Monotone film recipe for Fujifilm X-Trans IV cameras
Here’s something different that shows just how a film recipe can open up a whole new style of image. I’ve been working on some monochrome recipes, but as I don’t often shoot black and white, I wanted to do something in my retro, faded style, which was mono, but not traditional black and white.
I love the old photo look, and I also love a low contrast image, so my recipe pushes several settings to an extreme to achieve something like a 19th century monotone print. In some conditions, it can also look weirdly infra-red like night vision.
It’s really important to overexpose with this film recipe, so do make sure to use a compensation of at least +2/3 and don’t be scared to go beyond +1. It also loves light, so shoot in full sun, high contrast environments and see what you can come up with.
Liminal Mono Film Recipe
- Simulation: Monochrome
- Grain Effect: Off
- Colour Chrome Effect: Weak
- Colour Chrome Blue: Weak
- White Balance: Auto
- WB Shift: 0 Red, 0 Blue
- Mono Shift: WC +4, MG +4
- Dynamic Range: DR400
- Highlights: -2
- Shadows: -2
- Colour: N/A
- Sharpness: +3
- ISO Noise Reduction: -4
- Clarity: 0
- EV compensation: +2/3 to +1 2/3
Film Recipes for Fujifilm Cameras 