The image
after instinct.
Two hundred authored finishes for photographers who want atmosphere without surrendering the photograph.
House Finish / 01
A finish,
not a filter.
Built to keep skin alive, whites believable, blacks dimensional and the beautiful mistakes intact. Every look begins with editorial restraint—not an effect.
The archive.
Each collection carries ten related finishes—from the quieter proof to the more directional frame—so a full story can hold together without looking repeated.
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Cape Light
Clear coastal whites, mineral shadows and a salt-softened highlight rolloff.
Sunday Paper
Warm stock, lifted black points and the quiet density of a printed editorial.
Soft Proof
Neutral skin, softened contrast and clean color made for restrained campaigns.
Heat Haze
Sun-struck warmth, dusty greens and highlights allowed to wander.
After Hours
Dense evening color, imperfect flash and controlled tungsten spill.
Contact Sheet
Silver-rich monochrome with practical grain and a darkroom-minded curve.
Natural Casting
Accurate undertones and gentle separation across a broad range of skin.
Hotel Lobby
Polished neutrals, low amber light and a faintly cinematic hush.
Mineral
Stone, clay and chalk rendered with tactility instead of heavy saturation.
Flash Study
Direct-light brightness, cooler edges and the energy of an unplanned frame.
Black Book
Editorial black and white with firm midtones and unpolished texture.
Beauty Close
Luminous portrait color with measured clarity and protected skin texture.
Roadside
Faded signage, dry air and a gently weathered American color story.
Glass House
Bright architecture, cool whites and precise shadow detail.
Super Eight
Small-format warmth, moving grain and a home-film sense of memory.
The Skin Study
Ten beauty tools for smoothing, highlighting and balancing without plasticity.
Newsprint
Graphic tonal compression and textured black inspired by cultural pages.
Late Checkout
Window light, pale linen and a soft editorial warmth for lived-in portraits.
Product Proof
Accurate packaging color, dimensional whites and controlled specular detail.
Archive No. 72
Seventies density, tobacco warmth and grain that feels found rather than added.
Lightroom
+ ACR
Importable XMP presets built and tested for Adobe Lightroom, Lightroom Classic and Adobe Camera Raw. Desktop installation is included, with Lightroom mobile syncing through Creative Cloud.
House Finish
recipes
The corresponding native recipes for House Studio Engine. The visual intention is matched to each XMP finish, then tuned independently for the House pipeline.
Own the finish.
One payment. Immediate digital access. Use the presets across your own commercial photography work.
Campaign
Archive
- 150 campaign presets
- 15 coordinated collections
- Lightroom + ACR XMP files
- House Finish recipes
- Commercial-use license
Complete
House Archive
- All 200 authored presets
- All 20 campaign worlds
- 50 specialist + skin finishes
- Both native formats
- Future maintenance updates
- Commercial-use license
Best value / $0.85 per authored finish.
Skin +
Finish Tools
- 50 specialist presets
- Skin-focused beauty tools
- Product and finishing tools
- Lightroom + ACR XMP files
- House Finish recipes
The useful
questions.
The XMP files work with current versions of Lightroom, Lightroom Classic and Adobe Camera Raw. The corresponding recipes are built for House Studio Engine.
They are designed as authored starting points. Exposure, white balance and camera profile still respond to the photograph in front of you—the archive protects that judgment rather than replacing it.
Yes. The included commercial-use license covers finished images made for your clients. The preset files and recipes themselves may not be shared, resold or redistributed.
No. They are restrained color and finishing recipes designed to support believable skin. They do not replace detailed retouching or alter a subject’s identity.
No. Every edition is a one-time digital purchase. Your download includes the selected files, guide and license.