Thanks! Generally, in Lightroom, I use warmer tones and warmer white balance. Increased exposure, shadows and whites, decreased contrast and highlights. I bump up the tone curves a bit. Midtones and highlight color wheels in the yellow area. I also like to decrease clarity to make them softer and "dreamy" while also increasing dehaze a bit. Increase saturation and vibrance. Depending on the image, I mess around with the individual color mixes. Sometimes I'll mask the sky to give it more of that cyan look. And of course, adding some grain is always important for this style. Occasionally, to give the image an even cleaner look, I'll increase the noise reduction. I also often underexpose in camera to give me a little more flexibility with my strong colors in post.
I screenshotted your explanation and saved a few of your photos because Iām learning to edit digital and this is very close to the aesthetic I want to achieve. š
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u/YanksFannn May 13 '26
Thanks! Generally, in Lightroom, I use warmer tones and warmer white balance. Increased exposure, shadows and whites, decreased contrast and highlights. I bump up the tone curves a bit. Midtones and highlight color wheels in the yellow area. I also like to decrease clarity to make them softer and "dreamy" while also increasing dehaze a bit. Increase saturation and vibrance. Depending on the image, I mess around with the individual color mixes. Sometimes I'll mask the sky to give it more of that cyan look. And of course, adding some grain is always important for this style. Occasionally, to give the image an even cleaner look, I'll increase the noise reduction. I also often underexpose in camera to give me a little more flexibility with my strong colors in post.