Sepia Archive, the box every family has
Every print in the box, one brown.
Sepia Archive gives scans, copy work and new frames the same warm brown, from a faint tea stain to a deep walnut. One tap in the free Lightroom app on iPhone and Android, or in Lightroom Classic.
For archive, heritage and family-scan editors who want a box of mixed prints to sit together on one page.
18 presets · 1 collection · one download
open
One box, opened
Scan a shoebox and you get every brown there is. One print was toned in a darkroom, one faded on a mantelpiece, one was photocopied in an office. This set puts them in one brown. Sepia Bath is the reference, a restrained sulphide tone with open shadows and low contrast. The rest each move one thing, so a whole box can be matched print by print.
Toners set the hue and the depth. Sulphide Toner carries the brown into the highlights, Walnut Toner takes the shadows deepest without going black, Amber Sulphide is the warmest, pushed toward yellow, and Chestnut Print lifts the yellow band for timber and autumn. Papers stand in for the stock the print was on: Albumen Print pale and early, Vellum Print soft for letters and flat originals, Manila Sleeve almost without contrast, Cabinet Card for a studio portrait with the blue band suppressed.
The Box holds the working presets. Archive Box is the conservative one for copy work, grain modest and contrast honest. Foxed Paper draws the corners in for damaged edges. Tea Stain and Attic Folio look handled and stored. Ledger Brown is the most neutral member, brown present but weak, for archives that dislike novelty.
Apply to a scan, apply to a frame you took this morning, and they sit on the same page.
the archive
The Box
Toners, papers and the working browns, each on the same four frames, a bench, a desk of letters, a window portrait and a toast.
Toners
7 presetsThe hue and the depth of the brown, from a midtone wash to the deepest walnut.
REF-01Sepia Baththe reference warm brown print: restrained sulphide-style tone, low contrast, open shadows
![Sepia Bath applied to The bench, filed with the family prints]()
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The bench, filed with the family prints ![Sepia Bath applied to Letters and papers, warmed on vellum]()
![Before: Letters and papers, warmed on vellum]()
Letters and papers, warmed on vellum ![Sepia Bath applied to A cabinet card, made this week]()
![Before: A cabinet card, made this week]()
A cabinet card, made this week ![Sepia Bath applied to The toast, gone the colour of the album]()
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The toast, gone the colour of the album Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Sepia Bath. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
REF-02Sulphide Tonera fuller brown at print strength, toning carried into the highlights by a raised balance
![Sulphide Toner applied to The bench, filed with the family prints]()
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The bench, filed with the family prints ![Sulphide Toner applied to Letters and papers, warmed on vellum]()
![Before: Letters and papers, warmed on vellum]()
Letters and papers, warmed on vellum ![Sulphide Toner applied to A cabinet card, made this week]()
![Before: A cabinet card, made this week]()
A cabinet card, made this week ![Sulphide Toner applied to The toast, gone the colour of the album]()
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The toast, gone the colour of the album Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Sulphide Toner. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
REF-08Walnut Tonerdark brown here, shadows deepest of the family, still short of neutral black
![Walnut Toner applied to The bench, filed with the family prints]()
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The bench, filed with the family prints ![Walnut Toner applied to Letters and papers, warmed on vellum]()
![Before: Letters and papers, warmed on vellum]()
Letters and papers, warmed on vellum ![Walnut Toner applied to A cabinet card, made this week]()
![Before: A cabinet card, made this week]()
A cabinet card, made this week ![Walnut Toner applied to The toast, gone the colour of the album]()
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The toast, gone the colour of the album Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Walnut Toner. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
REF-11Umber Washbrown weighted to the midtones rather than the shadows, so faces carry the tone
![Umber Wash applied to The bench, filed with the family prints]()
![Before: The bench, filed with the family prints]()
The bench, filed with the family prints ![Umber Wash applied to Letters and papers, warmed on vellum]()
![Before: Letters and papers, warmed on vellum]()
Letters and papers, warmed on vellum ![Umber Wash applied to A cabinet card, made this week]()
![Before: A cabinet card, made this week]()
A cabinet card, made this week ![Umber Wash applied to The toast, gone the colour of the album]()
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The toast, gone the colour of the album Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Umber Wash. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
REF-12Tobacco Fixwarm and slightly denser, red and orange luminance high so skin stays light against it
![Tobacco Fix applied to The bench, filed with the family prints]()
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The bench, filed with the family prints ![Tobacco Fix applied to Letters and papers, warmed on vellum]()
![Before: Letters and papers, warmed on vellum]()
Letters and papers, warmed on vellum ![Tobacco Fix applied to A cabinet card, made this week]()
![Before: A cabinet card, made this week]()
A cabinet card, made this week ![Tobacco Fix applied to The toast, gone the colour of the album]()
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The toast, gone the colour of the album Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Tobacco Fix. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
REF-15Chestnut Printricher brown with the yellow band lifted, for autumn and timber subjects
![Chestnut Print applied to The bench, filed with the family prints]()
![Before: The bench, filed with the family prints]()
The bench, filed with the family prints ![Chestnut Print applied to Letters and papers, warmed on vellum]()
![Before: Letters and papers, warmed on vellum]()
