Best Lightroom Presets for Fall
As the air turns crisp and the leaves shift into fiery shades of gold, amber, and crimson, fall offers photographers some of the most magical light and colors of the year. Whether you’re capturing cozy portrait photography, golden-hour landscapes, or the textures of harvest season, the right edit can bring out the warmth and richness that make autumn so unforgettable.
This selection of Archipelago Quest’s Lightroom presets are the perfect tools for enhancing those earthy and cozy tones and vibrant, fiery foliage that define this season. In this post, we’re sharing the best Lightroom presets for fall—designed to help you capture the essence of autumn in every photo!
Image by Foggy Stories
Edited with Quest 51 Aubade and Quest Tools 12 - Peak Fall
Best Lightroom Presets for Fall Foliage
These Lightroom presets from Archipelago Quest will give you the BEST autumn colors— enhancing what’s already there or transforming greens to autumnal hues!
Capture the essence of autumn with this seasonal toolset, designed to transform your images with the rich palette and atmosphere of fall. From fiery foliage shifts and moody russet shadows to the haze of woodsmoke and the cool hush of crisp mornings, each tool is designed to bring depth, warmth, and nuance to your work. Whether you’re chasing golden leaves, misty forests, or harvest light, this set offers everything you need to shape the colors and tones of the season.
Peak Fall - transforms summer greens into the fiery palette of autumn - shifting foliage toward glowing yellows, russet oranges, and deep reds.
Saturate Foliage - enriches foliage with bold seasonal color.
Desaturate Foliage - softens foliage hues, creating a subdued, mist-kissed fall aesthetic.
Lighten Foliage - lifts the luminance of leaves, bringing a crisp brightness to woodland scenes.
Darken Foliage - deepens foliage tones for moody, dramatic autumn color.
Harvest Fade - wraps the image in a warm, matte finish — evoking the quiet glow of late-season afternoons.
Russet Shadows - adds depth and richness by tinting shadows with a crushed, red-hued warmth.
Crisp Morning - infuses the scene with a cool, muted tone reminiscent of brisk autumn dawns.
Woodsmoke - bathes highlights in a gentle, hazy warmth — like golden light filtering through bonfire smoke.
Reset - clears all autumnal adjustments, returning the image to its original state.
Quest Tools 12 - Peak Fall is special because it can be layered with ANY preset— or used alone with no base preset!
Image by Ben Wagner
Image by Ben Wagner
Edited with Quest Tools 12 - Peak Fall
The season of cozy cable knit sweaters, hot chocolates, and evenings sitting around a crackling bonfire is here. Distilling the essence of autumn, Quest 30 Autumnal brings you a colorful cinematic set of presets designed to bring your fall imagery to life. Each variant gives you a subtle shift in dynamics to provide consistency across a wide variety of images, and the tools included provide extensive customization over foliage hues, adding the magic of fall color to any scene. Be sure to use the Autumnal creative profile to boost the autumnal effect with even deeper and rich orange-reds.
Autumnal 01 - Syrupy golden overtone with glowing highlights. Chartreuse greens, sky blues, and butter yellows.
Autumnal 02 - Muted dynamic variation with crushed highlights and lifted shadows
Autumnal 03 - Lower contrast dynamic variation with soft tonal range
Foliage - Shift - Shifts greens and yellows in foliage to the amber and ochre shades of autumn
Foliage - Saturate or Desaturate - Saturates or desaturates foliage
Foliage - Darken or Lighten - Darkens or lightens foliage
Foliage - Warmth - Adds warmth to foliage
Quest 39 Driftwood is inspired by long days at the beach that fade into enchanting evenings, where the sun begins to bow its head to the horizon, the sea whispers stories to those who listen, and the fireflies dance like glowing embers from a campfire. Driftwood features 3 color grading presets that imbue your images with rich, sandy red shadows and sea-spray aqua highlights, along with magical tools to add drama and atmosphere to your work.
