Looking to add a moody and dramatic touch to your photos? Check out our list for the best moody Lightroom presets! Whether you’re a pro or amateur, these presets will help you define a cohesive dark and moody look with low effort.
These preset packs are designed to work with a variety of photos, from landscapes to portraits to street shots. Enhance the natural beauty of your photos with a touch of darkness and moodiness. Choose the preset that best suits your needs and start your moody editing adventure!
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Noir Moody Lightroom Presets
Bring the look of noir to your photos with these 15 presets for Lightroom desktop and mobile. A sophisticated dark look created by lowering the exposure, increasing the blacks, shadows, contrast and adding a soft fade. There’s no going wrong with a little bit of moodiness created by these Noir presets – give them a try on your photos!
Looking for more moody black filters for your photos? Here is our round-up post featuring the best black presets for Lightroom!
Dark Nude Moody Presets
These Dark Nude moody presets for Lightroom emphasize the warm tones of your photos. With 15 presets for desktop and mobile, you can take your photos in a darker, moodier direction without completely blacking them out. These presets will enhance the warm tones of your photos without overdoing the darkness, making them perfect for portraits and lifestyle shots. Give them a try!
Dark Aesthetic Studio Lightroom Presets
Even bright, well-lit studio portraits can be given the dark and moody treatment! Check out these dark aesthetic studio presets, with 15 options for desktop and mobile. A clean and professional solution for photos that contain lots of whites and brightness, it takes the exposure down a notch, emphasizes the browns, golds and skin tones, and brings it all together for a beautiful minimal dark look. Give it a try with your studio pics!
Aesthetic Dark Film Lightroom Preset
This dark film Lightroom preset pack offers a nostalgic option, with 8 presets for both desktop and mobile. The presets will give your images a moody, nostalgic look by slightly darkening them — and adding a lot of grain and a little bit of blur. Get an overall film aesthetic with a dark and moody look with this pack!
Dark & Moody Lightroom Preset for Weddings
This Dark and Moody Lightroom preset pack has been specifically created for weddings and portraits, it includes 32 premium presets for desktop that will add a rich, warm and dark aesthetic to your images. The presets will give your photos deep blacks, and a cozy, vintage look by using subtle fade and grain, rather than harsh, sharp dark looks. Transform your photos with a moody yet inviting look by using this pack!
Moody Traveler Lightroom Presets
Combining the moody vibe with travel photos seems like a tale as old as time. Try out these 5 moody traveler presets for Lightroom desktop and mobile on your photos of grand landscapes, beaches, waterfalls, and forests. They’re perfect for adding a tasteful darkness to muted-toned travel photos.
Vintage Moody Lightroom Presets
Add a pinch of vintage vibes to your moody photos with these vintage moody Lightroom presets. Packed with 10 presets for mobile and desktop, these presets take your photos in a darker, moodier direction, with warm tones as the focus. The slight fade in the shadows gives off the vintage look of older film photos – try it out on your own pics! For more presets like this, check out our full round-up of retro and vintage presets.
Stillness Moody Lightroom Presets
Most moody Lightroom presets are associated with muted, darker aesthetics. However, this preset pack departs from that. Check out the Stillness Moody preset pack with 10 presets for desktop and mobile. The noticeable look here is that it creates a sense of moodiness with a light and airy feel, whether it’s on indoor shots, photos of nature, or portraits in well-lit, minimal spaces. Give it a go to transform your photos with a bright, moody vibe!
Aesthetic Moody Lightroom Presets
This aesthetic moody preset pack comes with 5 dark presets for desktop and mobile. It treats your photos to a minimal dark look, with increased blacks and shadows, while other tones are still in tact. Combine that with a soft textured look, and you’ll get a smooth yet moody look for any of your lifestyle shots!
Dark Aesthetic Moody Presets
The perfect moody aesthetic for lifestyle and fashion photos, check out this Dark Aesthetic preset pack with 16 presets for desktop and mobile! Your overall tones will be muted while shadows and contrast are lifted. Use it on photos of monotone outfits or items against bright backdrops and see the dark aesthetic take form!
Folk Scenery Moody Presets
Bring the look of moodiness to the forest with 10 of these Folk Scenery Moody Presets for desktop and mobile! Moody presets are often set towards monotone photos, but the magic of this set is its adaptability to nature and scenic shots. Its color grading adds a smooth darkness — with adjusted softness, shadows, and tones to achieve a calming and moody nature scene.
Rustic Moody Lightroom Presets
Not all moody presets have to be dark! This rustic moody preset pack comes with 10 presets for desktop and mobile. They’re perfect for scenes with beiges, browns, oranges, and overall earthy tones. Warm tones are enhanced while shadows and highlights are balanced to create a lovely, relaxing, rustic look!
Free Moody Presets
Not sure which moody aesthetic preset to go with? Give these free moody presets a try to get an idea of the style of editing you prefer!
North Landscapes Free Moody Presets
Free Faded Moody Lightroom Preset
Free Moody Desaturated Preset
Which one of these moody Lightroom presets is your favorite? Let us know in the comments below!
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