Film Recipes for Fujifilm Cameras

Eterna Bleach Bypass film recipe for cinematic tones and muted colour

I love a muted colour look, and this draws me to shoot with film recipes made with the Classic Chrome, Eterna Cinema and Eterna Bleach Bypass film simulations. Each of these starts with a degree of reduced saturation, and by pushing that further with a negative colour value, a paler often nostalgic look can be achieved.

For this film recipe, I started with the setting of another softer look, Arthouse Cinema, which I published alomost two years ago back in 2022. That recipe worked with the characterful tones of Eterna, and brought out teal hints in blues and mellowed the greens.

In this adaptation, the base simulation has been switched to Eterna Bleach Bypass, which brings a punchier contrast and a further step of desaturation. For me, this was a step too far from my hoped for look, so this recipe reinjects some of the lost colour for a unique teal and cream look and feel.

My personal view is that the result is a versatile film recipe that can be used in a wide range of conditions, bringing teal tones to the fore, but without it being overpowering. I’m a huge fan of this overall colour character, and am happy to consider it my new favourite Bleach Bypass recipe. I found myself using it more and more, easily taking over 100 sample images, both on X-Trans IV and later on X-Trans V.

Arthouse Bleach Film Recipe

• Simulation: Eterna Bleach Bypass
• Grain Effect: Weak, Large
• Colour Chrome Effect: Weak
• Colour Chrome Blue: Strong (IV) / Weak (V)
• White Balance: Daylight
• WB Shift: +2 Red, -7 Blue
• Dynamic Range: DR200
• Highlights: -2.0
• Shadows: -1.0
• Color: +4
• Sharpness: +1
• ISO Noise Reduction: -4
• Clarity: 0
• EV compensation: 0

The many faces of Bleach Bypass

Of all the film simulations that reside in our Fujifilm cameras, I’ve found that it is Bleach Bypass that has offered me the widest range of different looks through the adjustments of a film recipe. Here are nine more EBB recipes with a range of different looks and styles.