Nostalgic monochrome film simulation recipe for a washed out soft look
Mono 42
I think black and white photography is hard. There’s an art to it, that I just can’t quite master. I think it comes from a different way of seeing things, and having trained my eye to hunt down colour shots, I don’t feel in tune with mono.
So, when it comes to making mono film recipes, I tend to look at ways to use a mono setting with the style of photography I am comfortable with. These are mono recipes for the rest of us!
In Mono 42, the look is a soft and faded one, with compressed tone and a gentle retro colour wash. It has a nostalgic feel, and with the lifted shadows, it feels like printed images from books and magazines, rather than the strong contrast B&W you’d find in a gallery.
Mono 42 Film Recipe Settings
| Film Simulation | Acros Yellow Filter |
| Grain Effect | Strong, Small |
| White Balance | Auto, 0 Red, 0 Blue |
| Dynamic Range | DR400 |
| Highlights | ‑1 |
| Shadows | ‑1 |
| Sharpness | ‑2 |
| ISO N.R. | ‑4 |
| Clarity | ‑4 |
| EV Comp. | +2/3 |
| Mono Colour | WC +4, MG +2 |
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