Film Recipes for Fujifilm Cameras

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

Olive Garden, a Tasty Tone on Cloudy Days

Pro Neg Standard film recipe for Fujifilm X-series cameras

With a bit of gentle nudging, the Pro Neg simulations can be tuned to have a grey-green pale olive tone, especially on cloudy days. I find this quite a pleasant and mellow tint that makes for sophisticated images, especially with the saturation also reduced and the tone curve flattened a little. It’s a cinematic look, similar to Eterna in some ways.

During development of this recipe, I found myself relishing the tone it produced and excited to see how it looked for all sorts of subjects. I found that, it produced great mellow images in overcast conditions, but also worked well in full sunshine too. Mostly though, this is one to try on cloudy days.

Meadow flowers on a grey day, with Olive Garden film recipe

Olive Garden Film Recipe

Simulation: PRO Neg. Standard
Grain Effect: Off
Colour Chrome Effect: Weak
Colour Chrome Blue: Strong (IV) / Weak (V)
White Balance: Daylight
WB Shift: +2 Red, -7 Blue
Dynamic Range: DR100
Highlights: -1
Shadows: -1
Colour: -4
Sharpness: +1
ISO Noise Reduction: -4
Clarity: 0
EV compensation: +1/3 to +2/3

Soft and light tones are produce on gloomy days with the Olive Garden film recipe

Waiting for a bite, with Olive Garden on a gloomy day

They keep it clean. Photographed with Olive Garden film recipe

Sea campion along the shore, captured with Olive Garden film recipe

Green olive tones on rainy days, using the Olive Garden film recipe

Skies become muted and cinematic, with Olive Garden film recipe

Pink flowers of willowherb, against a blue sky. Olive Garden recipe

Along the riverbank, with the Olive Garden film recipe

Late afternoon photo session in the wheatfield, with the Olive Garden film recipe

Footbridge walkways, with the Olive Garden film recipe

Suburban footbridge, taken with Olive Garden film recipe

Sunny day wandering, with the Olive Garden film recipe

Wild rose about to flower, with the Olive Garden film recipe

Watch for thorns, taken with the Olive Garden film recipe

More Pro Neg Recipes

With a muted look that’s great for portraits, the Pro Neg film simulations are available on a wide range of Fujifilm cameras, and are a great starting point for soft tone photography. Here are a few Pro Neg film recipes that are worth a look.