Why Do My Presets Look So Bad Indoors? Simple Fixes for Indoor Lighting
If your presets look great outdoors but awful indoors, it’s usually not the preset—it’s the light. Indoor photos often have mixed color temperatures, deeper shadows, and more noise, so presets can ...
Lightroom Presets: Why They Look Different on Every Photo (and How to Fix It)
If one preset looks perfect on one image but muddy, too dark, or too orange on the next, the preset isn’t broken—your photos are starting from different exposure, white balance, contrast, and color...
Unlock the Mystery: Why Your Editing Presets Are Hit-or-Miss
A preset is just saved slider instructions, so it reacts differently when your photo starts brighter, darker, warmer, or more contrasty than the preset expects. The most common culprits are exposur...
Revitalize Your Edits: Why Your Presets Look Flat and How to Inject Depth and Pop (2026 Update)
Flat presets usually mean missing depth: no true black point, dull highlights, and weak midtone separation that makes the subject blend into the background. This guide gives a repeatable “depth &am...
Unraveling the Mystery: Why Your Presets Look Different on Desktop vs. Mobile (and How to Fix It!)
That perfect desktop edit can look dull, too warm, or overly contrasty on a phone because mobile screens and apps interpret color differently. Wide-gamut displays (P3), auto-brightness, and feature...
Unlocking the Magic: Why Your Presets Aren't Mirroring Those Dreamy Before & Afters
Presets aren’t mind readers—they’re recipes, and your photo is the ingredients. If lighting, exposure, white balance, or camera profiles change, the same preset will naturally look different. This ...
Unlocking the Mystery: Why Your Photo Presets Look Different After Exporting (2026 Edition)
When your edit looks perfect in Lightroom but shifts after export, it’s rarely the preset—it’s the “translation” happening during export and viewing. Color space (sRGB vs Adobe RGB/ProPhoto), scree...