Monochrome punishes mistakes: skin turns chalky or shadows turn to sludge. Nikki Closser's presets avoid both, with open highlights, deep but detailed shadows and a quiet cinematic weight through the greys.
Skin looks soft and three-dimensional, and contrast feels deliberate rather than cranked. It's grey-scale rendering for portraits meant to last, from fine art and editorial to studio and lifestyle work.
Every one of the eight presets comes tuned for RAW and separately for JPG/TIFF, so tones stay consistent when you switch formats. Works only in Lightroom Classic (XMP) and Lightroom.
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