The Signature Recipes Preset Collection

RECIPE - Kim (Signature Filmic) Kim's own look. Lifted blacks, pulled-back greens and yellows so environments step back, a quiet warmth in the calibration underneath. Film without the fuss.

.01 Shadow lift and smooth S-curve for depth without heaviness.
.02 Greens and yellows muted so the scene recedes and the subject comes forward.
.03 Use on portraits, lifestyle, travel — any image where the light was good.

RECIPE - Dove White (Bright + Luminous) Clean and luminous without feeling bleached. Greens, purples, and yellows quietly pulled back so the brightness lives in the highlights, not across the whole image. Skin stays clear.

.01 Blacks anchored low so the image reads bright without going flat.
.02 Green (-30) and yellow (-20) saturation reduced for a clean, breathing palette.
.03 Best on portraits, interiors, and light-filled still life.

RECIPE - Golden Hour (Warm Haze) Warm and open. Calibration pushes reds and greens toward gold without pulling skin into orange territory. The feel of late afternoon light, held.

.01 Warm calibration hue shift — greens go golden, not muddy.
.02 Highlight split toning adds gentle warmth to the brightest parts of the image.
.03 Strongest on outdoor portraits, garden shots, and warm-light lifestyle work.

RECIPE - Soft Portrait (Bright + Golden Skin) Light-handed and golden. Red hue shifted warm in calibration. Blues cooled slightly. Skin glows in a believable way — not pushed, just guided.

.01 Red calibration hue +20 gives skin gentle gold without the orange cast.
.02 Blue saturation pulled slightly so backgrounds read cooler and cleaner.
.03 Use on studio portraits, beauty work, and outdoor portraits in soft light.

RECIPE - Warm Light (Golden Portrait) Warm across the board. All three calibration channels shifted toward warmth and saturation. Made for images where the light is already doing something and you want to follow it.
.01 Full-spectrum calibration warmth — reds, greens, and blues all shifted together.
.02 No HSL reduction — colours stay rich and present.
.03 Use on golden-hour portraits, candlelight, and warm indoor light.

RECIPE - Clean Portrait (Bright + Polished) Bright and polished, with a gentle red warmth and cooled blues. Skin is guided without being pushed. Clean, not clinical.
.01 Red hue +8 in calibration, blue saturation slightly reduced for a natural skin balance.
.02 Orange HSL saturation -5 keeps warmth from tipping over.
.03 Best on portrait work in controlled light or studio.

RECIPE - Heritage (Classic Warm Film) Warm, restrained, and lived-in. Red channel rich in calibration. Greens and yellows pulled back to that particular palette you used to wait days to see on film.
.01 Red calibration saturation +15 gives skin warmth and depth.
.02 Green (-40) and yellow (-30) HSL reduction for the classic film colour story.
.03 Strong on portraits, street, and travel in natural or mixed light.

RECIPE - Hygge (Cozy + Textured) Warm, textured, and lived-in. Grain and texture give the image a physical quality. Calibration warmth runs deep but the HSL keeps the surface restrained. Candlelight without the colour cast.
.01 Texture +15 and grain 15 for something that feels like it could be printed and held.
.02 Same calibration warmth as Kim, but softer and more relaxed at the surface.
.03 Use on seasonal content, home, still life, and any image where comfort is the mood.

RECIPE - Film Dream (Dreamy Halation) Warm and a little otherworldly. Shadow lift, warm halation in the highlights. The feel of light bleeding through old film at the edges. Best on images that already have quality light to work with.
.01 Shadow lift to 16, highlights split-toned warm — the halation effect.
.02 Calibration shifts reds warm and greens toward gold.
.03 Strongest on backlit portraits, garden work, and golden-hour film.

RECIPE - Vintage Story (70s Muted + Magenta) Muted and warm with a lean toward magenta. The feel of a photograph from a box in someone's attic — faded but intentional. Heavy warm-channel desaturation.
.01 Green hue shifted +30, blue cooler — the 70s palette shift in calibration.
.02 Yellow -52 and green -62 in HSL for the faded, period palette.
.03 Use on fashion, lifestyle, and portrait work where a vintage mood is the point.

