1996, Pastel Retro Look with Astia

Creamy pastel toned film recipe for a retro look on X-Trans IV sensors

1996

One of the great things about the Fujifilm film recipe community is how ideas bounce between photographers and recipes get fine tuned and updated. This is one of those situations.

Manila based photographer, Grant Teng, has adapted the creamy retro looks of Craig Bergonzoni’s excellent 1979 film simulation for X-T1, adding settings and tweaks for X-Trans IV sensors. The result is guest recipe, 1996.

The new recipe shares the slightly aqua toned soft and creamy look of 1979, and has a distinctly retro edge to it. The flattened tone curve and pastel tones make it feel like something from the nineties.

Originally 1979 by Craig Bergonzoni, adapted by Grant Teng.

1996 Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Astia/Soft
Grain Effect	Weak, Large
Colour Chrome Effect	Strong
Colour Chrome Blue	Weak
White Balance	6300K, ‑1 Red, ‑2 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR400
Highlights	‑2
Shadows	‑2
Colour	‑3
Sharpness	‑4
ISO Noise Reduction	‑4
Clarity	‑2
EV Compensation	+1 2/3

1996 Film Recipe: Sample Photos

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Photos by Gary Copland Powell

1996 film recipe photo by Gary Copland Powell

November 6, 2022

Kodak Portra Pro, Portra 400 Film Recipe

Yet another Kodak Portra 400 film recipe, this time based on PRO Neg Standard

Kodak Portra Pro

There are a good number of Kodak Portra recipes to consider when choosing one to shoot your photos with. Each recipe site seems to have at least one, and I certainly have a few interpretations as well. So why this recipe when there are already several others?

The short answer was that I became inspired. I was looking at the excellent images of expiredbren who shoots with Portra 400, Kodak Gold and Tri-X. In his Portra images, I was taken with the tone of the images and felt that even though I had made one previous attempt to mimic them with my Aged Kodak Portra film recipe, there was something different about his latest work.

In a break from tradition, I started with the PRO Neg Standard film simulation, and tweaked the white balance and colour shifts until I was happy that the tone was a close match. As is common for Portra recipes, overexposure is part of the look too, so make sure to do this when you use it. Oh, and for some softness, there is negative sharpening and a small amount of negative clarity too. It’s not a deal breaker to skip this last feature, if you get bugged out by the delay in saving images.

Kodak Portra Pro Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	PRO Neg. Std
Grain Effect	Weak, Large
Colour Chrome Effect	Strong
Colour Chrome Blue	Off
White Balance	Daylight, +5 Red, ‑6 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR200
Highlights	‑1
Shadows	0
Colour	‑4
Sharpness	‑3
ISO Noise Reduction	‑4
Clarity	‑1
EV Compensation	+1

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November 4, 2022

Yakisugi Green, Adapted Yakisugi Film Recipe

A variation on the popular Yakisugi film recipe suited to green scenes

Yakisugi Green

If you are a regular visitor to this site, or to the main film simulation and recipe Facebook groups, you’ll know about the Yakisugi Film Recipe, by Mehdi Berrada. That recipe is a class act, with stunning deep shadow and a characterful brown and cream tone. I’ve seen numerous wonderful images shared using it, but the one subject that doesn’t come up so often is green scenery.

That changed when I saw a wonderful gallery shared by Giang Le, who took images of a café in Ninh Binh city, Vietnam. The greens were simply amazing, as you’ll see below.

The secret, as well as our magical Fujifilm cameras, was to adapt the recipe with an adjusted colour balance. Gone was the 7500K temperature, replaced instead with 7700K and an uncommon ‑4, +4 colour shift. The results were so good that I asked Giang to share the adapted recipe with you, and here we have Yakisugi Green, originally by Mehdi Berrada, adapted by Giang Le.

The images in this section are by Giang Le, X-E3 with 50mm f2, with additional samples added from my own RAW files.

