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  • Soft Acros, a Cinematic Mono Recipe

    Soft Acros, a Cinematic Mono Recipe

    Softened tone curve film recipe using Acros for sophisticated mono shots

    If you enjoy soft tones in your colour photography and want to continue your style into mono, then Soft Acros is for you. With a forgiving tone curve and gentle grain, this is a soft and sophisticated mono recipe for a calm style of monochrome photography.

    In this recipe, shadows are lifted to keep the overall quality of the image soft, and to preserve shadow details. You’ll also notice the hint of a tone to the images, with the WC setting used to give a subtle newsprint look.

    Sweet chestnuts fallen after a storm, Soft Acros film recipe

    Soft Acros Film Recipe

    • Simulation: Acros
    • Grain Effect: Weak, Small
    • Colour Chrome Effect: Weak
    • Colour Chrome Blue: Weak (IV) / Off (V)
    • White Balance: Auto
    • WB Shift: 0 Red, 0 Blue
    • Dynamic Range: DR400
    • Highlights: +2.0
    • Shadows: -2.0
    • Mono Shift: WC 1, MG 0
    • Sharpness: -2
    • ISO Noise Reduction: -4
    • Clarity: 0
    • EV compensation: 0
    A New Forest pony snuffling for acorns, Soft Acros film recipe
    So calm and characterful, New Forest ponies with Soft Acros
    You can tell it’s red, right? Soft Acros film recipe
    It’s all about soft tones with the Soft Acros film recipe
    Sunlit forest trail, using Soft Acros film recipe
    It’s a fine weather day, captured with Soft Acros film recipe
    Down amongst the frens, with Soft Acros film recipe
    Textures from a woodland walk, using Soft Acros film recipe
    Digging for dinner, with Soft Acros film recipe
    Two little sanderlings at sunset, Soft Acros film recipe
    Spooky season is here, with the Soft Acros film recipe
    An evening walk on the beach, using Soft Acros film recipe
    What will you discover, when you go shooting with Soft Acros?
  • Waldorf Astia, New American Color

    Waldorf Astia, New American Color

    Astia film simulation recipe for X Trans IV cameras to create a New American Color look

    Development of this Astia film simulation recipe for Fujifilm X Trans IV cameras, has passed through a several iterations, scrapping and restarting the look. I knew from the off that I wanted to capture the filmic palette of the New American Color style, with slightly rusty reds and a subtle pale cream-green wash to bright neutrals.

    I’d also been inspired by the tremendous New American Color film recipe by Øyvind Nordhagen, and knew that working with Astia simulation was the likely route to success. Our recipes are different, bringing separate elements of the style to the fore. You may enjoy both for different situations, but I hope you’ll have fun trying them out.

    As for the Waldorf name, I wanted something with an American ring to it, and ideally something to incorporate Astia in there too. So, inspired by the historic landmark Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York, I settled on Waldorf Astia for this New American look.

    You can see many more samples with Waldorf Astia in the user gallery from the Film Recipes Challenge. Take a look.

    A Devonshire herd, with the New American tones of Waldorf Astia recipe

    Waldorf Astia Film Recipe

    • Simulation: Astia/Soft
    • Grain Effect: Weak, Small
    • Colour Chrome Effect: Strong
    • Colour Chrome Blue: Off (IV) / Off (V)
    • White Balance: 6750K
    • WB Shift: -4 Red, +4 Blue
    • Dynamic Range: DR200
    • Highlights: +1.0
    • Shadows: -1.0
    • Color: -2
    • Sharpness: -1
    • ISO Noise Reduction: -4
    • Clarity: +2
    • EV compensation: 0 or +1/3

    NB: These details were updated on April 3rd, 2023. The earlier version of the recipe, which has a warmer, nostalgic Astia look, has been published separately as Waldorf Warm.

