Mono Moonlight, Faking a Full Moon Effect

Full moon film simulation recipe with a moonlight blue colour tone

Here’s a film recipe that I created as a bit of an experiement, simply to see whether I could fake nighttime during the day. It’s a monotone recipe with a fairly strong blue tone, and the effect works best in bright light with bold highlights and deep shadows. Of course, you can use it at night as well, where the tone gives a moonlight feel.

Full moon rising, simulated with the Mono Moonlight film recipe

Mono Moonlight Film Recipe

  • Simulation: Monochrome
  • Grain Effect: Weak, Small
  • Colour Chrome Effect: Weak
  • Colour Chrome Blue: Strong
  • White Balance: Auto
  • WB Shift: 0 Red, -6 Blue
  • Dynamic Range: DR400
  • Highlights: +1.0
  • Shadows: +2.0
  • Mono Shift: WC -6, MG +2
  • Sharpness: +2
  • ISO Noise Reduction: -4
  • Clarity: 0
  • EV compensation: 0
Mono Moonlight film recipe works best with high contrast scenes
Sunset becomes moonrise, with Mono Moonlight film recipe
Midnight or midday? Fool them with the Mono Moonlight film recipe
Exploring the forest with the Mono Moonlight film recipe
Floodlit tennis court, captured with Mono Moonlight film recipe
Benches on the tennis court, with Mono Moonlight film recipe
Beach details, using the Mono Moonlight film recipe
At the marina with the Mono Moonlight film recipe
Feathers and a ‘full moon’, using the Mono Moonlight film recipe
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Embrace a film-like look and join in with the Film Recipes Challenge 📸 Take photos with the Flatpack film recipe, and share them in the Film Recipes Facebook Group or the comments on the recipe page. This recipe is based on film prints in a matte low contrast style. Join in from where you live with a deadline of end of 29th March. #flatpack 👍

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