Analogico, for a Rich Golden Look

Astia film recipe with a warm golden tone for sunny days

One of the oldest film simulations is Astia, which I remember having on my first Fujifilm X camera, the X10. People say that it’s not quite what it used to be, but I still find it a really interesting film simulation to work with. It has a unique tone and a film like look, and is one of the most analogue looking of the available simulations.

This film recipe takes the analogue qualities of Astia and dials them up, giving a stylised interpretation that is warm and rich, and brings out any golden or yellow tones in your scene. And because some of us spell analogue as analog, I took a third path with the naming, and using Esperanto, called it Analogico, to offend everyone equally!

Analogico Film Recipe

• Simulation: Astia/Soft
• Grain Effect: Strong, Large
• Colour Chrome Effect: Off
• Colour Chrome Blue: Weak (IV) / Off (V)
• White Balance: Shade
• WB Shift: +2 Red, -4 Blue
• Dynamic Range: DR400
• Highlights: +1.0
• Shadows: +0.5
• Color: -1
• Sharpness: -2
• ISO Noise Reduction: -4
• Clarity: +4 (adds mid tone detail, but skip for faster shooting)
• EV compensation: +1/3

More Warm Tone Film Recipes

In the heat of summer, or late in the day, you can work with the golden mood by using a warm tones film recipe, or one that’s great in golden hour. Here are few personal choices, for bringing out the warm tones in a scene.

• Goldeneye – a rich and cosy classic negative recipe
• Candy Skies – to add a tangerine blast to sunsets
• Festival Cream – golden, but desaturated for a stylish look

And from other creators of film recipes …

• Bright Daze – a fresh Summer Astia by Darren Urda
• Cheers – an excellent choice for warm tones, from Captn Look.
• Street Romance – Captn Look again, with a golden Eterna style.
• Retro Gold – Add a golden colour cast in hazy light, Fuji X Weekly.
• ReggieChrome – a cosy CC recipe by Reggie Ballesteros (YouTube)
• Dela Rosa – the warmest of Kebs Cayabyab’s recipes (YouTube)
• Goldie Eterna – Eddie Orr is king of Eterna, and this is my tip (YT)