Eterna Bleach Bypass film recipe with deep inky shadows and a striking muted look

It’s no secret that I love the Eterna Bleach Bypass film simulation and have great fun making recipes with it. I have, by happy accident, built up just about the largest selection of Bleach Bypass film recipes online.

This is my latest creation, which pulls together ideas from two other recipes, Wildwood Deep and Squid Ink, but is a look that’s all it’s own. It’s particularly exciting in the golden hour and bright conditions, making a wonderfully luxurious look with deep dark tones and highlight details.

One point to note in this recipe is the underexposure recommendation. To achieve the style, you do need to either expose for highlights, or underexpose at around -2/3 on standard metering. Embrace the dark side, and enjoy the Inky Depths.

Inky Depths Film Recipe Settings

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Inky Depths Film Recipe: Sample Photos

Inky Depths look without Bleach Bypass

If you have a camera, such as the X100V, or perhaps an X-Trans III model, you won’t have access to Eterna Bleach Bypass. To help with this, I have created two similar recipes, Inky Chrome and Inky Acros at the bottom of this page.

Other Inky Styles for X100V

Only the newer cameras have the Bleach Bypass film recipe, but you can still achieve some inky looks using older sensors. Here are two variations on the Inky Depths theme, but using Classic Chrome and Acros film simulations. For sensors, such as X-Trans 3 or earlier, you can adapt these settings to your sensor and also enjoy the deep tone effects.

Inky Chrome Film Recipe

This version uses Classic Chrome, giving brighter colours, but a similar deep contrast.

Inky Acros Film Recipe

Because Classic Chrome produces an image that is more colourful than Inky Depths, I’ve also taken a toned mono approach, with Acros + Red Filter. Here, you can use one step of cool tone on older sensors, where available.