RECIPE - Coastal Air (Airy + Cool) Open and slightly cooled. Greens and blues step back. Light feels clean — the kind you get near water or in cool morning air.
.01 Green calibration saturation pulled back, blue HSL reduced — environment quiets down.
.02 Slight highlight split toning adds a delicate cool finish.
.03 Use on coastal portraits, interiors with window light, and clean lifestyle work.

RECIPE - Misty Nature (Cool Greens) Cool and still. Greens shifted and pulled back toward something quieter. A slight cool bias in the shadows. For images where nature is the subject and you want it to feel unhurried.
.01 Green calibration hue +25, then desaturated — a pulled-back, misty green.
.02 Cool shadow split toning adds stillness and depth.
.03 Use on forest, mist, botanical, and overcast landscape work.

RECIPE - Earth Story (Warm + Muted Greens) Earthy and raw. Vibrance up, saturation down — the combination that makes a muddy image breathe. Yellows and greens muted hard toward olive and dried grass.
.01 Vibrance +44 / Saturation -18 — the Earth look that feels raw without being oversaturated.
.02 Yellow -69, Green -36 in HSL. The defining muted-earth palette.
.03 Best on nature, harvest season, outdoor lifestyle, and warm landscape.

RECIPE - Quiet Still (Muted Warm) Even and quiet. Global desaturation applied consistently — nothing fights, nothing calls for attention. Warm calibration underneath, but restrained at the surface. No drama. Just the image.

.01 Uniform HSL desaturation (-15 across all warm channels) for a consistent, muted palette.
.02 No shadow lift, no tone drama — the image stays exactly where it is.
.03 Ideal for still life, product, textiles, and any image where restraint is the goal.

RECIPE - Moody Editorial (Dark + Muted) Dark, muted, and controlled. Shadows held deep. Heavy HSL desaturation across warm and cool tones. For images that have something to say and don't need colour doing the talking.
.01 Green -62, yellow -52 in HSL — environment stripped back to near-monochrome warmth.
.02 Shadow lift of 16 keeps darkness from blocking — detail stays present.
.03 Use on fashion, portraiture, and interiors with strong directional light.

RECIPE - Mood (Dark + Rich Skin) Rich and held. No shadow lift — darkness stays dark. Orange and yellow pulled back so skin reads as skin, not glow. Quiet and specific.
.01 Shadows held at true black. No lift, no fade, no softening.
.02 Orange -18, Yellow -40 in HSL quiets environmental warmth while protecting skin structure.
.03 Strong on portraits in dramatic or low-key light. Good for depth-focused editorial work.

RECIPE - Taffeta (Heavy Fade + Film) Heavy fade, lifted blacks, drama without darkness. One of Kim's originals, built on curves that don't follow the rules. It has a look that can't be replicated from the bases, and that's the point.
.01 Black point lifted to 49 — the defining characteristic of the Taffeta look.
.02 Global saturation -35, with unusual RGB channel curves that give it real dimension.
.03 Apply as a one-click, then use the Signature System to take it further.

RECIPE - Modern Cinema (Cinematic Teal-Tone) Cool, controlled, and cinematic. Blue shifted toward teal. Greens and aquas pulled back hard. The look of a colour grade, not a filter.
.01 Blue calibration hue -25 gives the teal-tone cast. Greens and aquas desaturated.
.02 Warm skin against cool environment — the classic cinema split.
.03 Best on editorial, architecture, and images with strong light/shadow contrast.

B&W: RECIPE - B&W - Classic Film (Grain + Orange Filter) High contrast with an orange filter to open skin tones and separate warm and cool areas. Grain present. Made for images with structure.
.01 Orange GrayMixer filter — skin and warm tones read lighter, skies and blues deeper.
.02 Grain applied for classic print-film texture.
.03 Use on portraiture, street, and editorial where tonal contrast leads.

B&W: RECIPE - B&W - Silver Tone (Cool + Clean) Cooler and more precise. Less grain, more control. Shadow and highlight split toning for a silver-print quality.
.01 Cool split toning in both shadows and highlights for a silver gelatin feel.
.02 Cleaner shadow rendering than Classic Film — precision over texture.
.03 Use on studio portraits, fine art, and minimal compositions.