    Scenes from the cattle shed, captured with Waldorf Astia film recipe
    A winter morning at the mill, using Waldorf Astia film recipe
    The sun is rising on another day. Waldorf Astia film recipe
    Blue green tones of frosty grass, with Waldorf Astia film recipe
    Rusty tones are beautiful with the Waldorf Astia film recipe
    The Waldorf Astia film recipe loves the coats of New Forest ponies
    A sunset over sandbars, with the Waldorf Astia film recipe
    Fly past, captured with the Waldorf Astia film recipe
    Sanderlings feeding at sunset, 70-300mm and Waldorf Astia film recipe
    Making the most of the changing tide, Waldorf Astia film recipe
    Sunset on the heath …
    … with Waldorf Astia film recipe
    Winter snowdrops, captured with Waldorf Astia film recipe
    Low angle bokeh amongst the snowdrops, with Waldorf Astia film recipe
    Winter on the canal path, using the Waldorf Astia film recipe
    Three cloudy day forest photos, taken with the Waldorf Astia film recipe
    Sunsrise details, catpured with Waldorf Astia film recipe

    Astia Film Simulation Recipes

    I’ve been creating various recipes with Astia, working with it’s film like qualities and mellow colour tones. Here are a few others to take a look at…

    The first version of Waldorf Astia

    This recipe has been through a couple of iterations, and was initially published with these details. It now has its own page, Waldorf Warm.

    • Simulation: Astia/Soft
    • Grain Effect: Weak, Small
    • Colour Chrome Effect: Weak
    • Colour Chrome Blue: Weak
    • White Balance: 8600K
    • WB Shift: -4 Red, +6 Blue
    • Dynamic Range: DR200
    • Highlights: +1.0
    • Shadows: -1.0
    • Color: -2
    • Sharpness: -1
    • ISO Noise Reduction: -4
    • Clarity: +2
    • EV compensation: 0 or +1/3
  • Eternal Love, a Celebration of Eterna Cinema

    Eternal Love, a Celebration of Eterna Cinema

    Cinematic Eterna film recipe with a warm soft tone for outdoor photography

    As a landscape photographer with a passion for softer tones and atmospheric looks, I am a firm fan of the Eterna/Cinema film simulation. For this film recipe, I wanted to take everything that I enjoyed about Eterna and max it out.

    This Eterna recipe is a celebration of the warm soft look and cinematic feel of Eterna, that lovels going on photowalks, especially in woodlands and forests, and when light is warmer at the beginning and end of the day.

    Warm natural tones for photo walks, the Eternal Love film recipe

    Eternal Love Film Recipe

    • Simulation: Eterna/Cinema
    • Grain Effect: Weak, Small
    • Colour Chrome Effect: Off
    • Colour Chrome Blue: Strong (IV) / Weak (V)
    • White Balance: Auto
    • WB Shift: +5 Red, -5 Blue
    • Dynamic Range: DR400
    • Highlights: +1.0
    • Shadows: +1.0
    • Color: +3
    • Sharpness: 0
    • ISO Noise Reduction: -4
    • Clarity: +2
    • EV compensation: +1/3
    A woodland walk on a misty morning, with Eternal Love film recipe
    There’s a cinematic softness to Eternal Love film recipe
    Scenes from a winter morning, with Eternal Love film recipe
    Eternal Love is a year round film recipe
    Summer on the coast path, captured with Eternal Love film recipe
    Summer walks with Eternal Love film recipe
    It’s late summer on the riverbank, with Eternal Love film recipe
    Mellow tones, even with bold colours, Eternal Love film recipe
    Blue skies, captured with the Eternal Love film recipe
    Feel the heat of summer haze, Eternal Love film recipe
    Warm tones in the afternoon sun, Eternal Love film recipe
    Trying out Eternal Love film recipe after sunset
    Mossy greens with the Eternal Love film recipe
    Looking for details in the forest, with Eternal Love film recipe

    Cinematic Film Recipes with Eterna Simulation

    The Eterna film simulation has two wonderful qualities. It is softly cinematic and it is mellow in tone. This makes it a perfect choice for photography or movie making in the softer light of magic hour, and a great choice for shooting natural subjects and landscapes. It’s a firm favourite of mine, so here are a few more cinematic choices with the Eterna film simulation.

