X100v Classic Negative film recipe for beautiful blues and whites
The beautiful Greek island of Santorini is a photography paradise, with its characteristic white and blue buildings and far reaching ocean views. This colour palette has been masterfully captured by Willow Rotter on his X100V using his film recipe, Pastel Vibes.
Willow’s photographic style is towards ‘high key’ with images typically over exposed by +1. In this recipe, a -2 setting for highlights helps to preserve detail and give a wonderfully bright and airy image. He also says, that if you want the highlights to be a little red use R: 0, rather than R: -1. Some of the photos was R: 0 & some are R: -1.
Photo credits: Willow Rotter
Pastel Vibes Film Recipe
- Simulation: Classic Negative
- Grain Effect: Off
- Colour Chrome Effect: Weak
- Colour Chrome Blue: Off (Weak or High as needed for blue skies)
- White Balance: Auto
- WB Shift: -1 Red, 0 Blue
- Dynamic Range: DR400
- Highlights: -2
- Shadows: -1
- Colour: +3
- Sharpness: +1
- ISO Noise Reduction: -4
- Clarity: +2
- EV compensation: +1 for a high key style
On the newer X-Trans V series cameras, such as the X100VI or X-T5, all settings remain the same, with the recommendation to use CCBlue set to Weak when there is blue sky or sea in the image.
Similar Looking Film Recipes
- Pale Barca – soft Classic Negative for travel photos
- Kodak Portra Pro – film like Portra 400 style with Pro Neg
- Childhood Vacation – High key film recipe with a nostalgic vibe
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Recipes with a Similar Aesthetic
For bright and sunny conditions, holidays and ocean views, here are some other film recipes to consider for bright and stylish looks.
- Fuji Five-O – designed for ocean views and blue skies
- Kodachrome Daily – a Kodachrome 64 style with beautiful blues
- Kodak Portra 66 – Portra style tuned for trips and the beach
- Travel Negative – with a creamy look for vacation and travel
- Astia Geographic – bright and colourful travel recipe
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