Fujifilm Velvia film simulation recipe for rich golden images from many cameras
Some of my most popular film recipes are those created with Classic Negative and featuring a warm rich tone. When I share images made with these, and especially Goldeneye, and the recent Dreamland, I often get qustions about how to recreate the look with older sensors.
This presents a challenge to me, as I only own one camera, and the quality of the native film simulations are hard to fake. Certainly, the Fujifilm colour science and processing algorithms are way more sophisticated than the adjustments that I make in a film recipe, but that’s not a reason to be defeated.
I have created this film recipe as a mimic to Goldeneye and Dreamland, using the Velvia film simulation (the first recipe I have tried with this), and I have kept to settings that are common on the widest range of Fujifilm cameras. It shares a lot of the qualities of these film recipes, without the dependence on Classic Negative.
Velvia Dream Film Recipe
- Simulation: Velvia/Vivid
- Grain Effect: Off
- Colour Chrome Effect: Weak
- Colour Chrome Blue: Off
- White Balance: 5500K
- WB Shift: +6 Red, -6 Blue
- Dynamic Range: DR400
- Highlights: -1.0
- Shadows: +1.0
- Color: -2
- Sharpness: -3
- ISO Noise Reduction: -4
- Clarity: -3
- EV compensation: +1/3
These settings have been selected to give the widest compatibility with Fujifilm cameras. If yours doesn’t have a setting, or it only goes to -2, etc., choose the nearest value, and as they say, you’ll be golden 💛
Comparing Velvia Dream to Dreamland
Use this slider tool to see Velvia Dream (left) and Dreamland (right) and how the styles compare.
Velvia Dream for Urban Shots
On a recent visit to London, I took some sample shots to show how recipes could work at dusk in the city.
Velvia Dream for Summer & Golden Hour
Velvia Dream film recipe loves warm light, such as that found on Summer afternoons or in any season during Golen Hour.
Film Recipes for Fujifilm Cameras 