Emulsion Presets

Historical Decade Presets — 25 Free Lightroom XMP Presets

Era-specific color grading presets spanning 170 years of photographic history — from 1840s Daguerreotype to 2000s Y2K digicam. 25 XMP presets for authentic period-correct film emulation, historical aesthetics, and decade-specific color grading.

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25 presets in Presets/Decade/

# Preset Character / Source
1 Civil War Era 1860s wet plate collodion, sepia-brown tones, stark documentary contrast
2 Cross Processed Slide film in C-41 chemistry, green-yellow shift, 1990s editorial/fashion aesthetic
3 Diner Americana 1950s chrome diner nostalgia, neon red glow, glossy countertop warmth
4 Disco Warm 1970s disco orange-teal, warm analog haze, mirrored dance-floor glow
5 Dust Bowl Documentary 1930s FSA photography, dry sepia tones, harsh sun, wide-angle documentary grit
6 Earth Tones 1970s earthy brown/orange palette, muted olive greens, natural organic feel
7 Edwardian Pictorialist 1900s soft focus pictorialism, platinum-toned warmth, dreamy fog atmosphere
8 Gatsby Art Deco 1920s gold/bronze Art Deco palette, champagne warmth, jazz-age glamour
9 Grunge 1990s Seattle grunge aesthetic, desaturated olive, dirty distressed contrasts
10 Hip Hop Golden Era 1990s East Coast hip hop, saturated warm tones, urban grain, boombap aesthetic
11 Hollywood Glamour 1930s-40s studio portrait, soft key light, silver gelatin elegance
12 Indie Sleaze 2000s indie rock aesthetic, blown direct flash, low-fi consumer camera vibe
13 Kodachrome Mid-Century 1950s Kodachrome slide look, rich saturated reds, iconic deep blue skies
14 McBling Heyday Mid-2000s Y2K maximalist, hot pink, metallic chrome pop, celebrity tabloid aesthetic
15 Miami Vice 1980s pastel suit Miami, cyan-magenta neon, tropical noir color palette
16 Mod London 1960s London mod scene, cool-shadow/warm-highlight colour, fine 35mm grain, Carnaby Street sharpness
17 Neon Synthwave 1980s outrun neon, purple-cyan grid, retro-futuristic synth aesthetic
18 New Wave 1980s new wave music, cyan-shadow/magenta-highlight colour clash, angular fashion photography
19 Post-War Optimism 1950s suburban warmth, Kodachrome saturation, sunny post-war Americana
20 Prohibition Sepia 1920s speakeasy sepia, warm brown tonal range, smoke-haze nostalgia
21 Punk Rock 1977 punk aesthetic, high-contrast desaturated colour, pushed-Tri-X grain, fanzine xerox grit, DIY attitude
22 Summer of Love 1967 psychedelic California, warm film saturation, sun-flare golden glow
23 Victorian Daguerreotype 1840s silver-plate portrait, high contrast, mirrored metallic surface aesthetic
24 WWII Newsreel 1940s 35mm theatrical newsreel, near-monochrome cool silver tone, heavy grain, documentary urgency
25 Y2K Digicam 2000s consumer digicam, blown highlights, early CCD sensor color cast