Driftwood 01 - Punchy, warm preset with distinct red-toned shadows and subtle aqua highlights.
Driftwood 02 - Variation with lowered contrast and a more natural tonal shape to the highlights.
Driftwood 03 - Variation with additional sandy-orange toning and more brilliance in the highlights.
Driftwood Creative Profile: Brings a classic cinematic color grade with warm-toned shadows and cool-toned highlights, along with added contrast.
Fireflies 1 - Add the magic of dancing fireflies to your photo. With one click, this preset adds glowing orbs of light around your subject.
Fireflies 2 - Conjures up a layer of fireflies in the distance.
Naked Flame - Adds an atmospheric glow that enhances candles, lanterns, and other naked flames (use the Lightroom masking panel to move and duplicate as needed - comes in two sizes).
This warm and contrasty Lightroom preset collection enhances the fiery foliage that fall is known best for!
Image by Gabrielle Desmarchais
Edited with Quest 39 Driftwood
Cozy Lightroom Presets
Cuddly sweaters, steaming mugs of warm drinks, crisp fall air and woodsmoke… these Lightroom presets embrace the warm and cozy aspects of fall.
Falena was crafted to evoke an atmosphere of warmth and tranquillity—like that perfect moment when you wrap yourself in a blanket, cradling a hot drink, as the gentle flicker of firelight dances across the room. Outside, the wind howls and rain pelts against the windows, but inside, you’re cocooned in comfort, shielded from the storm. It’s an invitation to pause, breathe, and let the world slow down. These presets are imbued with deep, inviting tones, offering a rich warmth balanced by subtly muted colors and a delicate, soft glow.
Falena 01 - Soft, warm look with moderately desaturated colors and a balanced dynamic.
Falena 02 - Variation that delivers more contrast and richer tonality.
Falena 03 - Variation with dramatic crushed shadows and lowered white point.
Background Glow - Adds a glowing area into the background of your photo. Use the masking panel to place the glow behind your subject and set the intensity.
Glimmers 1-3 - Add glimmering light elements into the frame giving depth and dimension. Use the masking panel to move each element and set the intensity.
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BeQuest Presets transport you to a warm, romantic dreamworld where glimpses of lovers dance by candlelight and live happily ever after in the space between sunset and dusk. Your images take on the baroque look of legacies past, with an amorous glow, mood, and remarkable Aurae effect reminiscent of the incandescent light of eclipse totality.
BeQuest 01 - Overall rosy and warm tones like the aged varnish of a baroque painting, with crushed shadows, softened, amorous details, forest greens, and periwinkle blues.
BeQuest 02 - Variation with added moodiness from deepened shadows and olive patina
BeQuest 03 - Variation with added mood and lifted shadow detail and warmth
BeQuest Creative Profile - Lower the BeQuest Profile for cooler tones and flattened highlights, raise the profile for added golden warmth and highlight glow
Aurae H and V - Halo-like, solar eclipse ring effect that can encircle your subject or another part of your image. Make sure you use the preset slider to increase or decrease the intensity of the effect, and move the mask using the masking panel.
Aubade is a dark, rich, cinematic preset collection with earthy warmth and a distinctive creative style. Built for depth, mood, and storytelling, it includes three grading presets—two in atmospheric color and one in timeless black & white.
To extend its creative range, Aubade also features three unique tools, each designed to transform tone, texture, and ambience in distinctive ways:
Gossamer – Softens and diffuses your image with blooming highlights and gently faded detail.
Vestige – Adds a vintage patina with grain, reduced detail, and a subtle aged character.
Inkwell – Deepens blacks, refines detail, and introduces a subtle vignette for added focus.
Whether working in warm shadow or gentle light, Aubade brings a cohesive, cinematic finish that’s as versatile as it is distinctive.
Halloween Mood Lightroom Presets
Lightroom presets perfect for Halloween photoshoots and spooky edits!
