by Archipelago
Kin is meant as a beginning rather than an ending. These Archipelago portrait presets lay down a warm, earthy base: amber running through the midtones, natural greens and browns around the subject, and skin that looks soft and real.
Contrast is sculpted, not slammed, giving a quiet cinematic mood while the original character of the photo survives. The result looks intentional rather than processed.
After applying a preset, adjust white balance, exposure, saturation or single colour channels until the image fits your direction, lighter warmth for one session and heavier atmosphere for the next.
After a wet winter, deserts sometimes erupt in wildflowers, an event known as a superbloom. Archipelago borrowed the name for a pastel set o...
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Imagine the interior of a touring show tent, with canvas bleached by the sun, dusty reds and golds, and blues fading toward teal. Archipelag...
Archipelago
Named after the Latin word for open woodland, Nemora is about glades and shaded meadows where sunlight lands on the ground in patches betwee...
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Afterglow is Archipelago's take on the moment just after golden hour, when light gets softer and colours grow richer. The six grades lean ci...
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Hours spent watching scenery drift past a car window inspired Overland. Archipelago tuned six base presets to different terrain, so a journe...
Archipelago
Instead of forcing every photo toward a fixed style, Veralux works with the light already present in the scene. It is a true colour collecti...
Archipelago
Photographers sometimes hold a crystal in front of the lens and rotate it until light bends in ways glass can't manage. Archipelago turned t...
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In Ombra the dark end of the histogram sets the mood. Archipelago cools the deepest tones to a hazy slate blue, leaves bright areas gentle a...
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