Expedition Series

Aureus

Warm, golden tones and cinematic depth.

Inspired by the natural beauty of coastal landscapes and sunlit horizons, Aureus brings out the richness, vibrancy, and timeless quality of your images.

The set includes the Aureum Tool Presets: three specialized tools built on Lightroom's new Lens Blur feature, simulating natural blur for softened backgrounds, true bokeh, and cinematic focus on what matters.

Golden Tones Coastal Light Lens Blur

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AUREUS - QUEST 44

$38.00 $64.00

Embark on a visual journey with Archipelago Quest 44 - Aureus, a curated collection of Lightroom presets designed to enhance your photos with warm, golden tones and cinematic depth. Inspired by the natural beauty of coastal landscapes and sunlit horizons, Aureus brings out the warmth, vibrancy, and timeless quality of your images. Aureus also includes Aureum Tool Presets: 3 specialized tools utilizing Lightroom’s new Lens Blur feature. These presets simulate natural blur effects, adding depth and focus to your photos. Perfect for softening backgrounds, creating bokeh, or enhancing focus on key elements for a professional, cinematic finish.

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What's in the set
Gold, glow, and depth
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        Aureus Profile
        The golden identity of the set, built from scratch through Photoshop — the warm, sunlit color that carries the whole collection. Dial it up for full cinematic warmth, or back toward a truer read of the light.
      
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        Aureus 01
        The signature horizon. The deepest highlight roll-off of the three — sunlit tones softened into gold over a lifted matte black point.
      
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        Aureus 02
        The quiet coast. The most restrained grade of the set, with whites eased down — golden without announcing it, for frames that carry their own color.
      
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        Aureus 03
        The bold hour. The strongest contrast and the richest golden grade — deep shadows opened wide, made for the last light of the day.
      
→Aureum Tool PresetsThree specialized tools built on Lightroom's new Lens Blur feature, simulating natural optical blur with subject-aware focus — softened backgrounds, true bokeh, and cinematic depth without a wide-open lens. Evanescens draws the strongest blur, Somnium a dreamy classic bokeh, Lumen the gentlest lift of depth.
          Three depths
          Aureum Evanescens·Aureum Somnium·Aureum Lumen
        
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        Grain —
        A one-tap reset that strips grain from the frame — for when the golden look should stay perfectly clean.
      

Sale

AUREUS - QUEST 44

$38.00 $64.00

Embark on a visual journey with Archipelago Quest 44 - Aureus, a curated collection of Lightroom presets designed to enhance your photos with warm, golden tones and cinematic depth. Inspired by the natural beauty of coastal landscapes and sunlit horizons, Aureus brings out the warmth, vibrancy, and timeless quality of your images. Aureus also includes Aureum Tool Presets: 3 specialized tools utilizing Lightroom’s new Lens Blur feature. These presets simulate natural blur effects, adding depth and focus to your photos. Perfect for softening backgrounds, creating bokeh, or enhancing focus on key elements for a professional, cinematic finish.

SEE AUREUS IN ACTION

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Compatible with

Lightroom Lightroom Classic Adobe Camera Raw

Optimised for current versions

From fellow members

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

"I'm thoroughly impressed with the versatility. I can fine-tune the warm golden tones using Aureus 1, 2, and 3 — each offering a slightly different take on the cinematic look, incredibly helpful for beach shots and sunsets. I love that I can toggle the grain on and off, and the Aureum tools — Evanescens, Lumen, and Somnium — add unique character. The lens blur has been a game-changer: beautiful bokeh and depth without expensive lenses, drawing attention exactly where I want it while keeping that professional, cinematic aesthetic my clients love."

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Saad Rehman

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

"I love the vintage feel this set gives — I especially loved it on the in-home sessions I tested it on. It contains the perfect amount of grain to add that homey, cozy feel. It is beautiful on outdoor sessions as well — I loved it on greens, toning them down a bit without making them super desaturated. It added richness. I love the warmth and boldness of this set; it's exactly what I add to all of my sessions, and this set added it beautifully without me having to adjust anything."

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