Natural color film simulation recipe with pure tones from the Astia setting
I set myself a little project to develop a small set of film simulation recipes which present a pure look using the standard film simulations in our cameras. For a Kodak look, I have Kodacolor Ambience. For a Fujifilm look, there is Fujicolor Ambience, and for a natural color style, here is Natural Ambience.
The base for this recipe is the Astia film simulation, which has a film like look and works well with skin tones and earthy or creamy tones. The settings of the recipe make minor adjustments, alowing the pure Astia look show through.
These images are actually more saturated than my usual taste, and I’d often opt for somethiing more muted or nostalgic. But on bright days, and for natural scenes, this recipe is a great way to capture memories in a natural style.
Natural Ambience Film Recipe
- Simulation: Astia/Soft
- Grain Effect: Weak, Small
- Colour Chrome Effect: Weak
- Colour Chrome Blue: Off
- White Balance: Auto Ambience Priority
- WB Shift: +1 Red, -2 Blue
- Dynamic Range: DR200
- Highlights: 0.0
- Shadows: +1.0
- Color: +1
- Sharpness: -1
- ISO Noise Reduction: -4
- Clarity: 0
- EV compensation: 0
Natural Colour Film Recipes
Many film simulation recipes include a warm color balance shift, or a look that presents a mood and feel that changes the natural look of your photos. When you want to see more of what is really there, a natural colour film recipe is helpful. Here are three more from this site that you might enjoy.
Film Recipes for Fujifilm Cameras 