Film Recipes for Fujifilm Cameras

Nostalgic, soft tone and vintage film recipes using Fujifilm film simulations

Ebb and Flow, Creamy Bleach Bypass

A cream tones Eterna Bleach Bypass film recipe for Fujifilm cameras

In my experiments with film recipes, I keep returning to the enigmatic character of Eterna Bleach Bypass. It has a more striking base look than many of the other film simulations, and I have found it the most flexible in creating different recipes.

This recipe pulls the base sim apart, stretching and shifting it away from the standard look. It may even be so far from the usual appearance as to be almost unrecognisable as a bleach bypass at all.

The result is a soft toned, warm recipe with a cream tones look, which is wonderful in most types of sunlight. The golden hour works especially well, but most other bright or daytime conditions are well captured too. It’s closest cousin is my Soft Cinnamon recipe, but Ebb and Flow is a special look all its own.

Is this really Bleach Bypass? Ebb and Flow film recipe

Ebb and Flow Film Recipe

Simulation: Eterna Bleach Bypass
Grain Effect: Off
Colour Chrome Effect: Off
Colour Chrome Blue: Off
White Balance: 6000K
WB Shift: +3 Red, +4 Blue
Dynamic Range: DR400
Highlights: -1.5
Shadows: -1.5
Color: +3
Sharpness: -3
ISO Noise Reduction: -4
Clarity: 0
EV compensation: +1/3 for the bright look

Sunny morning blooms, captured with Ebb & Flow film recipe

Fallow deer in the wildlife park, using Ebb and Flow film recipe

English Summer captures with the Ebb and Flow film recipe

Suspended leaf, captured with Ebb and Flow film recipe

There’s a bright softness to Ebb and Flow film recipe

A country churchyard, with Ebb and Flow film recipe

Sunlight primroses and dewy grasses, with Ebb and Flow film recipe

Pine cones in the tree tops, with Ebb and Flow film recipe

Out on a limb, taken using Ebb and Flow film recipe

Frost coated sunrise leaves, with Ebb and Flow film recipe

Low tide in the twilight, with Ebb and Flow film recipe

Scenes from a still evening on the beach, Ebb and Flow film recipe

A sunny day in the dunes reserve, Ebb and Flow film recipe

Signs of Spring, captured with Ebb and Flow film recipe

Baby leaves making their appearance, Ebb and Flow film recipe

Sandy soil and pine trees, with Ebb and Flow film recipe

A trail alongside the stream, with Ebb and Flow film recipe

Little spring flowers along the bank, Ebb and Flow film recipe

Picking out signs of spring, with Ebb and Flow film recipe

Bleach Bypass for Natural Photography

Eterna Bleach Bypass is a sometimes divisive film recipe, with lovers and haters. I stand firmly on the ‘lover’ side of the divide, and really enjoy using it in film recipe creation and for my photography.

Out of the box, I find colours too strongly altered, and the contrast too deep, but with a little adjusting, it’s possible to create a versatile and flexible recipe that works well for natural subjects and landscapes. Here are a few, for your consideration.