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Archive, a sepia preset

Black and white toned brown, with deep shadows and strong grain, like a print from an old archive.

A Pro preset, in your browser. Your photo stays on your device.
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Green hills and white clouds reflected in a still mountain lake, with Archive
The sky and its reflection turn a warm brown and the wooded hills go dark.Photo: Cristina Esquivel / Pexels.

The same four photographs

Every preset page shows the same four photographs as the film pages, so you can compare looks from page to page. Press Before Photonica to see them as they were taken.

A woman with freckles in hard sun — Archive
Skin in daylight
Green hills under a deep blue sky with clouds — Archive
Greens and sky
A wet New York avenue at night in neon and streetlight — Archive
Night, mixed light
A woman in a yellow dress at golden hour — Archive
Against the light

Where it shines

Landscapes, buildings and portraits meant to look old. The brown sits in the light tones, so skies and stone warm up while the shadows stay deep.

What to watch

Phones, modern cars and new signs give the age away. Blues and greens of the same brightness turn the same brown, so look for scenes with clear light and shadow.

Open Archive on your photo

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A Pro preset, in your browser. Your photo stays on your device.

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Every photograph here was rendered by Photonica with the preset as it opens in the editor. Results vary with the light and colour in your photo. Everyday, Road Trip and Street are free; the other nine presets come with Pro. Guest editing includes three exports a day; a free account removes that daily limit and lets you save your own presets.

Photographs: Saul Joseph, Пельмешик, kevin Galerken and DARKMODE CINEMA on Pexels.