The Black & White Collection

The Black & White Collection (Emmett Sparling) — a portfolio-ready edit style for a photo side income

The gist: A fast way to give a freelance photo portfolio a consistent, professional monochrome signature without building custom Lightroom edits from scratch.

• Cross-genre presets: works across portraits, landscapes, and lifestyle shoots, so one pack covers multiple client categories.
• Several monochrome variations: not a single one-size filter — different contrast/tone options to match different shoot types.
• Built by a working photographer: Emmett Sparling develops these from his own commercial and personal shooting workflow, not a generic template mill.
• Format: a Lightroom preset pack — install once, apply repeatedly, still allows manual fine-tuning per image.

Per FilterGrade's listing (one of Sparling's official distributors), the pack is positioned for photographers shooting both nature and portrait work — a useful skill-building tool for anyone editing a freelance photo portfolio.

Best for: photographers building a consistent editing style for client delivery or a portfolio site. Skip it if: you're not using Adobe Lightroom, since the presets won't apply to other editors. Runs ~$19.99 — check the current price before buying.