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How to Edit Car Photos
Do you have a car blog or automotive enthusiast website? Are you a lifestyle, parenting or travel blogger who takes a lot of photos that include cars? Do you share a lot of car images as an Instagrammer, social media manager or influencer?
If you find yourself editing a lot of car photos (for business or for fun), then you’ll want to see these best Lightroom presets for cars.
They are well suited for car photography (and sometimes other subjects as well, such as motorcycles or bikes). Depending on the preset, they can create a moody look, bring out details, brighten or lighten your photos and more.
And Lightroom is pretty easy to use, too! You can edit photos with just one click. Lightroom has a free mobile app, or you can use the desktop version (which does require an Adobe subscription).
Top 25 Lightroom Presets for Car Photography
- Cars Lightroom Presets – This bundle of 25 desktop and mobile Lightroom presets, designed for car images (as well as landscapes in general), creates stunning photos.
- Sports Car Lightroom Mobile & Desktop Presets – These 16 presets (in Lightroom mobile, Lightroom desktop & Photoshop versions) will make your car and motorcycle photos look stylish, glamorous and eye-catching. The mini pack includes 6 of these presets at a lower total price.
- Cars Bundle – In this impressive Lightroom preset bundle, you’ll get 450+ auto presets. With these presets, you’ll be able to create a variety of looks, from minimalist to bright and airy to natural to moody or dark and more.
- Urban Car Lightroom Presets & LUTs – If you have car photos set in urban environments, these 14 Lightroom presets are ideal. The preset pack also includes LUTs you can use in videos. Plus, you’ll get skin tone protected versions of the LR presets and LUTs, which is great if your car pictures also include people.
- Automotive Lightroom Presets – This pack of 10 Lightroom presets includes Hot Rod Heat (for a warm color tone), Stealth Sleeper (which is moody & dramatic), Bright Headlight (with a spotlight on the middle subject), Vintage Magazine (for a gritty, old-fashioned look), Summer Cruise (with a fun combination of colors), Cold Convertible (to add cool tones), Chrome Contrast (to bring out details), Smooth Paint (for a polished, glossy look), Color Rev (to add vibrancy) & Tire Smoke (for a white glowing, ethereal effect).
- Nasty in Red Desktop Presets – Bring out the best in your photos of red cars with these 4 Lightroom presets for desktop.
- Car Photography Collection – The 65+ automobile presets in this collection are especially ideal for photos with red, blue, black, grey, and orange.
- Cinematic Car Aesthetic Preset Bundle – The 30 Lightroom presets are great for auto and lifestyle bloggers.
- Green Car – Highlight the details of the car body with one of these 12 Lightroom mobile and desktop presets created specifically for green autos.
- Low Rider Lightroom Preset – Use this Lightroom preset works well for cars as well as photos with metal and other reflective urban spaces.
- Cars on Film – Your car photos can look as if they were shot on film with these Lightroom presets. It’s a great way to stand out on social media. This preset pack includes 15 presets for mobile and for desktop.
- Car Details Desktop & Mobile Presets – Enhance details and add dramatic tones to your car, motorcycle & bike images. You’ll get 16 Lightroom presets in this pack (or 6 if you’d prefer the mini-pack).
- Vintage Cars – Are you a lifestyle or automotive influencer? The 10 desktop and mobile presets are great for vintage car photos – or creating a vintage look.
- White Car – These 12 desktop and mobile presets work well with outdoor photos of white automobiles. Add greater contrast and color depth to your photos, with the paint color looking deeper and shinier.
- Custom Cars Pro – With these 12 automotive presets, you can add vibrancy, enhance colors, and make your car photos pop.
- Navy Dreams Desktop Lightroom Presets – Do you have photos of navy or dark blue cars? Use one of the 4 Lightroom desktop presets included in this pack.
- Cars Presets for Lightroom Desktop & Mobile – This bundle of 25 presets were designed for photos of cars and motorcycles, as well as city and lifestyle shots.
- Racing Cars Lightroom Presets – The 9 presets for mobile and desktop in this pack was created for bloggers, influencers and photographers, to improve photos of cars and motorcycles in various lighting situations.
- Luxury Car – Create a stylish look with one of these 5 desktop and mobile presets for luxury cars.
- Car Interior Presets – Improve your interior shots of cars with these 13 Lightroom presets for mobile and desktop. The filters can highlight details, enhance contrast, and reduce shadows and reflections of your car interior photos.
- Chrome Cars Pro – Use one of these 17 Lightroom mobile and desktop presets for your photos of bikes, motorcyles and cars.
- Automotive Preset Pack – This pack of 5 car Lightroom presets (for desktop & mobile) includes Dark Light (for moody & dark images), Outcast (for moody & desaturated edits), Anacronym (to create a cinematic look), The Run (for clean & warm pictures) and Off The Air (for clean & moody edits).
- Car Lightroom Presets for White & Aqua Tones – Car photography with lots of whites or aquas work well with these 4 desktop presets.
- Yellow Car – Are yellow automobiles the subject of your photography? Use one of these 12 mobile and desktop Lightroom filters for yellow cars!
- HDR Car Preset – A car mobile & desktop preset for bloggers, Instagrammers and photographers, complete with 4 bonus vintage presets.
