- LSL Downtown
- 7 color looks in up to 5 light variants each (Full Sun, Overcast, Shade, Golden Hour, Backlight), and B&W Street in 4 contrast variants.
- 10 Film looks, one preset each, stronger and without light variants.
- 10 tools and 18 creative profiles, one per look, with an Amount slider.
Downtown
From warm old-town stone to cool, clean concrete: 18 looks in color, black and white and film. Most color looks come in versions for full sun, shaded streets and sun between buildings. Its 10 tools handle common city edits, such as straightening leaning buildings.
€19.99VAT included
Download right after payment · Free updates · For Lightroom Classic, Lightroom and Camera Raw · Part of the City bundle
- Presets
- 55
- Looks
- 18, including 7 in up to 5 lights
- Tools
- 10
- Creative profiles
- 18
Downtown€19.99
Before and after with Downtown
Color Block
- After
- The before photo with only the preset applied, at 100%.
- Before
- The original photo, with exposure and contrast set by hand.
Why the look holds when the light changes
A version for the light in your photo
Light changes a look: shade adds a blue cast, golden hour makes the oranges stronger. So each color look comes in several light versions, and you pick the one that matches your photo.
Your exposure and white balance stay yours
Set them as you always do: no look changes them, and Reset Look takes the look off without touching them.
18 looks, 55 presets
Choose your look, then your light
Pick a look for its colors and its mood, then the version made for the light you see in your photo.
- ConcreteCool, neutral grays, muted colors, clean whites and a dense slate sky: a graphic, gray city.
- Full Sun
- Overcast
- Shade
- Backlight
- Warm StoneHoney stone, rich brick, ochre facades and a deep, calm sky: old towns in warm light.
- Full Sun
- Overcast
- Shade
- Golden Hour
- Backlight
- Glass & SteelCool blue-cyan glass, steel grays, crisp highlights and natural skin: modern districts.
- Full Sun
- Overcast
- Shade
- Backlight
- Color BlockPainted walls and signs at full strength: dense, vivid reds, yellows, greens and blues on bright whites.
- Full Sun
- Overcast
- Shade
- Golden Hour
- Backlight
- Hard ShadowsDeep black shadows, bright highlights, bold colors and a dark blue sky, with faces still readable: graphic noon.
- Full Sun
- Golden Hour
- Backlight
- ChalkVery soft, chalky tones, powdery gray-white highlights and pale, light colors: a pastel city.
- Full Sun
- Overcast
- Shade
- Golden Hour
- Backlight
- Teal & GoldGold on sunlit facades, teal shadows and streets, teal-blue skies and warm skin: the city in movie colors.
- Full Sun
- Overcast
- Shade
- Golden Hour
- Backlight
Black and white
- B&W StreetBlack and white with deep graphic blacks, dark dramatic skies, gritty grain and crisp detail: classic street.Contrast variants: Soft, Medium, Hard, Matte
Film looks
One preset each, made for any light.
- Film - Warm ChromeWarm, rich reds and golden yellows, deep shadows and dark, punchy blue skies: old color slide film.
- Film - Cool ChromeClean cool blues, crisp bright whites, emerald greens and natural skin: modern slide film.
- Film - PushedHard contrast, deep blue-black shadows, warm amber highlights and heavy, gritty grain: film pushed in development.
- Film - Crossed SlideYellow-green highlights, cyan-blue shadows and bold, saturated color: slide film developed as a negative.
- Film - SeventiesA warm brown-orange cast, yellowed whites, faded teal skies and soft grain: an old print from the seventies.
- Film - EightiesA warm magenta cast, saturated reds and pinks and deep violet-blue skies: eighties print film.
- Film - Plastic CameraHeavy dark corners, a soft, dreamy blur, warm saturated colors and violet shadows: a cheap plastic camera.
- Film - Tube LightA green-cyan cast over everything, muted magentas and pinks and a rough grain: daylight film under tube lights.
- Film - Coarse GrainLittle color, olive shadows against cool highlights and heavy, coarse grain: very fast color film.
- Film - Lab ScanNeutral, rich tones, cool blue shadows, warm soft whites and a fine grain: a clean lab scan of a color negative.
Some lights go against a look, so we left those versions out. No Golden Hour preset for Concrete. Low warm sun fights a cool, neutral gray look: the variant could only mute the light. Use Warm Stone or Teal & Gold. No Golden Hour preset for Glass & Steel. Low warm sun fights a cool blue-cyan look and turns skin in shadow gray. Use Warm Stone or Teal & Gold. No Overcast preset for Hard Shadows. A gray sky casts no hard shadows: the look would only darken a flat image. No Shade preset for Hard Shadows. Open shade casts no hard shadows: the look would only darken a soft image.
Tools
10 tools for the usual edits, one click each
Add them on top of any look. The tools for the subject or the sky find it in your photo for you.
18 creative profiles to set each look's strength
Each look also comes as a creative profile with an Amount slider: you choose how strong the look is, and all your other sliders stay free. A profile at 100 is stronger than the preset, so start around 50.
- Reset LookTakes the look off. Your exposure and white balance stay as you set them.
- Light GrainAdds a fine, light grain that makes noise less visible.
- Straighten VerticalsStraightens leaning buildings so they stand upright. Check the crop afterwards.
- Lens FixFixes lens flaws: straight lines, even corners and no color fringes.
- Crisp FacadesNeeds Lightroom on a computerMore texture and crispness on facades, with the sky and people left as they are.