Letters and papers, warmed on vellum ![Chestnut Print applied to A cabinet card, made this week]()
![Before: A cabinet card, made this week]()
A cabinet card, made this week ![Chestnut Print applied to The toast, gone the colour of the album]()
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The toast, gone the colour of the album Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Chestnut Print. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
REF-17Amber Sulphidethe warmest hue in the family, pushed towards yellow rather than red-brown
![Amber Sulphide applied to The bench, filed with the family prints]()
![Before: The bench, filed with the family prints]()
The bench, filed with the family prints ![Amber Sulphide applied to Letters and papers, warmed on vellum]()
![Before: Letters and papers, warmed on vellum]()
Letters and papers, warmed on vellum ![Amber Sulphide applied to A cabinet card, made this week]()
![Before: A cabinet card, made this week]()
A cabinet card, made this week ![Amber Sulphide applied to The toast, gone the colour of the album]()
![Before: The toast, gone the colour of the album]()
The toast, gone the colour of the album Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Amber Sulphide. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
Papers
6 presetsThe stock the print was on. Albumen, vellum, manila, parchment, a cabinet card.
REF-03Albumen Printpale warm brown with blue luminance well down, in the manner of an early paper print
![Albumen Print applied to The bench, filed with the family prints]()
![Before: The bench, filed with the family prints]()
The bench, filed with the family prints ![Albumen Print applied to Letters and papers, warmed on vellum]()
![Before: Letters and papers, warmed on vellum]()
Letters and papers, warmed on vellum ![Albumen Print applied to A cabinet card, made this week]()
![Before: A cabinet card, made this week]()
A cabinet card, made this week ![Albumen Print applied to The toast, gone the colour of the album]()
![Before: The toast, gone the colour of the album]()
The toast, gone the colour of the album Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Albumen Print. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
REF-04Bleach Backthe lightest brown of the set, bleached-looking highlights, faint tone in the shadows only
![Bleach Back applied to The bench, filed with the family prints]()
![Before: The bench, filed with the family prints]()
The bench, filed with the family prints ![Bleach Back applied to Letters and papers, warmed on vellum]()
![Before: Letters and papers, warmed on vellum]()
Letters and papers, warmed on vellum ![Bleach Back applied to A cabinet card, made this week]()
![Before: A cabinet card, made this week]()
A cabinet card, made this week ![Bleach Back applied to The toast, gone the colour of the album]()
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The toast, gone the colour of the album Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Bleach Back. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
REF-06Vellum Printwarm and very soft, texture negative, for documents, letters and flat originals
![Vellum Print applied to The bench, filed with the family prints]()
![Before: The bench, filed with the family prints]()
The bench, filed with the family prints ![Vellum Print applied to Letters and papers, warmed on vellum]()
![Before: Letters and papers, warmed on vellum]()
Letters and papers, warmed on vellum ![Vellum Print applied to A cabinet card, made this week]()
![Before: A cabinet card, made this week]()
A cabinet card, made this week ![Vellum Print applied to The toast, gone the colour of the album]()
![Before: The toast, gone the colour of the album]()
The toast, gone the colour of the album Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Vellum Print. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
REF-13Cabinet Cardstudio-portrait sepia: soft highlights, smoothing on, blue band deeply suppressed
![Cabinet Card applied to The bench, filed with the family prints]()
![Before: The bench, filed with the family prints]()
The bench, filed with the family prints ![Cabinet Card applied to Letters and papers, warmed on vellum]()
![Before: Letters and papers, warmed on vellum]()
Letters and papers, warmed on vellum ![Cabinet Card applied to A cabinet card, made this week]()
![Before: A cabinet card, made this week]()
A cabinet card, made this week ![Cabinet Card applied to The toast, gone the colour of the album]()
![Before: The toast, gone the colour of the album]()
The toast, gone the colour of the album Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Cabinet Card. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
REF-14Manila Sleeveflat and pale, almost no contrast, for record shots that should not compete
![Manila Sleeve applied to The bench, filed with the family prints]()
![Before: The bench, filed with the family prints]()
The bench, filed with the family prints ![Manila Sleeve applied to Letters and papers, warmed on vellum]()
![Before: Letters and papers, warmed on vellum]()
Letters and papers, warmed on vellum ![Manila Sleeve applied to A cabinet card, made this week]()
![Before: A cabinet card, made this week]()
A cabinet card, made this week ![Manila Sleeve applied to The toast, gone the colour of the album]()
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The toast, gone the colour of the album Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Manila Sleeve. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
REF-18Parchment Proofhigh-key warm mono, highlights held down, a deep shadow lift among the eighteen
![Parchment Proof applied to The bench, filed with the family prints]()
![Before: The bench, filed with the family prints]()
The bench, filed with the family prints ![Parchment Proof applied to Letters and papers, warmed on vellum]()
![Before: Letters and papers, warmed on vellum]()
Letters and papers, warmed on vellum ![Parchment Proof applied to A cabinet card, made this week]()
![Before: A cabinet card, made this week]()
A cabinet card, made this week ![Parchment Proof applied to The toast, gone the colour of the album]()
![Before: The toast, gone the colour of the album]()
The toast, gone the colour of the album Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Parchment Proof. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
The Box
5 presetsWorking browns for copy work, and the ones that look handled, stored or foxed.
