Film Recipes for Fujifilm Cameras

Lucky 13, Clean and Crisp Provia Recipe

Provia film simulation recipe for a clean crisp look

Lucky 13 Film Recipe

Lucky 13

With all the fuss and hype that surrounds the nostalgic simulations, like Classic Chrome and Classic Negative, poor old Provia doesn’t get much love. Let’s change that now with a simple recipe that makes just a few adjustments to this reliable workhorse film simulation.

In developing this recipe, I wanted to keep the neutral clean colour of Provia, but make small nods toward my soft tones style. So, we have gently softened highlights and shadows, a little less saturation, and for a crisp finish, some positive clarity. You can leave this off however, if you prefer to keep shooting uninterrupted by the processing delay.

Lucky 13 Film Recipe Settings

Film SimulationProvia/Standard
Grain EffectOff
Colour Chrome EffectWeak
Colour Chrome BlueWeak
White BalanceAuto, +1 Red, ‑3 Blue
Dynamic RangeDR400
Highlights‑0.5
Shadows‑0.5
Colour‑2
Sharpness+1
ISO Noise Reduction‑4
Clarity+3
EV Compensation+1/3

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Comments

4 responses to “Lucky 13, Clean and Crisp Provia Recipe”

  1. Noah Avatar
    Noah

    Thank you for sharing this! I can’t wait to give it a try. I enjoy the film simulations, but wanted to find something that would give Provia a touch more of magic for daily photography. I find that Classic Chrome and Negative are just too stylized and “nostalgic” for day to day photography. This looks like exactly what I was looking for – thank you!

    1. justingould Avatar

      Thank you, Noah … I’m glad you like it. Simple is sometimes the best 🙂

  2. jonathan Avatar
    jonathan

    It seems this one is labelled / tagged with Astia while it’s Provia if I’m not mistaken.

    You can delete this message without problem.

    1. justingould Avatar

      Thanks for letting me know. For a while, this was the only Provia recipe, so I didn’t want it to not be shown anywhere. But I have a few more Provia ones in development now, so it’s good to move it to its own category.

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