    See even more Eterna Film Recipes on a dedicated page.

  • Ultra Color 200, Max Color Negative Film

    Ultra Color 200, Max Color Negative Film

    Classic Negative film simulation recipe with boosted colour saturation

    Here’s a Fujifilm simulation recipe that I made for cloudy and dull days, with punchy colour and deep blacks. It works in all sorts of conditions, but with a Classic Negative base and +4 colour, it’s especially great on gloomy days where the punchy colour and dark shadows deliver powerful pictures from the unremarkable light.

    Whilst this film recipe brings some vivid colurs to life, it’s not an unatural look, such as you could get from Vlevia with a similar setting. Instead, this look preserves the nostalgic character of Classic Negative, and provides a style that is still very definitely Fujifilm.

    I’ve also increased shadow depth in this recipe, meaning that images made with Ultra Color 200 have more impact that standard Classic Negative. This is balanced out with a stop or two of over-exposure so the resulting image isn’t too dark. I find it is a great choice for natural subjects like leaves and textures that you might discover on a dull day.

    I tried it on a few evening city shots too, and the results were impactful and rich, reminding me a lot of photo prints from max style 35mm films. A few golden hour tests brought out vivid colours, especially in plants, such as the golden ferns further down in the image samples below.

    For bold colours on a dull day, try the Ultra Color 200 film recipe

    Ultra Color 200 Film Recipe

    • Simulation: Classic Negative
    • Grain Effect: Weak, Small
    • Colour Chrome Effect: Weak
    • Colour Chrome Blue: Weak (IV) / Off (V)
    • White Balance: Underwater
    • WB Shift: -1 Red, -3 Blue
    • Dynamic Range: DR200
    • Highlights: -2.0
    • Shadows: +4.0
    • Color: +4
    • Sharpness: 0
    • ISO Noise Reduction: -4
    • Clarity: -4
    • EV compensation: +2/3
    Bringing out the colour details on a greay day, Ultra Color 200 film recipe
    A spiderweb coated in morning dew, with the Ultra Color 200 film recipe
    Deep tones enhance an autumnal mood, using Ultra Color 200 film recipe
    Deep shadows in the sunny woodland, with Ultra Color 200 film recipe
    Capturing a winter sunset, with Ultra Color 200 film recipe
    Shoreline textures and details, with the Ultra Color 200 film recipe
    Winter sunlight and a fallen leaf, captured with Ultra Color 200 film recipe
    Make the most of watery sunlight, with the Ultra Color 200 film recipe
    Golden hour is starting and the gorse is in bloom. Ultra Color 200
    Max out the colours at sunset, with Ultra Color 200 film recipe
    Fading fern in the golden light of sunset, with Ultra Color 200 film recipe
    A different type of sunset, over the Thames this time. Ultra Color 200
    Winter in Covent Garden, captured with Ultra Color 200 film recipe
    Deep shadows high distracting details, with Ultra Color 200 film recipe
    Late night crossing the river again, Ultra Color 200 film recipe
    Woolly friends on the farm, with Ultra Color 200 film recipe
    Looking out from the barn, shot with Ultra Color 200 film recipe
    Lime leaves in Autumn, using Ultra Color 200 film recipe
    I’m pretty sure this was late October 😊 Ultra Color 200 film recipe
    Deep and colourful on a gloomy day. That’s Ultra Color 200 film recipe

    Film Recipes for Cloudy Days

    For most of us, the sun isn’t shining every day, and there are cloudy conditions that might mean we need a little help getting great images. That’s when a film recipe for cloudy days can help. These can add atmosphere or impact to images when the sun has refused to brighten up the day.

