Film Recipes for Fujifilm Cameras

Nostalgic, soft tone and vintage film recipes using Fujifilm film simulations

Aged Kodak Portra, for Old Tones 35mm

Kodak Portra film simulation recipe for Fujifillm cameras using Eterna

For this recipe, I was inspired by an Instagram that I follow, expiredbren who posts a really great set of images with Portra and Gold films, and sometimes expired rolls too.

In some of his recent images (June & July ’22), he’s been posting classic VWs, and I just love the tones of the images. This green Beetle is one of his IG shots, go follow him for more.

In this film recipe, I wanted to try and achieve a similar look, so I came up with an Eterna based set-up that I call, Aged Kodak Portra.

I’ve done some test shots in a variety of situations, and I think this recipe is at least similar to the wonderfully warm and faded look in Bren’s images.

Abandoned trawler at sunset, with Aged Kodak Portra

Aged Kodak Portra Film Recipe

Simulation: Eterna/Cinema
Grain Effect: Off
Colour Chrome Effect: Weak
Colour Chrome Blue: Weak
White Balance: Fluorescent 1
WB Shift: -3 Red, -5 Blue
Dynamic Range: DR200
Highlights: +1
Shadows: -0.5 (use -1 if your camera does’t have -0.5)
Colour: -2
Sharpness: -1
ISO Noise Reduction: -4
Clarity: 0 (or use -2 for a subtle bloom effect)
EV compensation: +2/3

Exploring the countryside, with Aged Kodak Portra film recipe

Under construction, with the Aged Kodak Portra film recipe

Round bales of hay, captured with Aged Kodak Portra film recipe

Rustic barn with bales, taken with Aged Kodak Portra film recipe

Early evening on the riverbank, with Aged Kodak Portra film recipe

Sunset burnout, with the Aged Kodak Portra film recipe

Like a sunset shipwreck, with Aged Kodak Portra recipe

Red flowers in the golden hour, Aged Kodak Portra film recipe

Petunias at Wimbledon, with Aged Kodak Portra film recipe

Court 18 at Wimbledon, taken with Aged Kodak Portra film recipe

Last rays of the sun, taken wtih Aged Kodak Portra film recipe

An urban scene, captured with Aged Kodak Portra film recipe

Looking down from the bridge, Aged Kodak Portra film recipe

Under the bridge, taken with Aged Kodak Portra film recipe

An intiving woodland path, with the Aged Kodak Portra recipe

Shallow stream, captured with Aged Kodak Portra film recipe

Warm soft tones, using Aged Kodak Portra film recipe

More Soft Looks

I have a fondess for the old tone style and love soft contrast and lower saturation. It appears in several of my recipes, some of which are similar to this one.