Film-inspired editing continues to be one of my favorite ways to give digital photos more warmth, texture, and character. Lightroom film presets make it easy to create a nostalgic analog-inspired look while still giving you complete control over Exposure, White Balance, Grain, and the overall strength of the edit.
From the creamy, natural tones inspired by Kodak Portra to the bold black-and-white contrast of Kodak Tri-X, these are our 10 best film Lightroom presets for 2026 for portraits, travel, landscapes, lifestyle photography, and everyday photos.
Film Lightroom Preset Photo Inspiration
Here are a few of our favorite film-inspired edits created with Lou & Marks presets. Each image was edited with one of our film Lightroom presets and then fine-tuned for the individual photo with simple adjustments to Exposure, White Balance, preset Amount, and other Lightroom settings.
1. Kodak Portra 400 Presets
Kodak Portra 400 is one of the most beloved film stocks among photographers, known for its warm tones, soft contrast, and beautiful skin tone rendition. Our Portra 400 Preset creates a soft, warm film-inspired look that works beautifully for portraits, weddings, travel, and lifestyle photography.
Best for: Portraits, weddings, travel photography
Key Features: Soft contrast, warm highlights, pastel-like colors
2. Fuji 400 Film Presets
Fuji 400 film is known for cooler tones, subtle greens, and soft pastel hues, making it a beautiful choice for a dreamy and slightly muted film look. Our Fuji Film 400 Preset brings out natural greens and blues while maintaining a soft, film-inspired texture.
Best for: Outdoor photography, fashion, editorial shots
Key Features: Muted greens, pastel skin tones, soft shadows
3. Kodachrome Film Presets
Kodachrome is one of the most iconic films in photography history, known for rich reds, deep blacks, and strong contrast. Our Kodachrome Preset creates a bold retro film-inspired look with rich color and a classic vintage feel.
Best for: Street photography, landscapes, vintage-style photography
Key Features: Strong contrast, vibrant reds, classic vintage tones
4. Fuji Velvia Film Presets
Fuji Velvia is a favorite for photographers who love rich saturation and bold color. Our Fuji Velvia Film Preset enhances blues, greens, and reds, making it especially beautiful for landscapes, nature, travel photography, and colorful city scenes.
Best for: Landscapes, nature photography, vibrant cityscapes
Key Features: High saturation, vibrant greens and blues, crisp details
5. Kodak Tri-X Film Presets
For photographers who love the classic black-and-white film look, our Kodak Tri-X Preset creates strong contrast, deep blacks, and visible grain for a dramatic monochrome edit.
Best for: Documentary photography, street photography, portraits
Key Features: High contrast, deep blacks, authentic film-inspired grain
6. Kodak Portra 800 Film Presets
Kodak Portra 800 is a faster film stock than Portra 400 and is especially popular for lower-light photography. Our Kodak Portra 800 Preset creates a warm, grainy film-inspired look with rich color and a nostalgic glow.
Best for: Indoor photography, nighttime portraits, warm-toned images
Key Features: Warm highlights, added grain, rich contrast
7. Kodak Gold Film Presets
Kodak Gold is a classic consumer film known for warm color, golden undertones, and the nostalgic feeling of vacation and family photographs. Our Kodak Gold Film Preset is perfect for creating that warm everyday film look with a subtle vintage feel.
Best for: Travel, casual lifestyle photography, nostalgic edits
Key Features: Warm highlights, golden undertones, subtle grain
8. Kodak Ektar Film Presets
Kodak Ektar is known for rich saturation and fine grain, making it a great inspiration for bold, colorful edits. Our Ektar Film Preset enhances reds, blues, and greens for a crisp, colorful film-inspired finish.
Best for: Outdoor photography, nature, colorful travel photography
Key Features: Vibrant colors, fine-grain look, rich tonal range
9. Disposable Film Presets
For photographers who love the imperfect, nostalgic look of disposable cameras, our Disposable Film Preset creates a grainy, slightly faded aesthetic with the casual feeling of snapshots from the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Best for: Urban photography, casual snapshots, everyday moments
Key Features: Slight fade, stronger grain, warm vintage feel
10. Retro Film Presets
If you love the aged look of vintage photographs, our Retro Film Preset combines faded color, soft grain, and creative vintage effects for a timeless nostalgic edit.
Best for: Vintage-inspired photography, creative portraits, old-school edits
Key Features: Faded tones, subtle grain, vintage effects
Benefits Of Using Film Presets
Film Lightroom presets give you a fast starting point for creating analog-inspired edits while still allowing you to customize the final look for every photo.
- Create classic film-inspired color: Recreate the warmth, grain, contrast, and color characteristics associated with popular film styles.
- Keep your edits consistent: Apply the same starting look across a gallery, portfolio, social media feed, or client session.
- Save editing time: Apply the foundation of the edit in one click instead of rebuilding color, contrast, curves, and grain for every image.
- Customize the final result: Presets are a starting point, so you can still adjust Exposure, White Balance, Amount, Grain, and other Lightroom settings for each photo.
- Create different moods: Choose soft, warm, colorful, black-and-white, faded, or highly saturated film-inspired looks depending on the story you want the photo to tell.
How To Use Film Presets In Lightroom
Using film presets in Lightroom is simple:
- Import Your Image – Open your photo in Adobe Lightroom.
- Apply Your Preset – Open the Presets panel and choose the film preset you want to use.
- Adjust The Amount – Use Lightroom’s Amount control to make the preset effect stronger or softer.
- Adjust Exposure & White Balance – Fine-tune the brightness and color for your individual image.
- Adjust Grain If Needed – Increase or reduce the Grain settings depending on how strong you want the film texture to appear.
- Export Your Photo – Save your finished image for sharing, printing, or your photography gallery.
The Takeaway
Film Lightroom presets are an easy way to create timeless analog-inspired edits while keeping the flexibility of digital photography. Whether you prefer the soft warmth of Kodak Portra, the bold color of Fuji Velvia, or the classic black-and-white feel of Kodak Tri-X, each film-inspired style gives your photos a completely different mood.
If you’re new to Lightroom presets and want to learn how they work, our Presets 101 guide is a great place to start. You’ll learn how to choose presets, install them, and customize them for your photos.
You can shop all our iconic Film Lightroom Preset collections. Lou & Marks presets are compatible with Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop, with our Lightroom presets available for both mobile and desktop editing.
If you need help finding the perfect film preset for your editing style or are looking for a specific film-inspired look, fill out our contact form and we’ll be happy to help.
