We have yet another Lightroom 4 Preset System Mixology episode! In this LR4 Mixology tutorial, we will be showing you how and in which situations we like to use the 33 Stylized Color Yellow Violet Crush Preset. In addition, we will also be showing you the recipe using the LR4 Preset System, just to help you guys get a better idea of how to create your own Mixologies with a few simple clicks.

In addition, we listened to your requests and are now showing you guys how to achieve the same look using Lightroom’s sliders. We understand that if you’re a casual shooter and only edit a few photos at a time, the preset system might be more than you need. But, for those of you that are editing hundreds or even thousands of photos, you can see just how much time you can save as the LR4 Preset System allows you to achieve beautiful results with only a few clicks.

The Yellow Violet Crush Mixology is a variant on the Teal/Orange Crush. It provides a cinematic look to the image with a Yellow/Violet complimentary color grading scheme.

This preset is included in the Lightroom 4 Preset System Version 1.1 under 33 Stylized Color Yellow Violet Crush in the Stylized | Color category in your My Mixology Folder. Enjoy!

See more before/after images in our Facebook Photo Gallery on the SLR Lounge Facebook Page.
Original RAW SOOC

After applying the Preset

The Lightroom 4 Preset System is extremely powerful because it allows you to create a virtually endless variety of looks with just a few simple clicks which you can then save to your 00 MY MIXOLOGY Folder. In each of these episodes, we will create one of these looks with just a few clicks, then we will save it out as a new Mixology in MY MIXOLOGY. We are going to cover a variety of styles and effects, so feel free to name and organize your MY MIXOLOGY folder contents however you like, as that folder is designed to be your personal space for all your favorite mixologies.

Enjoy the video below!

Mixology Recipe

For those that don’t want to watch the video, here are the steps to achieve this effect using the Lightroom 4 Preset System. As always, start with the Standard Import Preset which should be applied to each image when you first bring it into LR4 before applying the settings below:

1. BASE ADJUSTMENTS –> 23 Light Boost (Detail)
2. BASE ADJUSTMENTS –> 45 Medium Darken (Blacks)
3. BASE ADJUSTMENTS –> 53 Saturate (Saturation)
4. BASE ADJUSTMENTS –> 73 Light Vignette (Vignetting)
5. NEUTRAL CURVES –> 31 Ivory (Neutral Punches)
6. COLOR TONING — 13 Yellow/Violet (Complimentary)

That’s it! Now just save it out in your MY MIXOLOGY folder with a cool name of your liking and you are done!

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For those that may not have seen the SLR Lounge Lightroom 4 Preset System. The Lightroom 4 Preset System has been designed from the ground up to be able to help you achieve any effect you desire. From vivid color correct images, to HDRs, to faded vintage images, to antiqued images, the sky is the limit!

Included are nearly 130 Develop Presets and 26 Brush Presets that are not only incredibly powerful, but also surprisingly simple and intuitive. Best of all, while other companies would charge $300, $400 or $500+ for a system like this, we are making the entire system available for only $99 ($75 if you take advantage of the early bird special which you can read here!). Oh yeah, and the accompanying tutorials and mixologies, those are all free! So enjoy peeps. Below are all of the initial tutorials to get you guys started.

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This is why we totally dig this video by Sasser Stills. In this video, Michael Sassor once again shows just how easy it is to create beautiful images with a camera, reflector and a knowledge of light and composition. Watch how Michael uses the reflector as a fill light, main light, scrim, catch light, etc. His posing and instructions for guiding his model is also quite wonderful. Great work Michael!

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We have yet another Lightroom 4 Preset System Mixology episode! In this LR4 Mixology tutorial, we will be showing you how and in which situations we like to use the 32 Teal Orange Crush Preset. In addition, we will also be showing you the recipe using the LR4 Preset System, just to help you guys get a better idea of how to create your own Mixologies with a few simple clicks. This Mixology preset has a very stylized and cinematic look to it as it uses the teal/orange color scheme that is so popular in Hollywood film color grading. It is included in the Presets 1.1 update under 32 Teal Orange Crush in the Stylized | Color category in your My Mixology Folder.

See more before/after images in our Facebook Photo Gallery on the SLR Lounge Facebook Page.
Original RAW SOOC

After applying the Preset

The Lightroom 4 Preset System is extremely powerful because it allows you to create a virtually endless variety of looks with just a few simple clicks which you can then save to your 00 MY MIXOLOGY Folder. In each of these episodes, we will create one of these looks with just a few clicks, then we will save it out as a new Mixology in MY MIXOLOGY. We are going to cover a variety of styles and effects, so feel free to name and organize your MY MIXOLOGY folder contents however you like, as that folder is designed to be your personal space for all your favorite mixologies.

