Junichiro, by Mehdi Berrada

Dark tones Pro Neg film recipe for stylish and moody tone images

Members of our Film Recipes Facebook Group will have seen the stylish and deep toned images by Mehdi Berrada. Like me you’ll no doubt have bewen impressed the the use of black negative space and the patterns of light.

I’ve been gathering up Mehdi’s samples and am privileged to share them here, along with the setting details as a guest recipe for everyone to enjoy.

When using this recipe, please note the recommendation to underexpose or adjust to bring the highlights down and shadows to a deep and dominant black. It’s all part of achieving the charismatic Junichiro look.

Images: Mehdi Berrada, X100V

Playing with light and the textures of a stone floor. Junichiro film recipe

Junichiro Film Recipe by Mehdi Berrada

Simulation: PRO Neg. Hi
Grain Effect: Strong, Small
Colour Chrome Effect: Off
Colour Chrome Blue: Weak (IV) / Off (V)
White Balance: Auto
WB Shift: +2 Red, -5 Blue
Dynamic Range: DR200
Highlights: 0.0
Shadows: +1.0
Color: -4
Sharpness: -2
ISO Noise Reduction: -4
Clarity: +2
EV compensation: -2/3 or lower

A Walk in the Woods with Junichiro

My house is far less impressive than Mehdi’s, so I took the recipe for a walk in the woods instead! Here are some of my shots with X-S10 at -2/3 in the evening sun.