How to create Instagram X-Pro II Filter in Lightroom?

Lately, I have started posting more on Instagram Filters because I see a rise in people who want to create Instagram filters in Photoshop. More and more users are reading Instagram filters on my website every month. Today, we’re going to see how to create an Instagram X-Pro II filter in Lightroom.

This tutorial is a part of Creating Instagram Filters in Lightroom.

Photoshop tutorial – Check out how to create an Instagram X-Pro II filter in Photoshop.

Let’s begin the tutorial. But before we begin, I want to show how the final image would look like.

Table of Content

  1. Step 1 – Add Vignette and Grains
  2. Step 2 – Add a yellowish gree hue
  3. Step 3 – Decrease the vibrance

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Step 1 – Add Vignette and Grains to create Instagram X-Pro II filter in Lightroom

Let’s add a black vignette to the photo. If you see Instagram filters, almost all of them add a black vignette. And, the Instagram X-Pro II filter is one of them.

Go to Effects > Post-Crop Vignette > Amount and reduce the amount to -51. This will add a black vignette.

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Let’s add some noise. Unlike Photoshop which calls the noise as a noise, Lightroom calls the noise as grains.

Go to Effects > Grain > Amount and reduce the amount to 30. This will add some grains.

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Step 2 – Add a yellowish gree hue

Let’s add a yellowish-green tone to the photo. We’ll do it using the Split Tone.

Go to the Split Toning section.

Click on the gray rectangle next to the highlight.

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Choose any yellowish-green color. You can either use the numerical that I have shown in the below screenshot or you can choose the one that you like.

Click outside of the box after you choose the color.

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Step 3 – Decrease the vibrance to create Instagram X-Pro II filter in Lightroom

Almost all Instagram filters decrease the colors in a photo. Instagram X-Pro II is again one of them. To achieve Instagram X-Pro II in Lightroom, we’re going to decrease the color. But, we’ll do it using the Vibrance slider.

Go to the Basic section.

Reduce the Vibrance to -40.

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This is all guys.

Check out more tutorials of Lightroom on Instagram filters.

Create Instagram Clarendon Effect in Photoshop

Hey, guys! It’s been few months since I wrote about Instagram effects. Since then, Instagram has introduced tons of new filters. One of them is Clarendon. So, let me present you my new tutorial on how to create Instagram Clarendon effect in Photoshop.

Related: Create Instagram Lo-Fi Effect in Photoshop

I must say that all these Instagram effects are easy to replicate in Photoshop. You just need to know which adjustment layer to use and when to use. For this tutorial, I am going to use three unique adjustment layers which are photo filter, levels, and brightness/contrast.

Without further ado, let me bring to you the tutorial. But before that, let me show you the before and after photo.

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Step 1: Bring the Blue Effect with Photo Filter.

Go to Layer>New Adjustment Layer>Photo Filter.

Change the filter to Cooling Filter (82) and increase the Density to 10%. Please keep the Luminosity turned on.

Step 2: Increase the Whites with Levels

Clarendon effect overexposes a photo. Your highlight turns into something extraordinarily white. We’re going to do the same thing here. We can either use Levels or use Curves. But I think that Levels is better for this job because you get better control of your settings.

Related: Create Instagram Effects in Photoshop

Go to Layer>New Adjustment Layer>Levels

Slide the white bar to the left such that its value is 198. Please refer the screenshot below for better understanding.

Step 3: Again, Use Filter for Aqua Color

Now, we’re going to use Filter again. But this time we’re going to give some aqua color effect to the photo.

Go to Layer>New Adjustment Layer>Photo Filter.

Change the Filter to Underwater and increase the density to 55%. Make sure that the luminosity is turned on.

Unfortunately, we don’t have any aqua filter so we should be satisfied with the Underwater. Yes, we can choose a custom color but underwater serves our purpose.

Step 4: Increase the Brightness to Finally Create the Instagram Clarendon Effect in Photoshop

Now, we’re going to brighten the photo to give it the final touch.

Go to Layer>New Adjustment Layer>Brightness/Contrast.

Increase both brightness and contrast to 16.

Now, this all you need to do to create the Instagram Clarendon Effect in Photoshop.

I hope that you enjoyed the tutorial. Please share this tutorial with your friends on Facebook and show them that they can create Instagram Effects in Photoshop also.

Here’s the final photo again.

Create Instagram Lark Effect in Photoshop

Hey guys, welcome to my another tutorial on Instagram Effects. Last time I wrote on Instagram Moon Effect that became quite a popular on Instagram. This time I am writing on how to Create Instagram Lark Effect in Photoshop. Lark Effect is somewhat same as other Instagram’s effect. The only thing that separate Instagram’s Lark effect is that it makes the image a little bit saturated.

So without discussing anything more, let’s dive straight to the tutorial. But before we go any further, I’d like to show you the final image.

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Step 1: Increase Exposure

Here’s the initial image.

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To increase exposure, go to Layer>New Adjustment Layer>Exposure. Increase the exposure so that it looks well-lit or a bit over-lit.

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Step 2: Decrease Vibrance but Increase Saturation

Now we are going to decrease vibrance but increase saturation. You might not know the difference between vibrance and Saturation.

Vibrance: Deals only with the colors in an image that are over saturated. It doesn’t deal with every color in a image. For example, in above image, her skin looks a bit oversaturated. So if I decrease the vibrance, her skin color gets unsaturated rather than the whole image.

Saturation: Doesn’t bother with the colors that are over or under saturated. Simply considers that whole image and increase of decrease its saturation.

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Step 3: Increase the Highlight

Time to increase out highlights of the image. Yes, you read it correctly. Rather than decreasing the highlight, we are going to increase it. For that, we are going to use Curves.

Go to Layer>New Adjustment Layer>Curves.

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Step 4: Create Instagram Lark Effect in Photoshop

Now we are going to give a little bit warm effect our image.

Go to Layer>New Adjustment Layer>Photo Filter.

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And your image is ready to post on Facebook. Time to tell your friends that you know the Grandma’s secret recipe behind Instagram’s Lark effect.

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