Film Recipes for Fujifilm Cameras

Eteran film simulation recipe for capturing summer scenes with character

In the strong light of summer, a relaxed film recipe that can tame the harsh light is a useful partner. In these conditions, I like to capture the warm and leisurely mood of the summer months, but I also want to be able to shoot throughout the day, rather than necessarily have to wait until the golden hour.

This film recipe, designed for August and the summer, uses that most tolerant of film simulations, Eterna Cinema. This does the hard work of taming the contrast, and to this base, I’ve added a characterful warmth, from a 1, -6 shift from the auto colour balance. To magnify this, colour is uplifted to the maximum, which for Eterna, is still soft and not distracting.

So here it the result, a welcoming and characterful summer film recipe, that makes an excellent travel companion and top choice for lazy warm afternoons and evenings.

Augustine Film Recipe

• Simulation: Eterna/Cinema
• Grain Effect: Weak, Small
• Colour Chrome Effect: Weak
• Colour Chrome Blue: Weak
• White Balance: Auto
• WB Shift: +1 Red, -6 Blue
• Dynamic Range: DR200
• Highlights: -2.0
• Shadows: +2.0
• Color: +4
• Sharpness: -2
• ISO Noise Reduction: -4
• Clarity: -4
• EV compensation: 0

Whilst this was designed on X-Trans IV, the settings are easily adapted to other cameras in the Fujifillm X series range. If you have such a camera, give it a try, and why not share your results in our Film Recipes Facebook Group?

Eterna for the Summer

The Eterna film simulation is so useful in the bright conditions of summer. I’ve enjoyed making a number of recipes with it. There are similarities between these recipes, but each has its own character. Take a look …

• Summer Story – an Eterna based filmic look
• Mallorca Mellow – my personal vacation recipe
• Holiday Romance – creamy and dreamy for vacation trips
• Eternal Sunshine – a recipe for sunny days
• Aged Kodak Portra – my take on this classic style