Film Recipes for Fujifilm Cameras

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

Whakamuri, for Retro Golden Tone Images

Warm shifted film recipe for nostalgic retro images with Classic Chrome

The word whakamuri is a Maori word that translates loosely as ‘looking back’ or ‘counting backwards’, so I’ve adopted it as the name of this retro toned recipe for styling images with a golden aged tone.

The base film simulation is Classic Chrome which is pushed far far into the warm tones zone with a +6, -8 colour balance shift. This gives a strong yellow creamy styling to most images and is the heart of the look.

In keeping with the nostalgic retro theme, shadows are softened and colour is muted. There’s a dose of grain in here too, along with negative clarity adding to the slightly hazy analog feel.

Whakamuri Film Recipe

Simulation: Classic Chrome
Grain Effect: Strong, Small
Colour Chrome Effect: Weak
Colour Chrome Blue: Weak
White Balance: Auto
WB Shift: +6 Red, -8 Blue
Dynamic Range: DR400
Highlights: +0.5
Shadows: -1.0
Color: -3
Sharpness: 0
ISO Noise Reduction: -4
Clarity: -2
EV compensation: +1/3

Afternoon sunshine, captured with Whakamuri film recipe

Glow through the weeping willow tree, Whakamuri film recipe

Light is creamy and golden with Whakamuri film recipe

Mellow yellow retro tones, with the Whakamuri film recipe

Springtime in the forest, using Whakamuri film recipe

Autumn display – a fly agaric coming into fruit. Whakamuri film recipe

Late summer along the lane, Whakamuri film recipe

Golden grasses, make more so with Whakamuri film recipe

Autumn holly berries, with the Whakamuri film recipe

Looking over a garden wall, using Whakamuri film recipe

Hazy days are given a nostalgic tone, with Whakamuri film recipe

After sunset with the Whakamuri film recipe

Whakamuri has a close relative, a sister recipe Analogico. Take a look 🙂

Classic Chrome Recipes

Aged Look, Bright Conditions, Classic Chrome, Nostalgic, On The Homepage, Soft Tones, Warm Tones

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