- Warm FacadesNeeds Lightroom on a computerWarmer, slightly brighter and richer stone and brick, on buildings only.
- Clean ConcreteNeeds Lightroom on a computerTakes the color casts off concrete, glass and steel, for clean, neutral grays.
- Street DepthNeeds Lightroom on a computerA denser, deeper ground on streets, pavements and squares, to anchor the frame.
- Deep SkyA deeper, darker sky with more cloud detail, and blues that stay calm.
- Subject LiftBrings the person or the main subject forward, with a little more light and texture.
Is this pack for you?
When Downtown is not the right pack
- Night and blue hourThis pack is for daylight. For blue hour and night, see Downtown Night.
- InteriorsAll five lights are outdoor daylight, so no preset is made for indoor light.
- Local retouchingThe tools make common corrections, such as straight verticals or a darker sky. Removing an object or retouching one part of the photo is still up to you.
- Lightroom mobileThe presets work on Lightroom mobile, except the tools marked "Needs Lightroom on a computer" in the tools list.
Questions
I've bought presets before that looked wrong on my photos. Why would these be different?
Often the light is the cause: a preset made in one light goes wrong in another. Here you set your own exposure and white balance first. Then, for a color look, you pick the version made for the light in your photo. This page also says what the pack is not made for.
Can't I just make my own presets?
You can, and some experienced editors make one preset per light for their own look. A pack gives you that work already done for one subject: in Downtown, 7 color looks in their light versions, a black and white look, 10 Film looks and 10 tools.
Will I still have to edit every photo?
You still set exposure, white balance and contrast as usual; the look gives the color and the mood. The pack's tools then handle the local edits this subject often needs, one click each.
What if a look is too strong for my photo?
Each look also comes as a creative profile with an Amount slider: you set the strength, and all your other sliders stay free. Profiles are stronger than the presets at 100, so start around 50.
Will a preset change my exposure or white balance?
No look changes them: set exposure and white balance as usual, then apply the look. The Contrast, Highlights, Shadows, Whites and Blacks sliders also stay where you set them, though each look gives the image its own contrast. A few tools change light or color in one area only, such as the subject or the sky. Reset Look takes the look off.
Does it work with my Lightroom and on my phone?
The pack works in Lightroom Classic, Lightroom and Camera Raw; the compatibility table on this page gives the minimum versions. On Lightroom mobile the looks work: sync them from Lightroom on a computer, or import the unzipped files. Some tools need Lightroom on a computer.
Is it hard to install?
In Lightroom Classic and Camera Raw, you import the zip directly, and the presets appear in the "LSL Downtown" group; in Lightroom Classic, the profiles take a second import. The guide in the zip (in English) shows each step, and if you get stuck, we reply within 2 business days.
Does it work with my RAW, JPEG or phone photos?
The presets are made for RAW files: any RAW file that Lightroom opens, including phone DNG files. They also work on JPEG files, but the result is different and usually weaker.
What if the pack does not suit my photos?
The section "Is this pack for you?" on this page says which photos it is not made for, so you can check before you buy. As long as you have not downloaded anything, you can withdraw within 14 days; from the first download, the sale is final. If the pack does not work with the Lightroom versions listed for it, the legal guarantee of conformity applies: we fix it or refund you.
Which light should I choose for a sunrise?
Golden Hour, if the sun is low and warm. Go by the light you see in the photo: a low, warm sun calls for Golden Hour, at 7 am or at 7 pm.
How do I get an update?
We email you, and the pack shows "Update available" in your account. Download the new version and import it the same way as the first one. The release notes list what changed.
Compatibility
Compatibility
| App | Whole pack | Looks only |
|---|---|---|
| Lightroom Classic | 14.3 or later | 12.4 or later |
| Lightroom (macOS, Windows) | 8.3 or later | 6.4 or later |
| Camera Raw | 17.3 or later | 15.4 or later |
| Lightroom mobile | No: mobile has no landscape masks | Yes, synced from Lightroom desktop |
We make the presets in Lightroom Classic 15.6. The older minimum versions come from Adobe's release notes.
You get 55 presets, 18 creative profiles, the license, an installation guide and the release notes. Lightroom Classic and Camera Raw import the zip directly, and the presets appear in the "LSL Downtown" group; in Lightroom Classic, the profiles take a second import, shown in the guide. Preset names, the guide and the release notes are in English; the license is in English and French.
Release notes
Version 1.0.0 ·
Terms of purchase, in short
- Price
- The price shown includes VAT: it is the price you pay. During a promotion, the crossed-out price is the lowest price of the 30 days before it started.
- Delivery
- You download the files right after payment, then again at any time from your account.
- Updates
- Every new version of the pack is free. We email you when one comes out.
- Right of withdrawal
- You can withdraw within 14 days as long as you have not downloaded anything; from the first download, the sale is final. The legal guarantee of conformity still applies: if the pack does not work with the Lightroom versions listed for it, we fix it or refund you.
- Support
- Write to us about a look, an installation or an order: we reply within 2 business days.
License
- Personal and commercial use
- All your devices
- One license per person
Preset pack
Downtown
For the city by day: warm stone, clean concrete and glass, straight verticals, in color, black and white or film.
Downtown · 55 presets
€19.99VAT included
No fees are added at checkout. Your files are ready right after payment. For Lightroom Classic, Lightroom and Camera Raw.
Or the City bundle: Downtown and Downtown Night together for €33.99, €5.99 less than buying them one by one.