Time for another TechTalk post:
Add punchyness (how I love this word) to your images with our new Lightroom preset “GRABOgram”. Simply download it and install it to your Lightroom preset directory (see attached txt for info) and you’ll find our preset in Lightroom.

If you are new to Adobe Lightroom, you can download a free 30-day trial version over at adobe.com. It is definitely worth checking out!

Presets are a good basis for quick photo editing. They let you achieve certain looks quickly and efficiently without spending hours fiddling with your photos.

But see for yourself: (Move your mouse over the image to see unprocessed version)

This preset probably works best on scenery photos and was designed for camera raw files. Of course you can use it with other images and file formats but the result might not be as good.

Download link to preset

If you like this, you might also check out our previous downloads

Maybe you have noticed some subtle changes already. We gave our website a small face lift here and there. We tweaked the thumbnail size and aspect ratios to better fit our subjects.

Most importantly though, we changed our name to “GRABO photography” to make us more memorable. The website address from now on is www.grabo-photo.com

Enjoy!

PS: As a small bonus, here are wallpaper versions of the image below (right click >> save as…):

Wallpaper 1440 x 900

Wallpaper 1680 x 1050

Wallpaper 1920 x 1200

It’s (almost) Christmas! I hope you bought all the presents yet and don’t engage in the last minute shopping spree… well, Christmas surely comes surprisingly fast every year :-) To get you in the mood, I have uploaded three Christmas images. Also, as a small Christmas present from our side, we have created a preset for Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw, which simulates an “old picture” look seen below on the angel and Santa photo. Scroll down to find the download link. The third image shows a cinnamon stick.

Technical Details

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We have created a small collection of wallpapers from our photos for your mobile. The following pictures are all optimized for the iPhone 4 high res retina display but can be used for all other iPhone versions or even other mobiles of course (although the layout might be different because of varying display sizes and resolutions).

There are two ways how you can set our photos as wallpaper:

1. iPhone Users: Navigate onto our website with your iPhone. Once you have chosen an image, touch the respective link below (not the gallery). The image will pop up in a new window. Once you see the desired image, touch it and hold for a second. A dialog will appear that will let you “save the image”. The photo will be saved under photos. Open it in “photos”, touch the symbol on the bottom left and choose “set as background”.

2. All others: Download the zip-archive below containing all wallpapers and use your mobile-to-pc cable to get the images on your phone. (iPhone users can use iTunes)

<< Download wallpaper zip-archive >>

Here are the links to the wallpapers:

1. Xmas candle
2. Small shack in snowy mountains
3. Las Vegas @ night
4. Boat on the beach (Sylt)
5. Lighthouse (Sylt)
6. Sunny beach (Sylt)
7. Red chillies

For your enjoyment, Yannick added some wallpapers as well that can be used e.g. for your home screen. Here are the links:

1. Pink Waterdrop
2. Dark Waterspray
3. Blue Bubbles
4. Red Smoke
5. Swimming Lemon
6. Sparkling Fireworks