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Mastin Labs

Mastin Labs is Dedicated to Your Success as a Photographer.

Hello fellow photographer! Welcome!

I’m Kirk Mastin, founder of Mastin Labs, and I distinctly remember the pain I felt long ago when my boss at the time told me to, “not quit (my) day job.” Photography was the center of my world when I was 20, and yes, I wasn’t super technically skilled at that point, but I did have a burning passion to document the world and share my vision and I certainly wasn’t about to let my boss crush my dreams. In fact, his remark fueled me for years to come. I imagine you and I are very alike in this way.

Fast forward 20 years, and I’ve pursued photography through thick and thin — never forgetting how vulnerable we are to be learning and sharing our art with others. It’s because of this painful experience at the beginning of my career that I dedicated myself to helping all photographers, especially those just starting out, on their path to excellence.

This was the start of Mastin Labs. I began by creating film presets, from scratch, to get my digital images to look like film. Then it evolved again to teaching others at workshops what I’d learned through trial and error from working at magazines, shooting stock photography, and running a wedding photography business. These lessons became Mastin Labs’ first free educational videos, which then became weekly shows and interviews in our Facebook community. We now have a community over 55,000 strong, with almost 80 free videos.

Mastin Labs is dedicated to your success as a working photographer.

We do this with the editing tools we make, the free video education, and the Mastin Labs Facebook community. I want you to have the tools, the information, and the community you need to explore your photography and become the artist you want to be.

We are here for you and we will always be here for you. Have a great day and be sure to quit your day job. I believe in you.

Founder, Kirk Mastin

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GREG PETERSEN

I AM A PHOTOGRAPHER, EDUCATOR AND FINISHING TOOL DESIGNER BASED IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

I’M A WEDDING & PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER BASED IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

For me, photography is more than just pointing a camera. I am dedicated to process. From capturing the quiet intimate moments happening between a couple to amplifying that moment with thoughtful editing. Powerful and memorable imagery deserves meticulous tending through every step.

From day one the editing process has been equal parts sacred and magic. I have invested an uncountable number of hours creating and fine-tuning processes that would give me the aesthetic I envisioned for each preset to compliment every engagement and wedding I’ve shot. Hours have turned to nights, nights have turned to months, and months have turned in to what is now a cornerstone to my body of work. I am humbled and ecstatic to share every one of these presets with you.

Really Nice Images (RNI )

Really Nice Images (RNI) is an art & technology company based in London.

We help creative people from all over the world to enjoy their lives via facilitating their creative expression. For our customers we create state-of-the-art tools focused on ease of use and high standards of visual aesthetics.

Archipelago

PHOTOGRAPHERS CREATIVELY UNITED.

Welcome to Archipelago, a community of photographers united by a passion for our craft and a growing collective of some of the world’s finest Lightroom Presets and Post-production tools. Our presets and creative profiles are designed to support and enhance every style of photography: portraiture, landscape, wedding, commercial, editorial, and beyond. At the foundation of the brand lies a holistic approach, marks of master craftsmanship in tools made “by photographers for photographers.”

Luka Metz

Hello and welcome, my name is Luka and I am a fashion photographer.

As in most things, it started as a hobby between me and Bo (@_missbo). The Internet changed everything, and as Instagram started to rise, so did our focus on photography, from a hobby to a full-time job. Our journey was filled with ups and downs, but eventually, we got the rhythm down, and now have successful careers where we felt confident that we can improve your workflow with what took us years to perfect. To be precise, Lightroom presets are of course nothing new in the market, they are widely used as a starting point for most professionals to base their images depending on the setting, mood, or of course the subject.

As most of you know, I am primarily interested in portraits where the goal is to have sharp features of people and use the surrounding area in interesting ways to complete the picture. Part of the job is of course to match colors and avoid spilling the foreground into the background, aim for ideal light, and so on. But once the picture is taken, it is time to make it “Instagram ready”, with my signature mood and feel. 

That is where presets come in. Of course, you could always use the default presets that may color editing programs have, but I find them often to be very harsh and hard to work with, because after all, just slapping a filter on the image isn’t enough. It is the starting point, to set the mood, but after that, each picture requires a personal touch to make it just perfect. 

In this store, I have compiled a set of presets that I have grown accustomed to using on every picture I take that eventually ends up on Instagram. Each set has a wide selection of presets that you can quickly browse on every picture in Lightroom, and once you choose the ideal mood for your picture, the time it takes for final adjustments is far shorter than starting every picture from the beginning. You can of course see the differences in our before/after examples but bear in mind that not every photo is the same and results will vary greatly based on the fact if you took the picture with a cellphone or digital camera. With that in mind, we have divided the presets for mobile and PC/MAC users into separate downloads to make the whole process smoother, and of course, provided the quick tutorial to set up everything without any trouble.

Pat Kay

I’m an award-winning freelance travel photographer and multi-disciplinary content creator based in Sydney, Australia.

With a passion for travel and adventure, I specialise in exploring the contrast between nature and urban, through landscape, cityscape, aerial, lifestyle and street photography.

I’ve been fortunate to work with many of the world’s top brands such as Sony, Adobe, Microsoft, Samsung, Nike, Adidas, Ford, Toyota, Lexus, DJI, Instagram and more.

As a photographer, I’ve also been fortunate enough to be sponsored by Sony Australia Digital Imaging.

Come and engage with a 160,000+ strong community on Instagram, learn everything about Photography right here on the site, or read about Travel & Photography on my blog.

For all enquires, please email [email protected]

Selected awards, achievements and press

Alex Mari

EVERY GREAT LOVE STARTS WITH A GREAT STORY

I’m a woman with a camera and a massive heart for artistic expression, all things that fill me to the brim with inspiration and beautiful moments. I’m also head over heels in love with light – the way it interacts with the world and can bring the corner of a plain bedroom to life with glowing streaks and warmth, or how it illuminates the sand below a wave and sparkles off the water’s surface. Photography is my way of telling stories in their most honest form. There’s a special magic to an image filled with story and nostalgia – it doesn’t even have to be a perfect photo, it just needs to give you a feeling. A feeling you can’t shake, and that you don’t ever want to. That’s why I do this, and why I’ve shared this passion of mine by documenting human connection for the past eight years.