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Moody film

Dark, muted, quiet

Deep shadows, muted green-grey colour and soft highlights. A heavier, more dramatic version of the cinematic look — good when the mood matters more than the detail.

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Moody film
Before editing
Demo image

Demo images are generated illustrations, not photographs taken with a specific camera. They show the direction of the look, not a guaranteed result.

The settings

White balance

Temperature
4700 K
Tint
-4

Light

Exposure
-0.35
Contrast
+15
Highlights
-45
Shadows
-25
Whites
-20
Blacks
-10

Presence

Texture
+10
Clarity
+10
Dehaze
+8

Colour

Vibrance
+5
Saturation
-18

Colour grading

Shadow tone (hue)
+160
Shadow tone (amount)
+18
Highlight tone (hue)
+45
Highlight tone (amount)
+8

Grain

Grain
+22
Grain size
+25

Why these numbers

  • Negative Exposure plus strong negative Shadows is what makes the dark base.
  • Dropping Saturation while keeping Vibrance low keeps skin alive without colourful distractions.
  • The grain is deliberate — clean dark photos often look flat.

Adjust it for your photo

  • If the face disappears, raise Shadows back to about -10.
  • Too green? Move Tint towards magenta (+5).

Best for

Rainy daysNight streetsDocumentaryMoody portraits

A preset is a starting point, not a finished edit. Always check exposure and white balance afterwards — the same values look different on a different photo.

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