Graphic Black, a folio of poster mono

One black. One paper. Nothing between.

Graphic Black turns a photograph into shape: deep black, clean paper, no grey to hide in. One tap in the free Lightroom app on iPhone and Android, or in Lightroom Classic.

For poster makers, designers and street shooters who want the frame reduced to shape.

Get Graphic Black for $79.99 Open: all 18 presets

Cables against sky. The photograph becomes a poster.

Every preset converts to black and white, then drives contrast to the top of the scale, so tones collapse to shape. Line Block is the reference. The rest each move one thing: blacks deeper for a cut mask, whites harder for signage, texture up so an edge carries the cut of a worked print.

The folio is set in three departments. Blocks crush the shadows and read as masks. Prints keep the surface of woodcut, lino and etched plate. Signs push the whites for painted markings, type and scanned line art.

Apply one, then adjust. The curve stays yours, and so does every slider under it.

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The Folio

Every preset opens on the same four photographs, so you can see one black hold across steel, stone, a street and a face.

Blocks

6 presets

Shadows crushed to a mask. The subject reads as a cut shape.

folio 01Line Blockthe reference graphic mono: contrast near the top of the scale, tones collapsing to shape

Cables, sky, black on paper

The grid, cut to shape

The alley as a stencil

A face in two tones

Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Line Block. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
folio 02Stencil Cutharder still, blacks pushed furthest down, for subjects that should read as a cut mask

Cables, sky, black on paper

The grid, cut to shape

The alley as a stencil

A face in two tones

Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Stencil Cut. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
folio 07Silhouette Cutshadows crushed furthest of the set, for backlit shapes against a bright ground

Cables, sky, black on paper

The grid, cut to shape

The alley as a stencil

A face in two tones

Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Silhouette Cut. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
folio 08Ink Slabthe densest interpretation: exposure down, blacks deep, a heavy inked surface

Cables, sky, black on paper

The grid, cut to shape

The alley as a stencil

A face in two tones

Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Ink Slab. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
folio 11Halftone Dropthe most compressed midtone of the family, so the scale reads as two tones

Cables, sky, black on paper

The grid, cut to shape

The alley as a stencil

A face in two tones

Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Halftone Drop. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
folio 16Block Printheaviest blacks with slightly restrained whites, for dark subjects on a light ground

Cables, sky, black on paper

The grid, cut to shape

The alley as a stencil

A face in two tones

Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Block Print. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

Prints

6 presets

Woodcut, lino, etched plate. Edges carry the worked surface.

folio 03Woodcut Proofextreme contrast with texture high, so edges carry a cut, worked quality

Cables, sky, black on paper

The grid, cut to shape

The alley as a stencil

A face in two tones

Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Woodcut Proof. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
folio 04Lino Pressflat whites in the family under very deep blacks, for print-like flat areas

Cables, sky, black on paper

The grid, cut to shape

The alley as a stencil

A face in two tones

Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Lino Press. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
folio 06Cut Paperhighest edge masking here, so only real edges sharpen and flat areas stay clean

Cables, sky, black on paper

The grid, cut to shape

The alley as a stencil

A face in two tones

Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Cut Paper. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
folio 09Press Proofextreme contrast with clarity high but grain at zero, a clean mechanical look

Cables, sky, black on paper

The grid, cut to shape

The alley as a stencil

A face in two tones

Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Press Proof. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
folio 14Chisel Markhard contrast with texture and sharpening led by the edges rather than the surface

Cables, sky, black on paper

The grid, cut to shape

The alley as a stencil

A face in two tones

Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Chisel Mark. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
folio 18Plate Etchhigh contrast with the grain well up for this set, for etched and abraded surfaces

Cables, sky, black on paper

The grid, cut to shape

The alley as a stencil

A face in two tones

Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Plate Etch. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

Signs

6 presets

Whites pushed hardest. For painted markings, type and line art.

folio 05Poster Gradea bright member: whites pushed hardest, midtones thrown up, for signage and display

