A strongly yellow, nostalgic look that changes character with the light — summer holidays one day, golden autumn woods the next.
Vintage Park
Vintage Park is a strong look, and one that can be very addictive. Its defining feature is a dominant yellow character that seems to change with the light, so the same recipe can feel quite different from one scene to the next.
In bright, sunny conditions it gives a wonderfully nostalgic feel that suits holiday photos and summer scenes. Take it into an autumn forest and the character shifts again, bringing the soft golden glow of the season to life. It is built on the Classic Negative simulation, with a Shade white balance pushed well away from blue (‑8) to create the yellow cast, and Colour pulled back to ‑4 so that the look stays soft and aged rather than loud.
A strong part of the character of Vintage Park comes from the Clarity setting. At -4, it softens out-of-focus areas, adds a veil of haze and introduces the feel of a vintage lens to your images. There is a fashion — or is it impatience? — for ignoring this setting in order to shoot more rapidly, but that would be a shame. Skip it and you miss out on the wonderful feel that makes this recipe what it is.
Try Vintage Park on holidays, summer days out and woodland walks, and notice how the light changes its personality as you go. If you enjoy the warm, aged side of film, it sits comfortably alongside the other nostalgic recipes on the site.
Vintage Park Film Recipe Settings
| Film Simulation | Classic Negative |
| Grain Effect | Weak, Small |
| Col. Chr. Effect | Weak |
| Col. Chr. Blue | Off |
| White Balance | Shade, +3 Red, ‑8 Blue |
| Dynamic Range | DR400 |
| Highlights | ‑1.5 |
| Shadows | ‑1.5 |
| Colour | ‑4 |
| Sharpness | ‑2 |
| ISO N.R. | ‑4 |
| Clarity | ‑4 |
| EV Comp. | 0 |
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Vintage Park Film Recipe: Sample Photos
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Photos taken with the Vintage Park film recipe by members of the Film Recipes community.
Photos by Sabrina Magnusson
Photos by Melissa Scroggins
Photos by David Forsdike
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