Eterna Cinema film simulation recipe for a soft film like look in Summer

As much as I love the vintage vibes of Classic Chrome and Classic Negative, I keep returning to the Eterna Cinema film simulation in my photography. I prefer to shoot natural subjects and landscape scenes, and the tones of Eterna just feel so at home in these styles that it’s a firm favourite.

I also find myself drawn back to Eterna whenever I see it in use by other Fujifilm photographers too. It makes a welcome break from the almost endless use of Portra styles, and has such as welcoming and soft nostalgic quality to it. Just recently, I was looking back through Eddie Orr’s YouTube, and his Toledo recipe.

This inspired me to see if I could find a new Summer look, inspired by Toledo, but using the additional options on my X-S10’s X-Trans IV sensor. My adjustments took me a little away from Eddie’s original settings, introducing negative clarity and color chrome effects. I also found that I needed a bit more warmth at my more northern latitude, so I lifted his 5500K setting to 5800K.

Summer Story Film Recipe Settings

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