Have you ever purchased a preset and then realized that your pictures look very, very different from the pictures that are advertised? That the presets aren’t very flattering on you or your subjects, despite how much you try to edit it after placing the preset on?

I don’t know about you, but there have been quite a few times that I have purchased presets expecting a certain outcome, only to get disappointed when I or others look very grey or washed out in them.

When shooting subjects with a little more melanin, it is important to use presets and settings that flatter their skin tone – not wash it out.

As a result, I began doing some work to create and share presets that can flatter multiple skin tones – starting with this set that’s specifically for women of color.