Crimson Glow red filter & preset
Crimson Glow is a moody red night look: deep crimson in the shadows and midtones, quiet greens and blues, and blacks that sink, like dashboard light on a rainy drive. Try it on your own photo here, or take it with you as a free Lightroom preset.
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Free Lightroom preset
On your phone
- Open the .dng in the free Lightroom app, the way you add any photo.
- Open it, tap the three dots at the top, then Create Preset.
- Name it Crimson Glow and tap the check. It now sits in Presets for every photo.
On a computer
- Open Develop in Lightroom Classic, or Edit in Lightroom.
- In Presets, choose Import Presets: the + in Classic, the three dots in Lightroom.
- Pick duper-crimson-glow.xmp. It shows up in the Duper group.
The settings
Every value the preset sets, to dial Crimson Glow in by hand in Lightroom or any editor with the same sliders.
| Exposure | -0.05 EV |
|---|---|
| Contrast | +16 |
| Highlights | -15 |
| Shadows | -5 |
| Whites | -5 |
| Blacks | -18 |
| Vibrance | +4 |
|---|---|
| Saturation | -15 |
| Temp | +4 |
|---|---|
| Tint | +10 |
| Shadows | H 350 S 25 L +0 |
|---|---|
| Midtones | H 356 S 10 L +0 |
| Highlights | H 15 S 8 L +0 |
| Blending | +50 |
| Red | H +0 S +25 L -5 |
|---|---|
| Orange | H +0 S +5 L +0 |
| Green | H +0 S -60 L +0 |
| Aqua | H +0 S -50 L +0 |
| Blue | H +0 S -35 L +0 |
| Grain | 14 |
|---|---|
| Size | 25 |
| Roughness | 50 |
| In 0 | Out 0 |
|---|---|
| In 64 | Out 52 |
| In 192 | Out 200 |
| In 255 | Out 250 |
Fujifilm recipe
Shoot the look straight out of camera on a Fujifilm with X-Trans IV or V. A starting point, tuned by eye.
| Film Simulation | Eterna/Cinema |
|---|---|
| Grain Effect | Strong, Small |
| Color Chrome Effect | Strong |
| Color Chrome FX Blue | Off |
| White Balance | Auto, +6 Red & +1 Blue |
| Dynamic Range | DR200 |
| Highlight | -1 |
| Shadow | +2 |
| Color | -2 |
| Sharpness | -1 |
| High ISO NR | -4 |
| Clarity | 0 |
| ISO | Auto, up to 6400 |
| Exposure Compensation | -1/3 |
Best at night, in rain, or anywhere lit by red or warm light.
On other photos
Copy any look
Found a photo with an edit you love? Share the post to Duper from Instagram or Pinterest and its look lands on your photos and videos, matched to each one. You get its Lightroom preset and Fujifilm recipe too. Coming from filter packs? See how Duper works as a VSCO alternative.
Questions
Is the Crimson Glow preset free?
Yes. Both files are free to download and use on your own photos, with no sign up. The .dng works in the free Lightroom mobile app and the .xmp in Lightroom Classic or Lightroom on a computer.
What photos does Crimson Glow work on?
Night and low light: a car at night, rain on a window, a dim bar, a street under lamps. On a bright daytime photo it reads as a heavy red tint rather than a glow.
Can I make it less red?
Yes. Drag the Amount slider down here, or in Lightroom lower the Tint and the Color Grading saturation in the shadows.
Does this page upload my photo?
No. The look runs in your browser, on your device. Your photo is never sent anywhere, and closing the page clears it.
