Lens profiles (Photoshop)

Lens profiles (Photoshop)

Yongnuo lenses are a popular choice among budget-conscious photographers. However, like all lenses, they can exhibit some common aberrations, such as barrel distortion, pincushion distortion and vignetting.

Adobe Photoshop includes lens profiles for many popular lenses, including some Yongnuo lenses. These lens profiles can be used to correct these aberrations and improve overall image quality.

To use a lens profile in Photoshop, simply open the image in Camera Raw or Lightroom Classic. Then click on the Lens Corrections tab and select the desired lens profile from the list. Photoshop will automatically apply the lens profile to the image.

What custom profiles are available?

Yongnuo offers the following lens profiles (.icp file) for download (click to download zip file):

How to add an .icp lens profile in Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom / Camera RAW

In Photoshop:

  1. Open Photoshop.
  2. Go to File > Preferences > Lens Profiles.
  3. Click on the Add button.
  4. Select the lens profile you wish to install.
  5. Click on Open.

In Camera RAW/Lightroom:

  1. Open CameraRAW or Lightroom.
  2. Go to Tools > Lens Profiles.
  3. Click on the Add button.
  4. Select the lens profile you wish to install.
  5. Click on Open.

Once you’ve installed the lens profile, you can apply it to an image as follows:

In Photoshop:

  1. Open the image to which you wish to apply the lens profile.
  2. Go to Filters > Lens Correction.
  3. In the Lens Correction dialog box, select the lens profile you wish to apply.
  4. Click on OK

In Camera RAW / Lightroom:

  1. Open the image to which you wish to apply the lens profile.
  2. In the Develop module, expand the Lens Corrections tab.
  3. In the Profile drop-down list, select the lens profile you wish to apply.
  4. Click on Apply.

Lens profiles correct geometric and chromatic aberrations caused by lenses. They can improve the quality of your images by correcting distortion, vignetting and other optical defects.

Notes:

  • Lens profiles are available for Raw and non-Raw files. Best results are obtained when applying lens profiles to Raw files.
  • If you use a lens profile for a lens that is not compatible, you may encounter unexpected results.
  • You can find lens profiles for many lenses on the Adobe website.

Final tips before getting started

Here are a few tips for using lens profiles in Photoshop:

  • Use a lens profile specific to your lens model and camera body.
  • Apply the lens profile to the raw image file, rather than to a JPEG file.
  • Experiment with different lens profiles to see which produces the best results for your image.
  • You can also use the Lens Corrections tab in Camera Raw or Lightroom Classic to manually adjust lens corrections. This can be useful if you’re not satisfied with the results of automatic lens profile correction.