Film Recipes for Fujifilm Cameras

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

Deep Forest, a Mellow Woodland Look

Classic Chrome film simulation recipe for deep and mellow woodland moods

Autumn is known as the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness (John Keats), and this is a film recipe that captures that aesthetic. Images are deep toned with a mellow colour palette that’s perfect for capturing moody woodland details.

The base film simulation is Classic Chrome, but the combination of chrome effects, strong white balance shift and a +1.5 shadow setting, give it a look all it’s own. For extra deepness (depth?), you can underexpose as well.

If you use this on a sunny day, you may get best results with that bit of underexposure. On dull or rainy days, it should deliver reliably moody images as exposed. All in all, it’s just right for Autumn when the mist and murk become more common.

Capture the mellow fruitfulness of Autumn with the Deep Forest recipe

Deep Forest Film Recipe

Simulation: Classic Chrome
Grain Effect: Weak, Small
Colour Chrome Effect: Weak
Colour Chrome Blue: Strong
White Balance: Auto
WB Shift: +7 Red, -5 Blue
Dynamic Range: DR400
Highlights: -0.5 (use 0 if you need to)
Shadows: +1.5 (use +2 if you need to)
Color: -4
Sharpness: -2
ISO Noise Reduction: -4
Clarity: 0
EV compensation: -2/3 to 0 aiming for moody shadow areas

Soaked by the morning dew, toned by the Deep Forest film recipe

Red toadstool, with the mellow tones of Deep Forest film recipe

Ruby red bracken, captured by the Deep Forest film recipe

Strongly sunlit fronds, mellowed by the Deep Forest recipe

Fully loaded oak branch, using the Deep Forest film recipe

On the forest floor, with Deep Forest film recipe

Moody mushroom tones, using Deep Forest film recipe

Forest details, captured with Deep Forest film recipe

Pine branch in the sunlight, Deep Forest film recipe

Autumn tones in the ferns, with the Deep Forest film recipe

I took so many photos of this cobweb, this one with Deep Forest

Late summer spiderweb, snapped with Deep Forest film recipe

The fly amantia / agaric are in season, Deep Forest film recipe

Fly agaric detail, with the Deep Forest film recipe

The cherry tree leaves are turning, midday sun, ND64 filter.

Turning red, mellow tones with Deep Forest film recipe

Backlit leaves, mellowed by the Deep Forest film recipe

Curling bracken, captured with the Deep Forest film recipe

The mellow autumn feel of the Deep Forest film recipe

A woodland lane, with deep shadow from the Deep Forest film recipe

A little feather on a sweet chestnut leaf, Deep Forest film recipe

Urban shots with Deep Forest

If you don’t have a moody woodland in your area, you might try some urban shots. Here’s a few from London on a sunny morning.

Outside the Hilton, taken with Deep Forest film recipe

Early morning flower silhouettes, with Deep Forest film recipe

Deep Forest at the Beach

Although designed for the forest, I wanted to give Deep Forest an outing with some dramatic skies at the beach.

A stormy sea and dramatic sky, using Deep Forest film recipe

More Deep Tones Film Recipes for Forests

If deep and moody is your thing, consider these film recipes as an option. None are all round everyday choices, but instead they give a unique mood for forest details and bringing a strong atmosphere. They also make interesting choices in the rain, when you may want a different look.

Atarangi Mono – A deep tones mono recipe with retro tone
Coffee Chrome – Creamy cafe tones with a mellow brown tone
Hipsta Ray Mk II – faded brown tones and retro feel
Squid Ink – Extra dark and moody blues, set a deep tone
Superia Max – faded Fujicolor tone, gets deep at -1/3
Wildwood Deep – Bleach Bypass with a dark green tone
Yakisugi – deep tones Classic Chrome to bring the mood
Dune – a mellow and very deep recipe by Captn Look
Vintage Color – green and brown mellowness, Fuji X Weekly

Not just for forests, here’s Poppy with Deep Forest film recipe

Classic Chrome Recipes

Aged Look, Autumn & Fall, Cinematic Tone, Classic Chrome, Extreme Styles, Forests & Woodlands, Muted Tones, On The Homepage, Winter

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