A vibrant recipe for sunny days and happy vacation photos, by Emanuele De Luca
La Dolce Vita
You’ll already know that I love to create film simulation recipes and explore the styles that our cameras can capture. But I am also inspired by the many recipe creations I see from other photographers, and I love to share these with you too. Here’s a really great example, where Emanuele De Luca has captured some wonderful scenes from Italy with a fabulous vibrant and cheerful look.
The base for this beautiful film recipe is the Astia film simulation, which is a great partner for sunny and bright shooting with it’s striking reds and blues and punchy colour. In this case, the qualities of Astia are enhanced further with a warm colour balance and a big boost to saturation. As you’ll see below, this is a great partner for bright Italian scenes and a warm holiday atmosphere.
I really love the way this recipe by Emanuele has paired the qualities of a film recipe with the beautiful scenes he’s snapped around Italy. The light, subject and recipe come together so well.
All the images below are by Emanuele, taken on his X100V. You can find more on his Instagram page.
La Dolce Vita Film Recipe Settings
| Film Simulation | Astia/Soft |
| Grain Effect | Weak, Small |
| Col. Chr. Effect | Weak |
| Col. Chr. Blue | Weak |
| White Balance | 6200K, +2 Red, ‑4 Blue |
| Dynamic Range | DR400 |
| Highlights | ‑1 |
| Shadows | ‑2 |
| Colour | 4 |
| Sharpness | 0 |
| ISO N.R. | ‑4 |
| Clarity | 0 |
| EV Comp. | +1/3 |
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