Preset Design: Editing Photos with Lightroom for Mobile

Color allows us to communicate in a more personal and emotional way. For photographer and stylist Marioly Vázquez, it’s one of the most impactful elements of a photo. She runs her own studio, which specializes in creating visual stories for brands, and has worked with companies including Adobe, Dyson, Ford, and Dior.

In this course, she teaches you how to design presets in your own style and achieve a consistent aesthetic across your platforms. Discover how to edit photos using Lightroom for mobile and transform your perception of the world.

Begin by getting to know Marioly Vázquez, the creative mind behind Maria Marie. She talks through her creative journey to starting her own studio, along with the influences which inspire her as an artist.

Learn what a preset is and why Lightroom is a great tool for creating them. Then explore the app’s interface and the settings it offers for photo editing, from exposure and contrast to shadows and curves. Discover how to convey different colors and moods through the presets you create.

Find inspiration for a mood board that will inspire your preset design, then learn how to make your preset. Marioly shares a shortcut for creating a preset easily, before showing you how to create one for a specific photo and then apply it to multiple images. Practice editing each photo individually for a professional end result, using Marioly’s ‘apply, evaluate, adjust’ method.

Find out how to create a cohesive aesthetic across your feed and stories on Instagram by focusing on your color palette. To finish the course, Marioly shares tips to put into practice while creating your presets, such as considering skin tone and avoiding over-editing.