Film Recipes for Fujifilm Cameras

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

Documentary, to Capture Life As It Is

Fujifilm X-Trans 4 film simulation recipe using Classic Chrome

For a natural look that isn’t overly stylised, this recipe uses Classic Chrome with only minor adjustments to the base settings. This allows you to capture life as it is, shooting the world around you in a documentary style.

In a way, the small adjustments do pull against the Classic Chrome simulation, bringing it back closer to neutral, with a slight warming and small boost to colour. But, with the values of all settings being small, the personality of Classic Chrome is still the defining characteristic of this recipe.

Natural tones are a feature of the Documentary film recipe

Documentary Film Recipe

Simulation: Classic Chrome
Grain Effect: Off
Colour Chrome Effect: Off
Colour Chrome Blue: Strong
White Balance: Auto
WB Shift: +2 Red, -2 Blue
Dynamic Range: DR200
Highlights: -0.5
Shadows: -0.5
Colour: +1
Sharpness: +1
ISO Noise Reduction: -4
Clarity: 0
EV compensation: +1/3

Classic chrome skies, but not overly teal, with Documentary recipe

Winter feed in the barn, taken with Documentary film recipe

Shady green scene, captured with Documentary film recipe

Down by the brook, photographed with Documentary film recipe

Honeysuckle, captured with Documentary film recipe

Getting ready to kite surf, with Documentary film recipe

Empty beach on a cooler day, Documentary film recipe

Flying the flag, with the Documentary film recipe

A local field, flush with spring green. Documentary recipe

Summer at the now faded field, with the Documentary film recipe

Woodland footpath, captured with Documentary film recipe

Pale green flower buds, taken with Documentary film recipe

River view, with the Documentary film recipe

Spotted! She saw me and ran away. Documentary film recipe

A rainy day view, with Documentary film recipe

Classic Chrome Film Recipes

The Classic Chrome film simulation has been present on Fujifilm cameras for several years, and there are a wide range of film recipes to choose from. Some of the most popular replicate Kodak Film styles, including these five on this site.

Kodak Portra – a classic style based on the popular Portra film stock
Kodachrome – famous the world over as the film of a generation
Kodak Portra Daily – Portra 160 recipe tuned for maximum usability
Kodachrome Daily – Kodachrome 64 tuend for use everyday
Kodak Gold – Warm recipe reminiscent of Kodak Gold prints

The other stylistic trend with Classic Chrome is to produce nostalgic looks for a more sentimental style of photography. These often include softer contrast, warm tones and a grainy look. Here are a few popular choices.