Enjoy the video below!

Mixology Recipe

For those that don’t want to watch the video, here are the steps to achieve this effect using the Lightroom 4 Preset System. As always, start with the Standard Import Preset which should be applied to each image when you first bring it into LR4 before applying the settings below:

1. BASE ADJUSTMENTS –> 45 Medium Darken (Blacks)
2. BASE ADJUSTMENTS –> 73 Light Vignette (Vignetting)
3. NEUTRAL CURVES –> 31 Ivory (Neutral Punches)
4. COLOR TONING –> 11 Orange Teal
5. BASE ADJUSTMENTS –> 54 Light Reverse Saturation (Saturation)
That’s it! Now just save it out in your MY MIXOLOGY folder with a cool name of your liking and you are done!

Purchase or Learn More About the Lightroom 4 Preset System

For those that may not have seen the SLR Lounge Lightroom 4 Preset System. The Lightroom 4 Preset System has been designed from the ground up to be able to help you achieve any effect you desire. From vivid color correct images, to HDRs, to faded vintage images, to antiqued images, the sky is the limit!

Included are nearly 130 Develop Presets and 26 Brush Presets that are not only incredibly powerful, but also surprisingly simple and intuitive. Best of all, while other companies would charge $300, $400 or $500+ for a system like this, we are making the entire system available for only $99 ($75 if you take advantage of the early bird special which you can read here!). Oh yeah, and the accompanying tutorials and mixologies, those are all free! So enjoy peeps. Below are all of the initial tutorials to get you guys started.

Purchase or Learn More About the Lightroom 4 Preset System

When we think of the word “bespoke” as it apply to an object, we generally think of a super luxury or exotic car like Rolls Royce Phantom or the Pagani Zonda, a high-end watch from Audemars Piguet or Ulysse Nardin, or custom-tailored suit from Valentino Uomo or Tom Ford. When it comes to cameras, however, only one brand really fits in the category of “bespoke,” and that brand is Leica.

With hand-assembled prime lenses ranging from $4,000 to $8,000 and camera bodies like the M9 digital rangefinder that starts at $8000, it’s easy to see why just like the aforementioned objects, the Leica high end cameras are objects of desire targeted to a pretty specific and rather affluent market.

Ok, maybe the run-of-the-mill M9 is more akin to a Porsche 911 rather than a Bugatti Veyron. No, the Bugatti Veyron of Leica camera is the Leica M9-P “Edition Hermès” that starts at a cool $29,000 for the one-lens set which includes a silver anodized Summilux-M 50 mm f/1.4 ASPH. lens and tops off at a staggering $60,000 for the super-limited edition “Série Limitée Jean-Louis Dumas” three-lens set with a Leica Summicron-M 28 mm f/2 ASPH., a Leica Noctilux-M 50 mm f/0.95 ASPH. and a Leica APO-Summicron-M 90 mm f/2 ASPH lenses.

Limited to only 100 units, the second set is truly a camera set reserved to the super high-end camera aficionados and people whose last names happens to be Trump.





Despite costing more than a typical down payment on a house, one thing can’t be denied. The master craftsmanship that goes into the making of this limited Leica is just utterly amazing. Just take a look at Leica’s high-definition video on the making of the Leica M9-P ‘Edition Hermès' – Série Limitée Jean-Louis Dumas. Prepare to be awed and yes, turn up your volume =)

Here are more photos from Leica’s website. Thanks to PetaPixel for the heads up on this video.

Couple of tidbits:



The moss on the rock closeup seems to show a slight IQ advantage for the Pentax 645D.



But the 100% crop on the silo on the moire test seems to swing the other way around, showing better sharpness for the d800e. Of course, in this, it’s hard to tell if this is due to the silo not being in focus for the 645D or not. There doesn’t seem to be any moire present for either cameras, though.

That being said, if you recall from our post of the Nikon D800e vs the Leica S2, the D800e can exhibit moire and color shifts in very straight line.

Other than that, what do you guys think? Did the D800e beat the 645D as the premiere landscape camera?

Oh, and did anyone else get really nervous with the way the Pentax 645D on the tripod is just leaning so far forward by the river? Man, I really thought that he was going to bump it with his leg and it was going to fall into the river. Yikes!