    • Cineplus – a classic chrome with punchy colour
    • Oceanic 815 – designed for seascapes, great for cloudscapes too
    • Olive Garden – mellow greens on a gloomy day
    • Silver Slate – a low colour option with Bleach Bypass
    • Flatpack – a matte look film-like style
    • Chrome Urban – a classic chrome with bite, by Jamie Chance
    • Pale Platinum (recipe 10) – soft tone sophistication, by Marcel Fraij
    • Realistic Pro – natural color Pro Neg, by Mark Adams
    • Black Beauty – burn those highlights, a mono by Captn Look
  • Flatpack, Matte 35mm Film Recipe

    Flatpack, Matte 35mm Film Recipe

    Fujifilm simulation film recipe for a flat tone matte look like Kodak 35mm prints

    This film recipe began life as an attempt to match a look I had seen with 35mm film photos taken on Kodak film. I had really liked the low contrast matte look, and wanted to be able to shoot with something similar on my Fujifilm camera.

    Whilst this recipe does capture the flat look and colour tones I had seen, it was very specific to a single set of samples I had seen. So, rather than name it after the Kodak film stock, I decided to tweak it some more and embrace the flat matte look.

    What we have then, is a general Kodak film-like look, reminiscent of some 35mm photography, with a muted tone and soft, matte like feel.

    The base simulation is Classic Chrome, with a color chrome effect and small shift from the shade/cloudy colour balance. Shadows and highlights are both compressed to the -2 setting.

    Like all the film recipes on this site, it was designed for recent X-Trans IV cameras, but with the exception of color chrome blue, this recipe is widely compatible with easy adaptation for older cameras too.

    A flat tone style with film-like colours, the Flatpack film recipe

    Flatpack Film Recipe

    • Simulation: Classic Chrome
    • Grain Effect: Weak, Small
    • Colour Chrome Effect: Weak
    • Colour Chrome Blue: Strong (IV) / Weak (V)
    • White Balance: Shade / Cloud
    • WB Shift: -2 Red, -2 Blue
    • Dynamic Range: DR200
    • Highlights: -2.0
    • Shadows: -2.0
    • Color: -2
    • Sharpness: -2
    • ISO Noise Reduction: -4
    • Clarity: 0
    • EV compensation: +2/3

    There’s a lot more to see with the Flatpack recipe. It was a feature in our Film Recipe Challenge, and the user photos are now available.

    Winter oak leaves, with the film-like tone of Flatpack film recipe
    An iconc view on a grey day, taken with Flatpack film recipe
    There’s always someone taking photos in London, Flatpack film recipe
    Filmic tones with classic chrome and the Flatpack film recipe
    The sun is rising, captured with Flatpack film recipe
    For a mellow take on Autumn, try the Flatpack film recipe
    Bold colours in golden hour have a pastel look, Flatpack film recipe
    Sunset at the marina, captured with the Flatpack film recipe
    People often wait for many years to own one. Flatpack film recipe
    The sea is calm, and the light is flat. Let’s use Flatpack film recipe
    Sunset moments by the river
    Taken with Flatpack film recipe
    A perfect choice for Winter, the Flatpack film recipe
    A misty woodland in summer, with the Flatpack film recipe
  • Heart of Gold, for Glorious Golden Hours

    Heart of Gold, for Glorious Golden Hours

    Classic Negative film recipe with golden orange tones in the golden hour

    Here’s a film recipe that loves the golden hour so much, that it brings the glorious golden tones to any time of day. The base film simulation is Classic Negative, and much like the Xylochrome film recipe, this one was created as an experiment that uses a sliding scale of settings, starting from a 6540K colour balance.

    Depending on the conditions, this recipes brings a subtle peach tone to neutrals, or a vivid tangerine hue, which shows most often at sunset. Which you get isn’t quite as unexpected as the infinite improbablility drive, so you can relax and enjoy a relaxing warmth to any image set taken with this recipe.

