Tide 01 Clean Coastal | Coastal Editorial Preset for Lightroom Mobile & Desktop

T1 is for travel, lifestyle, and editorial photographers who want a clean, considered film quality that communicates sophistication without heavy character — the versatile starting point of the Tide Archive that works across the full range of coastal and outdoor editorial photography.

For photographers who want one preset that handles the full range of their travel and editorial content without needing to switch between archives — from beach lifestyle to fashion portraits to architectural travel.

For photographers who are new to the Tide Archive and want to understand the collection's coastal editorial character before exploring the cooler refinement of T2 or the bold character of T3.

WHY YOU'LL LOVE THIS PRESET

It is the most versatile editorial preset in the collection. T1 works across travel, lifestyle, outdoor portraits, and architectural photography without needing per-subject adjustment.

The warmth is controlled, not obvious. T1's colour rendering is warm enough to feel inviting but controlled enough to feel editorial — the balance between approachable and sophisticated.

It reads as high-end without being obvious. The Tide Archive is built around the visual language of coastal editorial photography — clean, considered, and quietly expensive-feeling. T1 expresses this in its most accessible form.

It is the right starting point. T2 refines it toward fashion and editorial territory. T3 pushes into bold coastal fashion impact. T1 shows you the Tide philosophy before the more specific directions.

1 × T1 Clean Coastal DNG file — for Lightroom Mobile on iPhone and Android
1 × T1 Clean Coastal XMP file — for Lightroom Classic on Mac and Windows
Step-by-step installation guide for Mobile and Desktop
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This preset captures the aesthetic of professional-grade color negative film like Kodak Portra, known for its incredible latitude and "honest" color reproduction. It is the professional answer for those who want their work to feel "real" yet elevated. By emulating the soft highlight roll-off and the neutral, airy shadow detail of these legendary emulsions celebrated for their skin tone accuracy T1 ensures your photos possess a luxurious, archival quality. It transforms digital files into frames that look like they were shot on a well-exposed medium-format camera.

Step 1 — White balance first. T1 assumes a warm-neutral starting point — 5,200-5,500K for outdoor daylight, 5,600-6,200K for coastal and overcast.

Step 2 — Apply T1 Clean Coastal. Open any photo in Lightroom. Apply T1 Clean Coastal. The clean coastal colour and balanced contrast apply simultaneously.

Step 3 — Fine-tune. Adjust Exposure and White Balance per photo.

On phone photos: 83-85% strength.

What is the difference between T1 and T2? T1 is the clean, balanced foundation — warm but controlled, versatile across travel and lifestyle. T2 cools and refines it toward specifically fashion and editorial territory. T1 for versatile everyday editorial photography, T2 for refined fashion and minimalist content.

Does T1 work in the free version of Lightroom Mobile? Yes. Preset installation and use is completely free in Lightroom Mobile.