Obscura
Moody romance, refracted through plastic film.
The seventh installment of Quest blends moody, romantic tones with cinematic color grading, creating a soft yet striking aesthetic — perfect for telling powerful stories through imagery. Each of the three variations explores a distinctly unique color grade to suit any subject or scene, while maintaining overall consistency.
The included Obscura profile emulates the characteristic refraction of light achieved when placing a plastic film over the lens of your camera — and a bonus Obscura Filter preset achieves the same effect with a radial filter you can place anywhere in the frame.
The seventh instalment of Quest blends moody, romantic tones with cinematic color grading, creating a soft yet striking aesthetic, perfect for telling powerful stories through imagery. Each of the 3 variations explores distinctly unique color grades to suit any subject/scene while maintaining overall consistency.
AQ07 i - Warm, earthy shadows and mid-tones, with subdued blues and greens giving this preset an overall warm feel which juxtaposes against the subtle teal toning in the highlights.
AQ07 ii - Rich, sandstone red shadows paired with clean, cool highlights offer a fresh, yet nostalgic feel. Midtones have a subtle ochre toning that complements the more prominent, light blues.
AQ07 iii - A more natural toned preset with a subtle green tint in the shadows and neutral mid-tones.
Obscura Profile - Emulates the unique softness created when shooting through a plastic film, causing haziness and blur as the light refracts from the edges.
Obscura Filter - Adds a radial filter with the same effect as the profile, allowing you to move its position anywhere in the frame
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The seventh instalment of Quest blends moody, romantic tones with cinematic color grading, creating a soft yet striking aesthetic, perfect for telling powerful stories through imagery. Each of the 3 variations explores distinctly unique color grades to suit any subject/scene while maintaining overall consistency.
AQ07 i - Warm, earthy shadows and mid-tones, with subdued blues and greens giving this preset an overall warm feel which juxtaposes against the subtle teal toning in the highlights.
AQ07 ii - Rich, sandstone red shadows paired with clean, cool highlights offer a fresh, yet nostalgic feel. Midtones have a subtle ochre toning that complements the more prominent, light blues.
AQ07 iii - A more natural toned preset with a subtle green tint in the shadows and neutral mid-tones.
Obscura Profile - Emulates the unique softness created when shooting through a plastic film, causing haziness and blur as the light refracts from the edges.
Obscura Filter - Adds a radial filter with the same effect as the profile, allowing you to move its position anywhere in the frame
"This set has such beautiful tones, so cinematic and soft. I love the slight vintage feel I get from these presets, also the warm brown tones just have such an appealing look that I absolutely love. I am a lifestyle photographer and I love how these really fit that storytelling vibe that I go for with my family sessions, it is a nice mix of the cinematic and the storytelling and love that if you want more of a dramatic edit you can easily build off of these. I have had so many presets that really are too cool or too warm or too magenta or too green and these truly are so balanced in the colors, I barely had to tweak them to get them to work how I want and achieve the overall look that I go for. If you want a nice mix of filmy, cinematic but also that bring that emotional and storytelling feel than these are a great fit!"
"One of my favourite features of the Quest presets is that they come in perfect bite size chunks. Quest 07 is no exception and offers 3 unique, yet beautifully cohesive presets that are suitable for a wide range of light and styles. I've always been a sucker for cinematic grading, and Quest 07 delivers this in spades. With beautiful skin tones, and cooler notes throughout the highlights, Quest 07 has become a firm favourite when I'm chasing a more nostalgic look. To take this even further, the 2 Obscura profiles that have been included in this set are so quick and easy to use for a little added depth and intrigue!"
Obscura in the Wild
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