Film Recipes for Fujifilm Cameras

Arthouse Bleach, Faded Colour Film Recipe

Eterna Bleach Bypass film recipe for cinematic tones and muted colour

Arthouse Bleach Film Recipe

Arthouse Bleach

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 Settings

Film SimulationEterna Bleach Bypass
Grain EffectWeak, Large
Col. Chr. EffectWeak
Col. Chr. BlueWeak
White BalanceDaylight, +2 Red, ‑7 Blue
Dynamic RangeDR200
Highlights‑2
Shadows‑1
Colour4
Sharpness1
ISO N.R.‑4
Clarity0
EV Comp.0

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Arthouse Bleach Film Recipe: Sample Photos

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Photos by Bert Broekhuis

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Photos by Gunther Geeraerts

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Comments

4 responses to “Arthouse Bleach, Faded Colour Film Recipe”

  1. x0pa Avatar
    x0pa

    lovely

    1. justingould Avatar

      Many thanks!

  2. TheCameraEatsFirst Avatar
    TheCameraEatsFirst

    I think it renders the colours beautifully and differently. The sunset photo is brill.

    Not a very popular film sim (a bit unfair, isn’t it) but you make it look good.

    I’m also a fan of Soft Cinnamon.

    1. justingould Avatar

      Thank you. I’ve often thought that many people are happy just pretending they’re shooting with Kodak Portra, but I’m a huge fan of the range of different styles that the sims produce. The two Eterna sims are my favourites; regular for its softness and bypass for the uniqueness

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