    Weed silhouettes on a misty morning, with Heart of Gold film recipe

    Heart of Gold Film Recipe

    • Simulation: Classic Negative
    • Grain Effect: Off
    • Colour Chrome Effect: Weak
    • Colour Chrome Blue: Weak (IV) / Off (V)
    • White Balance: 6540K
    • WB Shift: +3 Red, -2 Blue
    • Dynamic Range: DR200
    • Highlights: +1.0
    • Shadows: 0.0
    • Color: -1
    • Sharpness: -2
    • ISO Noise Reduction: -4
    • Clarity: -3
    • EV compensation: 0

    For even more images, taken all around the world, the Heart of Gold user gallery is a great place to get inspiration! Take a look 😊

    Sunset is a tangerine dream, with the Heart of Gold film recipe
    Rich sunset colours
    Heart of Gold film recipe
    After sunset, colours are creamy, with Heart of Gold film recipe
    Sunset silhouette, captured with Heart of Gold film recipe
    Winter ferns in the New Forest, using Heart of Gold film recipe
    Late summer wheatfield, taken with Heart of Gold film recipe
    Low down and looking up, with Heart of Gold film recipe
    Early morning on a suburban lawn, with Heart of Gold film recipe
    The end of a sailing session, with Heart of Gold film recipe
    Bringing in the boats, taken with Heart of Gold film recipe
    A sunset over the water, captured with Heart of Gold film recipe
    A tiny wave on calm waters, using Heart of Gold film recipe
    Just after sunset, captured with Heart of Gold film recipe
    Autumn in the woodland, using Heart of Gold film recipe
    Sweet chestnut leaves in Autumn, with Heart of Gold film recipe
    A Hampshire sunrise, using Heart of Gold film recipe
    Glorious golden light, made more so with Heart of Gold film recipe
    A jumble of branches, captured with the Heart of Gold film recipe

    Film Recipes for the Golden Hour

    Choosing to shoot in the first and last hours of sunlight is a common photographic technique that brings great results. The light is softer, shadows less harsh and light is golden in colour. I have a page of golden hour film recipes, but here I share a few favourites with a softer style for shooting during the golden hour.

    • Dawnstar – specially designed for the golden hour
    • Kodak Portra – a soft look that loves sunsets
    • Toasty Chrome – classic chrome with a great look in golden hour
    • Vintage Mood – soft and nostalgic, and wonderful in golden hour
    • Rosa Negative – classic negative for the the magic hour
  • Pale Ale, for Nostalgic Landscape Images

    Pale Ale, for Nostalgic Landscape Images

    A natural colour soft tones film recipe using Pro Neg Standard for X-Trans IV

    Pro Neg Standard is a film simulation that provides good colour accuracy across the spectrum, and works well for shooting portraits. I’ve made a number of film recipes with it, and enjoy the easy going character it has.

    For the Pale Ale film recipe, I explored a variety of colour balance shifts, in search of a warm, slightly nostalgic but natural look that worked well with landscape subjects. After considerable experimentation and adjustment, I have settled on this shift from the Fluorescent 2 white balance base.

    The result is a soft tones look, which captures the retro vibe of Fujifilm simulation shooting. It presents natural scenes in a tastefully calm way, without too much saturation or contrast, and with a warm nostalgic tint for added atmosphere.