Raven Presets are designed to evoke deep, moody atmospheres with a focus on dramatic shadows, rich blacks, and deep tones. Inspired by the mysterious beauty of twilight, these presets transform your images into captivating, cinematic pieces. Raven brings out the haunting contrast between light and dark, while enhancing subtle details with a touch of desaturation and warm undertones. Perfect for photographers looking to create an enigmatic, brooding aesthetic with a hint of mystique.
Raven 01 - Desaturated, moody aesthetic with antiqued hues, slightly crushed blacks and highlights, and default Darken Background mask
Raven 02 - Variation on 01 with more contrast and lifted highlights
Raven 03 - Neutral black and white variation
Raven Creative Profile - Increase profile for more yellowed hues, heavy vignetting, and deeper contrast; decrease the profile for a lower contrast, desaturated aesthetic with less vignette
Raven BW Creative Profile - Increase the BW profile for a darker vignette and lowered highlights; decrease the profile for a brighter black and white with less vignette
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Entrancing, dark, and mysterious; Orphic delivers a powerful collection of presets using the latest Adobe AI technology to help create the dark & moody images you’ve dreamed of. The 3 color presets included fade from cool & neutral tonality into a bold warmth giving you a simplistic variety that will translate across your entire body of work. Also included is a one-of-a-kind B+W preset, mirroring the features of its counterparts, while providing a uniquely toned aesthetic. Lastly, the AI tools featured with Orphic not only provide transformative lighting, but the ability to add a realistic Mist effect to any image. Explore the darkest corners of your creativity with Orphic.
AQ20 i / Orphic: Smoky blues with rose toned skin. A pale atmosphere with deep shadows & muted highlights. The default AI pushes your subject from the background with natural dynamic blending.
AQ20 ii / Orphic: A push in warmth delivers rich ochre tones atop the base preset.
AQ20 iii / Orphic: A heavy push in warmth delivers gilded bronze tones atop the base preset.
AQ20 iv/ Orphic: A B+W rendition of the base preset that emphasizes subject isolation while featuring subtle pewter shadows and sandstone highlights.
Orphic Profile: A simple dynamic fade in contrast preserving tonality.
☾ - Adjusts Orphic's subject and background layers to bring added mood and darkness to the image
✷ - Adjusts Orphic's subject and background layers to lighten the vignettes and background
꩜ - Adds realistic mist mask layer to background of image without affecting subject
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Mythos is a concept that refers to the imaginative and storytelling realm where artists, writers, and creators draw inspiration, craft narratives, and bring their ideas to life. The Mythos black and white preset collection is an invitation to embark on a creative journey where the boundaries between imagination and reality blur. These presets encourage us to explore the depths of our creativity and craft rich, timeless stories within our images. Mythos transcends being just a preset collection; it’s a reminder that the power of imagination can transform the world into a canvas where every moment holds the potential to become a masterpiece.
Mythos 01 - Neutral-toned black and white with a modern, contrasty dynamic.
Mythos 02 - Soft black and white with a broad greyscale and subtle green cast.
Mythos 03 - Rich, contrasty black and white with a syrupy, warm tonality.
Mythos 04 - Heavily muted black and white preset that provides a dose of nostalgia.
BW Filters - Replicate the dynamics achieved using black and white lens filters. Use these 4 presets with the preset amount slider to shape the black-and-white conversion.
Low Mist - Offers 3 variations of a rolling mist-like effect that applies to the background of your photo. Move and adjust the intensity in Lightroom’s Masking Panel.
Quintessence - Darkens the background and brings focus to your subject.
Aether - Brings a magical softness to the background of your image, providing a dreamy aesthetic.
Mythos Border - Adds a gritty tintype-style border complete with dust and scratches.
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As you can see, the right Lightroom presets can make all the difference in editing your fall photography. Each set brings out a unique side of the season, whether it’s cozy warmth, spooky moodiness, or vibrant fall foliage hues. Now it’s your turn to take these tools and let autumn’s magic shine through your edits—so grab your favorites and start creating.
What is your favorite fall preset? Tell us in the comments!