Bright, Faded Look.

The Willow preset gives your photos a nostalgic feel by brightening the image and creating a faded look. It lifts the shadows, making details more visible in dark areas. On brighter photos, the extra brightness can give an imperfect or washed-out appearance. In the early 2010s, it was common to see filters that deliberately brightened photos.

This preset is part of the 2010s Instagram aesthetic project where I recreate the look of retro Instagram filters.

Color Grading

This preset brightens the image and lowers the highlights, creating a flat, faded look in the brightest areas. The highlights have a pinkish gray tone.

Color palette showing the adjusted hues from this Willow Lightroom Preset.

Skin Tone Protection

In the free download, you’ll receive the standard Willow preset. If you are a Pro member, you will receive an additional Lightroom Preset with skin tone protection. This preset uses VOXCOLOR’s Skin Tone Protection algorithm to restore the original skin tones, making it ideal for portraits.

Pro Edition

  • Skin Tone Protected Lightroom Presets
  • Commercial Use