A free sample set

Trailhead

Your first steps into Quest

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Edited with Gemtones 03 + Snowfall

Photo by Elliot Caunce

Get Trailhead Free No cost. Just add your email at checkout and it's yours.

What's a Trailhead?

A real taste of Quest

Trailhead is a free sample set: three signature looks and a few of our favorite tools, ready to drop into Lightroom and try on your own photos.

Every preset is named for the set it comes from, so when one speaks to you, you'll know exactly where to find the rest. The start of the trail, with the whole catalog ahead.

Three signature looks, one from each of our three developers.

What's inside

Six to get you started

Every piece in Trailhead comes from one of our full collections. Here’s what those collections can do. Drag across any photo to compare.

Three signature looks, from

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Preset collection Gemtones Quest 05 · Photo by Shanea Snyder

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Preset collection Botanica Quest 36 · Photo by Mariah Arianna Wall

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Preset collection Atelier Quest 45 · Photo by Carlos Cordero

Plus three favorite tools, from

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Toolset Snowfall Quest Tools 05 · Photo by Bernadeta Kupiec

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Toolset ExF Light Leaks Quest Tools 08 · Photo by Juan Luis Rojano

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Toolset Lens Emulations Quest Tools 10 · Photo by Anna Gadalean

In your free TrailheadGemtones 03 · Botanica 01 · Atelier 02 · Snowfall · Light Leak 01 · Vintage Lens 50mm

Love what’s in Trailhead? Every full collection is just a credit away.

How Quest works

One membership, the whole catalog

Become a member

Join Quest and get one preset credit every month, refreshed on the 1st.

Spend your credit

One credit unlocks any full collection: the newest release or any of 70+ past collections.

Keep exploring

A new collection arrives every month. Your library grows the longer you wander.

$18/month or $60 up front for six months

One credit a month, each worth a full $38 collection. Members also get a free Essentials toolset, a free monthly bonus preset, a monthly GeoQuest, and a free 1-year Archipelago Society membership with up to 50% off the Archipelago Presets catalog.

Become a member

The trail starts here

Take your first steps

Get Trailhead Free Six presets and tools. Yours to keep.

Good to know

Questions

Once you download, you'll get a folder of preset files. Install them in desktop Lightroom first (they'll sync to mobile from there). Our install page walks you through it step by step. See the install guide.

Adobe Lightroom. They're built for the newest Lightroom versions and work on desktop (Lightroom Classic, Lightroom CC, and ACR in Photoshop). They can sync to the Lightroom mobile app too, but must be installed on desktop first.

Genuinely free, no catch. We just ask for your email at checkout so we can send the download and the occasional note about new releases. Trailhead is our way of introducing you to Quest.

Quest is a membership for photographers. Each month you get one credit, and every credit unlocks a full collection — the latest release or any of 70+ past collections. Members also get a free Trail Mix preset on the 15th of every month. Everything you download is yours to keep, even if you cancel.

You'll get your Trailhead files to install and keep. Each preset is named for the set it came from, so if a look becomes a favorite, you'll know exactly which collection to reach for when you join Quest.

Archipelago Quest Trailhead

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Trailhead is a free sample set - three signature looks, one each from our developers, plus a few of our favorite tools. A genuine taste of what's inside, ready to drop into Lightroom and try on your own photos.

Every preset is named for the set it comes from, so when one speaks to you, you'll know exactly where to find the rest. Consider it the start of the trail - the whole catalog lies ahead.