Cables, sky, black on paper

The grid, cut to shape

The alley as a stencil

A face in two tones

Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Poster Grade. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
folio 10Bitmap Screenmaximum sharpening and detail, aimed at line art, type and scanned drawings

Cables, sky, black on paper

The grid, cut to shape

The alley as a stencil

A face in two tones

Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Bitmap Screen. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
folio 12Signage Monohigh contrast with the yellow and aqua bands lifted hardest, for painted signs and markings

Cables, sky, black on paper

The grid, cut to shape

The alley as a stencil

A face in two tones

Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Signage Mono. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
folio 13Contrast Wedgethe widest tonal push here, both ends driven at once, for testing how far a file goes

Cables, sky, black on paper

The grid, cut to shape

The alley as a stencil

A face in two tones

Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Contrast Wedge. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
folio 15Graphic Cutthe general-purpose member: extreme but still holding a little detail at both ends

Cables, sky, black on paper

The grid, cut to shape

The alley as a stencil

A face in two tones

Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Graphic Cut. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
folio 17Zone Teneverything driven towards the top of the scale, bright whites in the family

Cables, sky, black on paper

The grid, cut to shape

The alley as a stencil

A face in two tones

Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Zone Ten. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.

open

The same minute, kept

The grid, cut to shape

The alley as a stencil

A face in two tones

how it works

Yours in two minutes

Buy the setCheckout takes a card; you get a receipt by email.
Download instantlyThe preset files download right after payment. Re-download any time from your account.
Import to LightroomOpen the files in the free Lightroom app (iOS or Android) or Lightroom Classic. Lightroom saves them as presets automatically.
Tap a presetOne tap applies the full look. Every setting stays editable after.

Single-user license. Yours to use in personal and client work.
No redistribution. Don't resell or share the preset files themselves.
Free app is enough. No Adobe subscription needed for Lightroom mobile.
Keep it forever. Files live in your account for re-download.

Netzah Elad Topaz, the photographer who makes these presets

the maker

Why I Make These

I am Netzah Elad Topaz. I take photographs and I build software, and the two keep leading me back to the same problem. You were there. The light was doing something you will not see again. Then the photo comes back flat, and it is not what you were looking at.

Closing that gap is the whole job. Every preset here is built from Adobe defaults by hand, with a written note for what it should do to a picture, and it is judged on real photographs before it ships. Nothing is a filter dropped on top of your work.

What I want is simple. You open a photo you almost gave up on, you tap once, and there it is: the day you remember, not the file your camera handed you. That is worth doing properly.

Netzah Elad Topaz, photographer and software builder

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Get Graphic Black

Graphic Black

$79.99

All 18 presets · one-time payment · instant download

Works in the free Lightroom app · keep forever

Instant download after payment. The download link is also sent to your email and stays available in your account.

questions

Asked and Answered

Does it keep any grey?

A little, where you want it. Graphic Cut holds detail at both ends; Halftone Drop compresses the scale nearest to two tones. Every slider stays editable, so you set how far it goes.

Does it work on colour photographs?

Yes. Each preset converts to black and white first, then sets the contrast. Start from a colour file or a mono one.

Do these work in the free Lightroom app?

Yes. Import the .xmp files in the free Lightroom app on iPhone or Android, no subscription needed. They also work in Lightroom Classic and Lightroom on desktop.

What exactly do I get?

All 18 presets from Graphic Black as .xmp files in an instant ZIP download. The link also lands in your email, and the purchase stays in your account so you can re-download any time.

How do I install them?

Two minutes: unzip, then import inside Lightroom. The step-by-step guide covers iPhone, Android, and desktop.

Can I use them for client work?

Yes. The single-user license covers personal and commercial photography. The one thing you can't do is share or resell the preset files themselves.

Can I tweak a preset after applying it?

Always. A preset is a starting point; every slider stays yours to adjust.

What if it's not for me?

Before your first download we refund, no questions asked. After a download, sales are final except a technical fault we cannot fix or a duplicate charge. Details on the refunds page.