    Natural soft tones, captured with the Pale Ale film recipe

    Pale Ale Film Recipe

    • Simulation: PRO Neg. Std
    • Grain Effect: Off
    • Colour Chrome Effect: Weak
    • Colour Chrome Blue: Strong (IV) / Weak (V)
    • White Balance: Fluorescent 2
    • WB Shift: +3 Red, -7 Blue
    • Dynamic Range: DR200
    • Highlights: -1.0
    • Shadows: -1.0
    • Color: +3
    • Sharpness: +1
    • ISO Noise Reduction: -4
    • Clarity: 0
    • EV compensation: 0
    A summer scene by the seaside, with Pale Ale film recipe
    Those boats again, this time with the Pale Ale film recipe
    A winter sunrise, captured with Pale Ale film recipe
    Taken in the childrens ‘bee garden’, with Pale Ale film recipe
    A sunny afternoon and high tide, Pale Ale film recipe
    Waiting for the water to recede, Pale Ale film recipe
    They’ve spotted ewe! Pale Ale film recipe
    Walking in the summer barley field, with Pale Ale film recipe
    Just after sundown on the riverside, Pale Ale film recipe
    Pale Ale film recipe is a good choice for blue hour
    Winter thicket, using Pale Ale film recipe
    Winter sunshine and a little snow, Pale Ale film recipe
    Snowy curve, captured with Pale Ale film recipe
    Cotton fluff snow on the bushes, Pale Ale film recipe
    Memories from the summer, with Pale Ale film recipe
    The summer green of Wimbledon, using Pale Ale film recipe
    Taking a snap before the crowds arrive, Pale Ale film recipe
    Beautiful red blooms, with the Pale Ale film recipe
    Red of a different kind, with Pale Ale film recipe
    Soft natural colours, captured with Pale Ale film recipe
    Sunny autumn leaf, taken with Pale Ale film recipe
    Taken at ground level, with the Pale Ale film recipe
    A summer iris in afternoon light, Pale Ale film recipe
    Autumn discovery, captured with Pale Ale film recipe
  • Xylochrome, Vintage Lens Simulation

    Xylochrome, Vintage Lens Simulation

    Classic Chrome film simulation recipe that emulates a vintage lens style

    Druring my film recipe creation process, I occasionally hit on a settings combination that produces a look that is completely different than I had expected. This experiment was just like that.

    I was playing with X RAW Studio to make a Classic Chrome recipe with a downward scale of settings with 5, 4, 3 ,2 ,1 starting with a colour temperature of 5430K, a shift of 2, 1, and so on through the settings, until I added at the end of the scale, the strongest negative clarity setting, -5.

    I normally avoid settings quite this strong, but on this occasion it added a softness that immediately reminded me of vintage lens photos that I had seen. The softness was like an imperfection, with a character that was decidely analog, especially in the out of focus areas of my images.

    This vintage blur isn’t so visible at phone screen sizes, so I’ve provided a crop in the image below.

    A vintage lens look with the Xylochrome film recipe
    A crop of the above image, showing the vintage lens softness effect

    Xylochrome Vintage Lens Film Recipe

    • Simulation: Classic Chrome
    • Grain Effect: Off
    • Colour Chrome Effect: Strong
    • Colour Chrome Blue: Weak (IV) / Off (V)
    • White Balance: 5430K
    • WB Shift: +2 Red, +1 Blue
    • Dynamic Range: DR200
    • Highlights: 0.0
    • Shadows: -1.0
    • Color: -2
    • Sharpness: -3
    • ISO Noise Reduction: -4
    • Clarity: -5
    • EV compensation: 0
    Winter morning teasels, with the Xylochrome film recipe
    Xylochrome film recipe has a muted creamy tone with faded blue skies
    A late summer day on the riverbank, using Xylochrome film recipe
    Late summer sees some early colour in the leaves, Xylochrome film recipe
    Oak leaves with early colour, with the Xylochrome film recipe
    Let’s go for a photo walk, and try out Xylochrome film recipe
    A bit of winter weather, captured with Xylochrome film recipe
    Better to drive carefully on the icy roads, Xylochrome film recipe
    Down at the beach, on a breezy day. Xylochrome film recipe
    There are lots of oysters in the water here. Xylochrome film recipe
    The sun is about to disappear for the day, Xylochrome film recipe
    Winter leaves have lost all their green, even if they’ve stayed on the tree
    A winter walk with the vintage lens look of Xylochrome film recipe
    It’s a little bit frosty, making greens pale. Xylochrome film recipe

    Other recipes using -5 Clarity

    Whilst there is nothing stopping you from trying a strong negative clarity setting on any recipe, there are a few that have been designed with this setting in mind.

