Negative, a free hard cinematic film filter
Negative is a bold, cinematic look: teal shadows, warm highlights and firm contrast, like a hard-printed film negative.
What Negative looks like
This look takes the classic film-print split between cool shadows and warm highlights and pushes it further. Contrast is firm and the separation between teal and warm tones is strong.
It's great for dramatic street and travel photos, and it gives flat light more depth. If you want the same idea gentler, try Cine.
Color at a glance
Each pair shows a color before (left) and after (right) Negative.
Best for
- Dramatic street photos
- Moody travel scenes
- Flat, overcast light
- Cinematic portraits
Tips
- Lower Filter strength to 70 for a more restrained grade.
- Crop to 16:9 for a movie-still feel.
- This is a color look, not the film negative converter. To turn a scanned negative positive, use Film negative on the Crop tab.
How to use Negative
- Click Try Negative on your photo. The editor opens with Negative ready.
- Choose a photo, RAW files included. The look is applied as soon as it opens.
- Adjust Filter strength on the Filters tab, and fine-tune with the Adjust tab.
- Save it as JPEG, PNG, WebP or TIFF on the Save tab.
Use Negative on video and in Lightroom
You can take this look into other apps. Open it, then on the Save tab download it as a LUT (.cube) for Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut or CapCut, with versions for log footage, or as a Lightroom profile with an Amount slider. Both carry the look's color; add grain and glow in the other app.
Open Negative to make a LUT · Open Negative to make a Lightroom profile