REF-05Archive Boxconservative sepia for copy work and family scans, grain modest and contrast honest
![Archive Box applied to The bench, filed with the family prints]()
![Before: The bench, filed with the family prints]()
The bench, filed with the family prints ![Archive Box applied to Letters and papers, warmed on vellum]()
![Before: Letters and papers, warmed on vellum]()
Letters and papers, warmed on vellum ![Archive Box applied to A cabinet card, made this week]()
![Before: A cabinet card, made this week]()
A cabinet card, made this week ![Archive Box applied to The toast, gone the colour of the album]()
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The toast, gone the colour of the album Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Archive Box. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
REF-07Tea Stainuneven-looking warmth with heavier grain, for prints that should read as handled
![Tea Stain applied to The bench, filed with the family prints]()
![Before: The bench, filed with the family prints]()
The bench, filed with the family prints ![Tea Stain applied to Letters and papers, warmed on vellum]()
![Before: Letters and papers, warmed on vellum]()
Letters and papers, warmed on vellum ![Tea Stain applied to A cabinet card, made this week]()
![Before: A cabinet card, made this week]()
A cabinet card, made this week ![Tea Stain applied to The toast, gone the colour of the album]()
![Before: The toast, gone the colour of the album]()
The toast, gone the colour of the album Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Tea Stain. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
REF-09Foxed Papersepia with a vignette pulled in and grain up, aimed at frames with damaged edges
![Foxed Paper applied to The bench, filed with the family prints]()
![Before: The bench, filed with the family prints]()
The bench, filed with the family prints ![Foxed Paper applied to Letters and papers, warmed on vellum]()
![Before: Letters and papers, warmed on vellum]()
Letters and papers, warmed on vellum ![Foxed Paper applied to A cabinet card, made this week]()
![Before: A cabinet card, made this week]()
A cabinet card, made this week ![Foxed Paper applied to The toast, gone the colour of the album]()
![Before: The toast, gone the colour of the album]()
The toast, gone the colour of the album Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Foxed Paper. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
REF-10Attic Foliolow contrast warm brown with lifted shadows, for dim interiors and stored prints
![Attic Folio applied to The bench, filed with the family prints]()
![Before: The bench, filed with the family prints]()
The bench, filed with the family prints ![Attic Folio applied to Letters and papers, warmed on vellum]()
![Before: Letters and papers, warmed on vellum]()
Letters and papers, warmed on vellum ![Attic Folio applied to A cabinet card, made this week]()
![Before: A cabinet card, made this week]()
A cabinet card, made this week ![Attic Folio applied to The toast, gone the colour of the album]()
![Before: The toast, gone the colour of the album]()
The toast, gone the colour of the album Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Attic Folio. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
REF-16Ledger Brownthe most neutral member: brown present but weak, for archival work that dislikes novelty
![Ledger Brown applied to The bench, filed with the family prints]()
![Before: The bench, filed with the family prints]()
The bench, filed with the family prints ![Ledger Brown applied to Letters and papers, warmed on vellum]()
![Before: Letters and papers, warmed on vellum]()
Letters and papers, warmed on vellum ![Ledger Brown applied to A cabinet card, made this week]()
![Before: A cabinet card, made this week]()
A cabinet card, made this week ![Ledger Brown applied to The toast, gone the colour of the album]()
![Before: The toast, gone the colour of the album]()
The toast, gone the colour of the album Drag the handle. Left is the original, right is Ledger Brown. Rendered from the preset's own settings, not a Lightroom export, so the real thing carries a little more bite.
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.
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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Sepia Archive
$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
Will it match prints that are already sepia?
That is the point of it. Scan the print, apply the same preset you used on the rest, and the tone converges. Ledger Brown or Archive Box first; they move least, so an already-toned print keeps its own character under a common hue.
Do I lose the original colour?
Not in the file. Lightroom edits are non-destructive, the scan underneath stays as it was, and one tap on the preset switches the brown off again.
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 Sepia Archive 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.