Classic Negative film recipe for use with Fujifilm X-Trans IV cameras
Faded neutrals and earth tones are a staple of the lifestyle photography style. Pale room interiors with strategically placed rustic items, some white flowers, or maybe a leather jacket or summer hat. This style is the target with the Lifestyle Negative film recipe.
I was asked by a reader to see if a recipe might come close to the look of the lifestyle imagery of Abbie Mellé who produces lovely images in this style. Whilst those shots weren’t on Fujifilm, there’s a similarity with Classic Negative in several of the shots I examined, so I’ve given it a go.
Lifestyle Negative Film Recipe
- Simulation: Classic Negative
- Grain Effect: Off
- Colour Chrome Effect: Strong
- Colour Chrome Blue: Weak
- White Balance: Auto
- WB Shift: -1 Red, -4 Blue
- Dynamic Range: DR200
- Highlights: -1
- Shadows: +3
- Colour: -3
- Sharpness: +1
- ISO Noise Reduction: -4
- Clarity: 0
- EV compensation: +1 to washout the highlights
Overexposure is vital for this recipe. You should be aiming to acheive a mainly white/near white to any pale toned background and burn out the highlights a little, giving the pale lifestyle aesthetic.
This recipe is similar to Pale Negative, which has a slightly warmer tone and softer shadows.
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