An Eterna film simulation recipe with an aged look, inspired by old Polaroid photos
Polaroid 66
I have a particular passion for aged look film recipes, and enjoy working with the pale and colour shifted hues of an expired look. I have several recipes on this theme already, such as Aged Kodak Portra, Aerochrome Lomo, Classic Gold and Expired Film 66.
This last one was recently compared to a Polaroid look by Marcel Fraij, when sharing some images he took using it. This triggered me to revisit the recipe and think about how I could adapt it into an aged Polaroid style. This is the result, with a look that reminds me of rediscovered photos, like you might find in a stored shoebox or somewhere in the attic.
Polaroid 66 Film Recipe Settings
| Film Simulation | Eterna/Cinema |
| Grain Effect | Weak, Large |
| Col. Chr. Effect | Weak |
| Col. Chr. Blue | Weak |
| White Balance | Shade, +6 Red, +6 Blue |
| Dynamic Range | DR200 |
| Highlights | ‑2 |
| Shadows | 1 |
| Colour | ‑4 |
| Sharpness | ‑1 |
| ISO N.R. | ‑4 |
| Clarity | 0 |
| EV Comp. | +2/3 |
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