Trying to create digital negatives (Not DNG conversion)

[mbstevens]

Mod Note: Thread moved from Tips/Tricks to General Discussion. (This is neither a tip nor a trick)

I love LR. But I am trying to create digital negatives like I used to in photoshop. This requires inverting the image from a positive to a negative and then adjusting the CMYK to specific ranges. is there a way that this can be done?

 

[Braders]

Hi and welcome to the forums.

Currently there is no magic button, although i am discovering new things every day.

However, there are options to create the effect i think!

1. Playing with the powerful controls in develop to create the desired effect

or

2. Develop presets that can be applied to any or all images on import. Get these by downloading presets that others ahve spent time playing with.

Try here to start
http://inside-lightroom.com/about/

 

[Denis Pagé]

I know some do that in Lightroom by simply inverting the curve. But after that, some sliders see their behavior reversed. Also note that Lightroom is not CMYK but RGB only at the moment.

 

[Pixelpusher]

Hi mbstevens
Attached is a LR Develop preset that I think is what you are looking for
let us know if you are not sure where you put it.