Monochrome film recipe for Fujiflim X-Trans IV cameras
Chocolate Mono
I read that the theme for May 2022’s #10YearsOfXMount challenge is mono, so what better time to release my first monochrome recipe? This recipe is colour toned with a dark chocolate hue, so it’s less toffee orange than the built in sepia simulation, but still has a definite cast to it.
I don’t shoot black and white photography very often, and I generally prefer a faded, soft tones look to my images. So this recipe tries to sit somewhere in that area, but starting with the monochrome simulation.
It’s a fun recipe to play with, giving a very different look to scenes usually taken in colour, and with the ‘R filter’ in use, it can isolate elements in an image that a colour shot wouldn’t have highlighted. I hope you’ll enjoy experimenting with it.
Compare this to Bromide Mono, for a similar style, or for a different mono look, try Cyanotype film recipe.
Chocolate Mono Film Recipe Settings
| Film Simulation | Mono Red Filter |
| Grain Effect | Weak, Small |
| Col. Chr. Effect | Off |
| Col. Chr. Blue | Off |
| White Balance | Auto, 0 Red, +4 Blue |
| Dynamic Range | DR400 |
| Highlights | 1 |
| Shadows | 1 |
| Colour | 0 |
| Sharpness | 2 |
| ISO N.R. | ‑4 |
| Clarity | 0 |
| EV Comp. | +1/3 |
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