    • Cheers – creamy and soft with deep shadow, by Captn Look
    • Grizzly Ride – grungy Bleach Bypass, again by Captn Look
    • Melatonin – Grant Teng’s dreamy cool tones, here on Film.Recipes
    • CineStill 800T – Eterna for night shooting, on FujiXWeekly
    • Nostalgic Negative – FujiXWeekly recipe to emulate the NN sim
  • Outdoor Cinema, Dreamy Low Contrast

    Outdoor Cinema, Dreamy Low Contrast

    Soft tones film simulation recipe for Fujifilm X-Trans IV with Eterna setting

    This film recipe uses the Eterna / Cinema film simulation with a warm white balance and softened highlights. It brings a mellow warmth to your photos and when shooting outdoors, it works well at controlling bright conditions, and adding a warmer mood to cloudy days.

    This has some of the softest contrast of my Eterna recipes, and with the 5, -5 WB shift, it features a retro tone, bringing out the brown green tint of Eterna in the images. In fact, only Ultrasoft 77 is softer.

    In a twist, this recipe uses clarity and sharpness for crisp edges, so you get soft tones, but sharp images. I like this look and enjoy how it works with the low contrast. However, you may prefer to stay softer and more natural, so this is shown as optional in the details below.

    Winchester Cathedral, taken with the Outdoor Cinema film recipe

    Outdoor Cinema Film Recipe

    • Simulation: Eterna Cinema
    • Grain Effect: Weak, Small
    • Colour Chrome Effect: Off
    • Colour Chrome Blue: Strong (IV) / Weak (V)
    • White Balance: Auto
    • WB Shift: +5 Red, -5 Blue
    • Dynamic Range: DR400
    • Highlights: -1.5
    • Shadows: +0.5
    • Colour: -3
    • Sharpness: +2 (or leave at 0 for softness)
    • ISO Noise Reduction: -4
    • Clarity: +2 (set to 0 for softness)
    • EV compensation: +2/3
    A fallen leaf on a misty winter morning. Outdoor Cinema film recipe
    Scenes from a misty woodland walk, captured with Outdoor Cinema recipe
    Footpath through the oat field, with Outdoor Cinema recipe
    Oats swishing in the wind, with Outdoor Cinema film recipe
    Which way? Taken with Outdoor Cinema film recipe
    Winter ferns in soft tones, with the Outdoor Cinema recipe
    Ferns behind ferns for a mono look, taken with Outdoor Cinema recipe
    Dew drop in the morning light, with Outdoor Cinema recipe
    Fly amantia mushrooms, low down with Outdoor Cinema recipe
    Autumn mushroom hunting, with the Outdoor Cinema film recipe
    A first sign of Spring? Captured wtih Outdoor Cinema recipe
    At the tennis club, with Outdoor Cinema film recipe
    Looking through, taken with Outdoor Cinema film recipe
    Birch trees, taken with the Outdoor Cinema film recipe
    A forest trail, taken with Outdoor Cinema film recipe
    Walking trail across the heath, captured with Outdoor Cinema recipe
    Boats in the marina, with Outdoor Cinema film recipe
    Low contrast on a dull day, Outdoor Cinema film recipe
    Along a shady path, with the Outdoor Cinema film recipe
    Biking the trail, with Outdoor Cinema film recipe
    Soft and pale tones of Outdoor Cinema film recipe

    For a similar look, try Eterna Nostalgia, which shares the same white balance, but has deeper contrast and increased saturation. Or, for super softness, the Ultrasoft 77 recipe is the one to try.

