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Lightroom presets are everywhere these days.
They help you achieve a beautiful and cohesive Instagram feed, which is what we all want when we’re trying to grow our Insta accounts.
Today I’m sharing the easiest way you can install these presets, so that you can start using them today.
This is a step by step guide, super easy to follow – especially for beginners.
With image instructions to help you out.
Let’s do this!
If you are new around here, I have created 4 free presets that I’m sharing here on my blog.
So if you wanted to give your Instagram feed a makeover completely free, you can get my presets here:
- Bright Minimal Lightroom Preset
- Bright Moody Lightroom Preset
- Bright Pastels Lightroom Preset
- Bright Christmas Lightroom Preset
I now also have over 15 sets of presets that I think you will love.
STEP BY STEP GUIDE TO INSTALL LIGHTROOM PRESETS
1. Download the preset on your phone. It will usually be a .dng file.
2. Open the Lightroom Mobile app.
3. Tap the photo button at the bottom right corner to open up a new photo.
4. Choose the .dng file that you have downloaded.
5. Once that photo is imported, tap on it and then the three dots on the top right corner of your screen (pictured below).
6. Choose Create Preset.
7. Title this preset with whatever you prefer.
8. Hit the check symbol to save the preset.
9. All done! Now you will find this preset when you go into the User Presets in your app.
If you struggle with any of this, do feel free to let me know and maybe I can help out.
I also have my own Bright Minimal Lightroom preset that you can download for FREE.
It is a beautiful one that will make your photos bright and airy for an awesome Instagram aesthetic.
It works perfectly for portraits, flatlays, urban scenery, travel photos and more.
You can download it here.
If you use this preset, don’t forget to tag me (@madeline1f) in your photos so that I can check out your beautiful insta feeds.
You might want to give these a read as well:
MY light room app looks a bit different than the one is your photos. I am having a hard time finding where the download is and how to get into my lightroom.
Hi, Kelsey! You will need to upload it into your Lightroom app like you would regularly with any photo. If you’d like, you can email me some screenshots of where you’re having trouble with it and I can help out 🙂 xx
Good day
What lightroom mobile app should I download?
Kind regards
Mianca-Lee
Hi Mianca-Lee. There’s a free Lightroom app on both Android and iOS 🙂
It seems I can’t download a ding file? Why’s that? I have a MacBook Air and an iPhone:)
Thanks,
-Chloe Jill
Hi Chloe,
It should work on iPhone/Mac too. If you’re still having trouble, email me at contact @ cappuccinoandfashion.com and I will re-send you the presets 🙂
Hi, I don’t know which Lightroom app to use because all them that I download require monthly subscriptions. Do you know which don’t? I’m using an iPhone.
The Adobe Lightroom app should be free on mobile.
I have a problem, the preset downloads like a tiff file so LR can’t recognize it. The file name is Pastel Preset.dng.tiff
Please email me and I will send you the presets manually 🙂
where do I get my dng to download on my phone
Hi Madeline,
Im having trouble downloading your Bright Minimal Preset. I am able to receive it in my email but whenever I download it on my phone it says couldn’t download, try again. Could you help me with this please? Thanks
Has anyone been able to download it? The download button does nothing, just sends you to another page
Hi lovely! If you’re having trouble with it, please email me and I will send the presets to you manually 🙂
hi Madeline! your presets are only for mobile? i tried them on my mac and they wont work 🙁
Hi Cami. Yes, these presets are for mobile 🙂
Hello,
I am trying to use the presets, but for some reason they aren’t showing up as photos. So whenever I choose the preset from my files it just goes back to the “library”. I am on my phone so I don’t know if that makes any difference?
Thanks,
Gracyn
I’m confused, where do I have to download the preset, I just dont find it. I would really live to use it, its gorgeous
I adore your presets 😍😍😍 thanks You verte much for sharing! Big hugs from Perú!
I got the presets on my email but I can’t find it on my phone after I download it.
Hey I need help, my app looks diffrent and when I click the photo their are no three dots on top. Also idk how to download a photo, I just save it to my camera roll does that work?
Hey Madeline.
I have an iPhone and when I download the preset, it just shows up as a blank tile in my gallery without any data in it.
Hello, I am unsure what link to click to download the resets on my phone.
At first it was difficult for me to install the preset, but i read the instruction carefully and followed my instincts and i was able to use it. It’s gorgeous, thanks!
The presets are considered as duplicate in Lightroom and not uploading!!!! This so disturbing I’ve been trying for a while but can’t get the free presets SADDDDDD
Hello, it seems I am having trouble downloading these to my Mac because they are not a Zip file, they are DNG is it possible to get the Zip version ? I would really love to try these out, thank you for them!
Hi Hannah! The presets are for mobile use, so you will need to save the DNG file on your mobile and then install it into the Lightroom app. These are not suitable for the desktop version. 🙂 xx
Hi there. I was able to download the preset but I don’t see a “create preset” option in lightroom. I don’t know what to do please help. Is it perhaps a premium feature??
Hi! Nope, it’s a free feature, everyone can use it. Please email me a screenshot so I can see how to help 🙂 contact (at) cappuccinoandfashion.com . Have a lovely day!
When I go into the Lightroom app and I try to choose a photo, I can’t find the preset on my phone even after I downloaded it from me email. Can you help?