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Just a few years ago, I started working towards being a professional photographer. I’ve always had an interest in the field and have loved taking photos, but it wasn’t until late 2017 that I really started pushing forward in the profession. Any photographer will tell you that capturing the photograph is only half of the process. The second half is editing. Years ago, that used to be the development process in film labs, but now, the editing takes place digitally and touch-ups, colorization, and exposure are controlled in applications like Adobe’s Lightroom. For a couple of decades now, I’ve been a student of Adobe Photoshop, but I’ve discovered that the development of a digital photo can be handled within Lightroom — especially when you are utilizing presets and brushes.

What is a preset?

At this point, you might be asking yourself, “What is a preset?” A preset is a configuration of settings that creates a certain style for your photos. When you apply a preset, it automatically adds those settings to your selected photo or photos. For example, let’s say I created a preset that increased the exposure on a photo and decreased the saturation at the same time. I could save that as a preset and whenever I wanted to achieve that same look on another photo, I would just select the preset for that photo and tweak the settings as necessary. The problem with most presets is they are…