  • Vintage Astia, a Nostalgic Negative Mood

    Vintage Astia, a Nostalgic Negative Mood

    Astia film simulation recipe with a warm grainy retro look for X-Trans IV

    So here’s a recipe that doesn’t replicate any film in particular, but has many of the qualities of a film. This is down to the use of Astia film simulation as the base to the recipe. It has a solid film-like feel, especially in the tone of the highlights, and is also a nice break from Classic Chrome and Classic Negative, which are quite distinctive in their styling.

    The vintage part is an added mood, bringing warmth, grain and a gentle reduction in saturation. The result is a warm look, with the retro feel of images as they once were, but without being too much like any Kodachrome or Fujicolor style. I’ve become quite partial to it, using it as a general use recipe in all sorts of conditions.

    This recipe also has a passing resemblence to Nostalgic Negative from the newest cameras, so if you want a recipe to fake it, this may be the one.

    Vintage film-like tones in the winter forest, with Vintage Astia

    Vintage Astia Film Recipe

    • Simulation: Astia/Soft
    • Grain Effect: Strong, Small
    • Colour Chrome Effect: Strong
    • Colour Chrome Blue: Weak (IV) / Off (V)
    • White Balance: Auto White Priority
    • WB Shift: +5 Red, -5 Blue
    • Dynamic Range: DR100
    • Highlights: -1.0
    • Shadows: -1.0
    • Color: -2
    • Sharpness: -2
    • ISO Noise Reduction: -4
    • Clarity: 0
    • EV compensation: 0

    Inspiration for this recipe came from two sources, E. Fung’s Vintage Look Classic Chrome and Øyvind Nordhagen’s work with Astia, which opened my eyes to this simulation as a base.

    Vintage tones at the marina, with Vintage Astia film recipe
    For once, I got to see the boats with the tide high, Vintage Astia film recipe
    So very British, captured with the Vintage Astia film recipe
    It’s a misty morning in the woodland, with Vintage Astia film recipe
    Dew highlights the spider web, taken with Vintage Astia film recipe
    Looking up and the canopy on a misty day. Vintage Astia film recipe
    Vintage Astia on a frosty morning at the allotment
    Frosty edges, captured with Vintage Astia film recipe
    Sunlit yew tree, captured with Vintage Astia.
    Logpile in the woods, with the Vintage Astia film recipe
    The long leaves of the Sweet Chestnut, Vintage Astia film recipe
    Autumn mornings are good for cobweb spotting, Vintage Astia recipe
    This one is large, that one is far away
    Nibbling at hay on a frosty morning, Vintage Astia film recipe
    Scenes at dusk, captured with the Vintage Astia film recipe
    Late afternoon thistle heads, with Vintage Astia film recipe
    Rich golden hour colour, with the Vintage Astia film recipe
    Beach walks with the dogs, captured with Vintage Astia film recipe
    Red and white fly amantia, captured by Vintage Astia film recipe
    An October forest scene, with Vintage Astia film recipe
    St. Leonard’s Church, taken with the Vintage Astia film recipe.
    The village church, captured with Vintage Astia film recipe.
    It’s a grey day and the tide is out, with Vintage Astia film recipe
    The sailing club building, Vintage Astia film recipe
    At last, the sunshine is returning, taken with Vintage Astia film recipe
    Vintage Astia film recipe, looking towards the afternoon sun
    Naturally coloured blue skies, with the Vintage Astia film recipe
    Early summer on a country lane, with Vintage Astia film recipe
    Local enterprise, captured with the Vintage Astia film recipe
    Forest colours, captured with the Vintage Astia film recipe
    A parasol for your RDR2 horse, taken with Vintage Astia film recipe
    Summer evenings on the beach, with Vintage Astia film recipe
    Cheers! I hope you enjoy the Vintage Astia film recipe

    More Vintage Look Film Recipes

    Our cameras don’t offer unlimited options in pursuit of a vintage look, but with the excellent film simulations, and shifts to white balance and other settings, we can generate looks that fit a vintage vibe or retro aesthetic.

    I have a page of nostalgic film recipes, but here is a shorter list of some favourite vintage look recipes on this site and others.

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