Presets

Portfolio: https://philhawkinsphoto.com/ Photo Workshops in Yosemite: https://yosemitephotoworkshops.com/ Presets in DxO PhotoLab are one of the fastest and most efficient ways to streamline your editing workflow, especially for photographers processing large numbers of images. Whether you shoot weddings, sports, portraits, events, real estate, or commercial sessions, presets can dramatically reduce editing time while helping maintain consistency across an entire photo shoot. At their core, presets are simply saved groups of editing adjustments. When you create a preset, DxO PhotoLab records a series of processing decisions into a small reusable file. Instead of manually repeating the same adjustments over and over again, you can instantly apply those settings to future images with a single click. A preset can contain virtually any combination of adjustments, including: Exposure corrections Contrast Tone curves White balance Saturation and vibrancy HSL color adjustments Noise reduction Sharpening Lens corrections Crop settings Local adjustments LUT applications Black-and-white conversions This makes presets incredibly powerful for speeding up repetitive editing tasks. For example, if you regularly photograph indoor sports in the same gym lighting, you may develop a preset optimized specifically for: High ISO noise reduction White balance correction Contrast enhancement Sharpness tuning Instead of rebuilding those adjustments every session, the preset instantly provides a strong starting point. 0:00 The Role of Presets in PhotoLab 0:48 Solving Unique Lighting Challenges 1:40 Applying and Experimenting with Effects 2:47 Creating and Saving Custom Presets