The curled corner of a temple roof against a deep blue sky.
Stray Light · by Yali

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Street · Travel · Wild

Stray
Light

Photographs by Yali. Streets, people and wild places, wherever the road goes.

See the work
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Selected work

The work

Streets, people and places from the road. Open a series to see every frame.

Field notes · Long lens

Wild

Birds and mammals, and the places they live. Slower work: early light, long waits and a long lens.

About · The storyFour frames
01

The street doesn't repeat

Every frame here happened once. I walk, I wait, and I take what the light gives me.

02

Close and quiet

I work close and stay out of the way, so people keep working, keep talking and stay themselves.

03

The look is part of the picture

Colour and tone are a decision, not an afterthought. Every frame here is finished with the same intent it was taken with.

04

Looks, shared

The looks behind these pictures live here as presets and recipes, so you can carry them on your own walks.

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About

Yali is a street photographer who looks for the real moment.

No poses, no set-ups. He travels and works on the move, following people through markets and side streets and keeping the frames that feel honest. The looks he builds along the way are shared here.

Shoots
Street · Portraits · Night · Black & White · Wild
Based
On the road
In the camera

Recipes & Processing

In-camera colour recipes for OM System and Olympus cameras with Color Profile Control. The wheel shows where each one pushes or pulls saturation.

01 · COLOR4

Signature

Daily street. Warm skin, deep teal sky, quiet greens.

02 · COLOR1

Night

Signs, shop windows and city light, with calm skin under street lamps.

03 · COLOR3

Misty

Overcast, mist and rain. Olive greens that stay behind the face.

04 · MONO3

Noir

Hard black and white. Side light, deep shadows, faces with texture.

Help me choose

Which recipe for today?

Light
Subject

Pick the light and the subject.

Free recipe

Signature

The everyday street look: warm skin, deep teal sky, quiet greens. Enter it once in a Color Profile slot and keep it.

Built for OM System and Olympus bodies with Color Profile Control
Tested on one current OM System body, values are a starting point

Color · saturation

    Tone and profile

    • Color All0
    • Highlight−3
    • Midtone0
    • Shadow+1
    • Contrast+2
    • Sharpness0 (if shown)
    • Shading−1
    • GradationNormal

    Shooting

    • White balanceSunny · A1 G1
    • MeteringESP
    • Exposure−0.3 · Spot on a face: 0
    • Aperturef/5.6–8
    • Distance1–2 m
    Lightroom · For RAW files

    Presets

    Film‑inspired Lightroom presets for RAW files, built on my own street and travel frames. A starting point for your edit, not a filter that fits every photo. Each preset is also sold on its own for $7. Launching soon.

    The packs

    Street, Light, Mono and the full set

    Stray Light Street preset pack box

    Street

    5 presets · $22

    Stray · Chrome · Chrome Fade · Vintage · Faded

    Coming soon
    Stray Light Light preset pack box

    Light

    4 presets · $19

    Portrait · Night · Halation · Landscape

    Coming soon
    Stray Light Mono preset pack box

    Mono

    2 presets · $12

    Noir · Retro Mono

    Coming soon
    Stray Light Complete preset pack box

    Complete

    11 presets · $35

    Street + Light + Mono

    Coming soon
    Before / after

    See the looks

    Same RAW file, before and after one click. Drag the line to compare.

    Contact

    Say hello

    For prints, collaborations, or a question about a recipe. Instagram and email links go live with the launch.