Yakisugi Green Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Classic Chrome
Grain Effect	Strong, Large
Colour Chrome Effect	Off
Colour Chrome Blue	Off
White Balance	7700K, ‑4 Red, +4 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR200
Highlights	0
Shadows	+2
Colour	‑3
Sharpness	‑1
ISO Noise Reduction	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Compensation	0

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November 2, 2022

Copper, for Cinematic Autumn Tones

Eterna Cinema film simulation recipe with copper orange colour tones

Copper

In some areas Autumn has peaked and the leaves have fallen, but here in the UK, we are mid way through with some trees golden, some bare and some still to let go of the last of their summer green.

So, having been inspired to create yet another Autumn recipe, I wanted to get this up onto the site as soon as possible, so you can all see it and give it a try on your local scenery.

The recipe is based on the Eterna Cinematic film simulation, which has a mellow tone to greens and browns as a starting point. With a healthy push into warm colour balance and adjustments to the tone curve and saturation, it gives gloriously rich autumn tone. If you like to experiment, this recipe also gives a gorgeous look to evening skies as the light fades, so it can be a fun recipe to carry into the longer dark evenings.

Copper Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Eterna/Cinema
Grain Effect	Weak, Small
Colour Chrome Effect	Off
Colour Chrome Blue	Weak
White Balance	Shade, +8 Red, ‑7 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR400
Highlights	+1
Shadows	+1
Colour	+2
Sharpness	+1
ISO Noise Reduction	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Compensation	-1/3

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Copper film recipe photo by Wully Donald

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Copper film recipe photo by Christopher Carter

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Copper film recipe photo by Sabrina Magnusson

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Copper film recipe photo by Justin Gould

October 30, 2022

King Negative, Bold and Colourful Recipe

Rich colours film simulation recipe using Classic Negative for X-Trans IV cameras

King Negative

Here’s a film recipe that shows why it’s good to experiment, and why it’s great when photographers take a recipe and make changes to suit their style.

You see, I published the QE2 film recipe on Sept, 8th using Classic Chrome as a base. Fujifilm user Tuvshinbayar Davaa took this on a trip to Marlburg in Germany, and because of gloomy conditions, swapped to Classic Negative.

So here we have a descendent of QE2, which I have named King negative, following the line of succession. I just love how rich and vibrant the recipe is, and I’m sure I wouldn’t have tried this switch myself. We can all be thankful to Tuvshinbayar Davaa for the idea.

King Negative Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Classic Negative
Grain Effect	Weak, Small
Colour Chrome Effect	Weak
Colour Chrome Blue	Off
White Balance	Shade, +1 Red, ‑4 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR400
Highlights	‑0.5
Shadows	‑1.5
Colour	+3
Sharpness	‑2
ISO Noise Reduction	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Compensation	+1/3

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October 28, 2022

Ultraviolet, for a Pretty Purple Mood

Lavender Eterna Bleach Bypass film recipe for shooting with a pink purple tone

Ultraviolet

Here’s a very different film recipe that helps bring a lilac mood to images. It’s quite a particular sort of look, but it can be useful if you’re looking to experiment. Perhaps you are shooting floral images, like heather, lavender or cherry blossom? Or maybe some fashion shots with a difference?

Althought this, and my other film recipes with strong characteristics might not be for general use, I like to provide options and show just how many different styles we can produce with our in camera JPEGs. I actually think you can get some great images with this, especially sunsets, or flowers in bright light, but I’ll leave it out here for you to decide if the Ultraviolet film recipe is one for you…

Ultraviolet Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Eterna Bleach Bypass
Grain Effect	Weak, Small
Colour Chrome Effect	Weak
Colour Chrome Blue	Off
White Balance	Auto, +6 Red, +8 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR400
Highlights	‑1
Shadows	+2
Colour	+2
Sharpness	‑1
ISO Noise Reduction	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Compensation	+1/3

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October 27, 2022

Monographic, Acros Mono for Everyday Use

An Acros film simulation recipe with a bright look for every day use

Monographic

Our Fujifilm cameras come loaded with excellent mono film simulations, including Acros that mimics black and white film stock. Just like the colour simulations, you can also adjust the mono simulations with a variety of options to achieve different looks.

