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.

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