How to Create Bonita Preset as a Beginner on Lightroom Mobile

One of the Lightroom presets, Bonita preset, was made by Erno Ybañez, a Filipino photo editor who has produced numerous presets. Although I’ve described how to make the Bonita preset in this post, he sells them on his website. These presets were created to speed up and simplify editing. You may improve your photos or images to achieve the same effect with a single click.

This article will help you achieve the same result regardless of your level of editing skill. Adhere to the steps and configurations I described in this guide.

Understanding Bonita Preset

What are Bonita Presets?

The Bonita preset has a good texture and clarity. It beautifies your picture and gives it that neutral, earthy, vintage, rustic and warm tone. It can be used in design like backgrounds, overlays, or photo editing.

Tools You Need (Mobile Apps)

Recommended Mobile Apps for Preset Creation is the Adobe Lightroom App.

• Download and install the app from the Play Store or App store.

Step-by-Step Guide to Create a Bonita Preset

Step 1: Choose A Clear Image

• Open the Lightroom app.
• Click on Device on the bottom menu
• Select an image (e.g., an existing photo or a blank canvas) to start with.

Note: Always use images that will complement the brown texture effect. Pictures with poor lighting is not considered good for this edit.

Step 2: Adjusting Basic Settings (Exposure, Contrast, and Saturation)

• Click on Light on the bottom menu, then set Exposure at +0.20, Contrast +47, Highlights -100, Shadows 0, Whites -100, and Blacks -29.
• Click on curve , then navigate to the first circle (white) and adjust the settings as shown in the image below.

• Leave the red and green circles as default; then click on the blue circle and adjust the curves as in the image below.

• Click on “Done” to proceed.

Step 3: Applying Bonita Preset Tones

• Click on Color on the bottom panel, then set Temp +24, Tint +28, Vibrance -18, and Saturation +2.
• Click on Grading then tap on the first circle. Scroll down to where you see “Shadows.” Expand it with the arrow icon if you don’t see the options to adjust Hue and Saturation.
• Adjust Hue to 214, Saturation 13, Luminance 0, Blending 100, Balance +25.
• Click on the third circle under color grading; scroll down and set Hue 197, Saturation 6, Luminance 0, Blending 100, and Balance +25.
• Leave the other circles and click on ‘Done‘ to save.
• Click on Color Mix, then tap on red. Set Hue -12, Saturation 0, Luminance 0.
• Tap Orange, set Hue -9, Saturation 0, Luminance -11.
• Tap Yellow, set Hue -55, Saturation -21, Luminance +21.
• Click Green, set Hue -58, Saturation -11, Luminance -56.
• Click Light Blue, set Hue -100, Saturation -43, Luminance +62.
• Tap on Blue, set Hue -69, Saturation -25, Luminance -41.
• Tap Purple, set Hue -76, Saturation -32, Luminance -52.
• Click Pink, set Hue -61, Saturation -28, Luminance -30, then click on “Done” to save.
• Click on Effects, set Texture +13, Clarity +19, Dehaze 0, Grain 0, Vignette 0.
• Click on Detail, set Sharpening 12, Radius 1.0, Detail 25, Masking 0, Noise reduction 15, Detail 50, Contrast 10, Color noise reduction 10, Detail 65, and Smoothness 80.
• Click on Optics and leave it as default.

Saving and Using the Bonita Preset

• Click on the Share (envelope) icon, then click on “Export as…”
• Leave it at DNG and click on the mark icon to save.
• You can further choose to share to social media or the location you want to save it to.
• Also, you can rename and categorize the file you just saved from your file manager for easy future use.

Tips for Beginners

Please be advised that it is essential to test your preset on a variety of pictures. This is because the quality or lighting of some photographs may prevent the preset you just created from compressing them. Therefore, you need to adjust the preset (e.g., changing exposure or saturation) for more uniformity across multiple photos.

You can also choose to save your settings in a special user preset list, which lets you test different presets on photos fast. In my next piece, I’ll explain how to make and organize a number of custom presets to a Lightroom user preset list.

Conclusion

I have covered all the settings needed to create this preset from scratch. Just follow my procedures and exact settings to arrive at the same result as I got. Have in mind that using a different image or image with poor quality will impact the result. Always use a bright and clear picture that is free from filters or other effects.

The video above is from my YouTube channel where I teach how to create presets. I have lots of video tutorials showing step-by-step guides to make your own preset, export preset and share with your friends too. Please subscribe to my channel to encourage me to create more preset tutorials.

Remember to customize the style by making adjustments according to the subject, lighting, and mood. Share the preset with others and save it for later use. Please feel free to leave a comment in the space provided below if you have any clarification-related queries, suggestions, or contributions.