For this recipe, called Monographic, I wanted a recipe that was characterful, but also forgiving in everyday situations. Some recipes give a dark image that can lose the essence of day to day scenes. This one, loves to show off the light with lifted mid-tones, whilst still delivering impactful but balanced shadow.

Monographic Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Acros Yellow Filter
Grain Effect	Strong, Small
White Balance	Auto, +9 Red, 0 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR200
Highlights	‑2
Shadows	+2
Sharpness	‑2
ISO Noise Reduction	‑4
Clarity	0
Monochrome Colour	WC +2, MG +0
EV Compensation	+1/3

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October 26, 2022

Old Fossil, for Muted Natural Shots

Eterna Bleach Bypass film simulation recipe with muted pale tones

Old Fossil

I hadn’t heard this slang term for a long time, but when I overheard someone accusing their parent of being an Old Fossil recently, I was reminded of it and it stuck in my mind. I’m not so sure that this recipe reflects a fossilised look, but it is a pale tones style, based on Eterna Bleach Bypass, that would work well should I find one in a rock somewhere.

Eterna Bleach Bypass is present only on the newer cameras, and is something of a divisive look. I find it’s fun to work with, delivering muted tones with a wide choice of colour casts. In this one, I’ve kept things natural, adjusting the ‘out of the box’ balance with a WB of Fluo 3, with 3 R and -9 B.

Old Fossil Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Eterna Bleach Bypass
Grain Effect	Weak, Small
Colour Chrome Effect	Off
Colour Chrome Blue	Off
White Balance	Fluorescent 3, +3 Red, ‑9 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR400
Highlights	0
Shadows	‑1
Colour	+2
Sharpness	‑1
ISO Noise Reduction	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Compensation	0

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October 24, 2022

Lomochrome 77, with Creamy Muted Tones

Muted colour film simulation recipe, with Classic Chrome and low saturation

Lomochrome 77

The idea of Lomography has always appealed to me. Reminiscent of simple old cameras, lomo photos are back to basics, with all sorts of distortions and retro touches. Not a lot of this is possible to recreate with our advanced Fujifilm cameras, especially with the crisp and sharp lenses of today. However, it’s a fun idea, and it’s made it into the name of this and my Aerocolor Lomo film recipes.

For this film recipe, I have pushed far from the centre with a warm colour cast, but with weak saturation for muted tones. And, rather than hazy softness, a subtle crispness is present from positive clarity. These are features of another recipe, Ultrasoft 77, sharing the same colour shift and the Eterna simulation, but the results of the two are noticeably different.

Lomochrome 77 Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Classic Chrome
Grain Effect	Weak, Small
Colour Chrome Effect	Off
Colour Chrome Blue	Weak
White Balance	Auto, +7 Red, ‑7 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR400
Highlights	0
Shadows	+1
Colour	‑4
Sharpness	‑1
ISO Noise Reduction	‑4
Clarity	+2
EV Compensation	+2/3

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Lomochrome 77 film recipe photo by Gunther Geeraerts

October 23, 2022

Tropicana, a Vibrant and Zesty Classic Neg

Bright, cheerful film recipe with punchy colour from Classic Negative

Tropicana

Tropicana is different things to different people. For some, it’s a fruit juice, whilst others remember the pop song by Wham! or a rather tasty Welsh beer. In my early childhood, it was an open air lido swimming pool where I learned to swim. That place was left empty for many years, before hosting art installations like Dismaland and more recently the See Monster.

But now, and obviously most excitingly, it’s a bright, cheery film recipe to bring bouncy colour to your photography. This recipe will be a good friend when you want to give a rich and colourful look to a scene, but without using overly obvious boosts to colour. The Classic Negative simulation provides the base style, with a +2 color, +1 shadow paired with 2 stops of over exposure delivering punch to your pictures. I hope you’ll enjoy it.

Tropicana Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Classic Negative
Grain Effect	Strong, Small
Colour Chrome Effect	Weak
Colour Chrome Blue	Off
White Balance	Auto, +1 Red, ‑6 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR200
Highlights	‑2
Shadows	+1
Colour	+2
Sharpness	‑2
ISO Noise Reduction	‑4
Clarity	‑1
EV Compensation	+2/3