Brighten Your Food Shots

Looking for a preset that enhances food photos naturally? This preset is inspired by food bloggers and influencers who favor a light film look that stays subtle and minimal. It lightens reds for a softer look on ingredients like tomatoes and peppers, brightens and enriches greens such as lettuce and parsley, and neutralizes whites in tableware to reduce color cast.

Together, these adjustments create a gentle film look that keeps the focus on the most important part of your photo: the food. It is designed to be subtle.

Color Grading

This preset boosts midtone contrast and applies targeted saturation. Saturation is stronger in the shadows and lighter in the highlights, so food pops while staying natural. Greens are richer in the shadows and softer in the highlights, adding contrast and a fresher look. Reds shift slightly toward orange and pink for a warmer, more appetizing tone.

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

Skin Tone Protection

In the free download, you’ll receive the standard Food 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.

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Example of image with Food Lightroom Preset applied.

Food Lightroom Preset

LR Preset
Free

Lightroom preset

Lightroom / ACR

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Pro Features
  • Skin Tone Protected Lightroom Presets
  • Commercial Use
Pro Studio Features
  • Skin Tone Protected Lightroom Presets
  • Commercial Use
Android Instructions
  1. Download the preset
  2. Click here to open Lightroom
  3. Select any photo then go to the Presets section.
  4. Tap on the menu (top-right) then select Import Presets. Load the zip file you just downloaded.
  5. Find the preset in Presets > Yours > www.freepresets.io.

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