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Pale Barca, Inspired by Barcelona Style

A fashion shoot film recipe using the Classic Negative film simulation

Sometimes, inspiration for film recipes comes from varied sources. I’ll see an image or gallery and think about whether the look can be matched with a film simulation recipe. This happened on a recent trip to Barcelona, when I was on a trip to watch a tennis tournament. The event was covered in the magazine section of La Vanguardia newspaper, and despite not being able to read the Spanish articles about Carlos Alcaraz and other things, I could enjoy leafing through.

One of the sections was a tennis inspired fashion shoot for their clothing sponsor Mango.

These shots were taken on and around tennis courts and had a desaturated retro look. Thos are keywords that I can work with, and so I started to experiement with film recipe settings that gave a similar look.

I chose to use Classic Negative film simulation, although Pro Neg Std might also have worked well. Other settings were fairly standard for a flat tonal look like this … softened highlights, DR400 and of course, reduced colour.

Arguably, my recipe is a little less green toned that the article photos, but I felt that it still captures the nostalgic vibe and worked well with the abundance of orange and blue on show at the tennis tournament. I hope you enjoy it.

Relaxing in a cafe area at the Barcelona Open. Pale Barca film recipe.

Pale Barca Film Recipe

  • Simulation: Classic Negative
  • Grain Effect: Weak, Large
  • Colour Chrome Effect: Off
  • Colour Chrome Blue: Strong (IV) / Weak (V)
  • White Balance: Auto
  • WB Shift: +2 Red, -5 Blue
  • Dynamic Range: DR400
  • Highlights: -2.0
  • Shadows: 0.0
  • Color: -2
  • Sharpness: +1
  • ISO Noise Reduction: -4
  • Clarity: -2
  • EV compensation: +1/3

If you want to match the magazine shots even more closely, consider trying a -1 setting for Red and -4 for color.

The main court – Pista Rafa Nadal, captured with Pale Barca film recipe
Here comes Rafa. Pale Barca film recipe
Rafa match, about to start. Pale Barca film recipe
The stands are full for the Rafa match. Pale Barca film recipe
Watching the action. Pale Barca film recipe
On the beach with the Pale Barca film recipe
Down by the sea, with the Pale Barca film recipe
A foggy morning after heavy rain, captured with the Pale Barca film recipe
Signs of spring in the hedgerows, Pale Barca film recipe
Andrey Rublev on the run. Pale Barca film recipe
Stefanos Tsitsipas practising
Casper Ruud goes down the line
Alex de Minaur about to strike. Pale Barca film recipe
Crowd candids, from the Barcelona Open. Pale Barca film recipe
Golden hour sunset boats, captured with the Pale Barca film recipe
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