed, atmospheric mood with cinematic depth.
- Warm Drift → A soft golden look with gentle warmth and natural skin tones – ideal for afternoon light, travel and family moments. Warm Drift turns ordinary light into a calm, cinematic glow.
- Cold Drift → A cool-toned look with crisp contours, neutral color rendering and subtle structure – ideal for urban scenes, overcast skies and modern architecture. Cold Drift brings clarity and restraint, with just a touch of cinematic depth.
- Silverlight (B&W) → A bright black and white look with fine structure, soft contrast and poetic highlights – ideal for misty landscapes, quiet waters and bright street scenes. Silverlight creates a delicate, film-like monochrome aesthetic.
- Mono Journal (B&W) → A documentary-style black and white look with soft tonality, quiet atmosphere and journalistic character – perfect for reportage, street photography and analog-inspired fine art. Mono Journal balances depth and stillness.
- Eclipse (B&W) → A bold black and white look with strong contrast, rich blacks and slightly held-back highlights – ideal for dramatic light, day or night. Eclipse is the daylight-ready sister of Midnight – powerful yet controlled.
- Midnight (B&W) → A deep, high-contrast black and white look with dark shadows, cool highlights and maximum reduction – perfect for nighttime, neon light and intense visual moods. Midnight is uncompromising, atmospheric, and visually distinct.
Creator’s Note & Vision
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The Truelight Presets were created with a clear philosophy:
not to chase trendy, oversaturated “Instagram looks,” but to provide a calmer, more cinematic alternative.
Each preset is built for quiet realism – grounded contrast, natural tones, and visual restraint that supports authentic storytelling.
These photo presets are carefully designed to match the aesthetics of the Truelight Video LUTs, so you can build a unified style across photo and video.
Please note: while the presets are technically aligned with the video LUTs, they cannot be 100% identical, since photo and video workflows differ. Instead, they are crafted to echo the same cinematic mood, tonality, and visual fingerprint.
The Truelight Video LUTs are available separately for filmmakers who wish to extend the same look to moving images.
Compatibility
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- Lightroom Classic (XMP, version 7.3 or newer)
- Lightroom CC / Lightroom Mobile (DNG, iOS & Android, no subscription required)
- Adobe Camera Raw (version 10.3 or newer)
File types: RAW (recommended), JPEG supported
- Presets are primarily designed for RAW files to unlock full dynamic range and color control.
- They also work with JPEGs, but results can vary and may appear slightly different.
Camera brands:
- Optimized for Sony cameras (A7CR, FX3)
- Work across all major camera brands (Canon, Nikon, Fujifilm, etc.)
- Note: due to different color science, slight variations in tones may occur. Minor adjustments (exposure, white balance, local tweaks) are recommended.
Profile base:
- Built on Adobe Neutral by default
- For a stronger, punchier result you can switch to Adobe Color
Installation
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Step-by-step installation guides are included (PDF, English & German).
- Lightroom Classic (XMP) – via Preferences → Presets → Import
- Lightroom Mobile (DNG) – import DNG files and save as Presets
- Adobe Camera Raw (XMP) – via Presets → Import Profiles & Presets
License & Usage
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- For personal and professional use
- Redistribution, resale, or sharing of files is strictly prohibited
- Files are licensed to the purchaser only
- Please review the included PDF for full license terms
Shipping & returns
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Shipping
All Truelight products are delivered as instant digital downloads.
- No shipping costs.
- Immediate access after checkout, plus confirmation email with download links.
Returns & Refunds
- These are digital products. Once the download has started, the statutory right of withdrawal (EU/UK) expires, provided you agreed to this during checkout.
- For customers outside the EU/UK: please note that digital downloads are generally non-refundable.
- Refunds can only be offered if there is a proven technical issue that prevents you from accessing the product, and after support has been contacted.
Unified Looks – Across Photo & Video
These tools were designed for cinematic calm and grounded realism – across both still and motion.
Prints created using these looks
The following fine art prints were created using different looks from this toolkit – applied both in-camera and in post-production.