Category: Classic Chrome Recipes

Forest & Woodland

Beach

Winter

May 23, 2023

Re-Analog, Coastal Chrome by Marcel Fraij

Re-Analog

Re-Analog, Coastal Chrome by Marcel Fraij

Classic Chrome film recipe with cream tones and deep contrast

Marcel Fraij is a photographer and educator based in the Netherlands. He has an inspiring style, often including detail views of textures, forms and partly blurred figures. His themed galleries are especially improssive, and you can explore some of these on his photography and recipes site.

I’m a big fan, so it was great to chat with Marcel recently about a new recipe of his. As you’ll see below, it has a distinctive creamed and contrasty Classic Chrome style, that is particular suited to holiday and vacation shots, or scenes including wood and sand textures.

Marcel suggested that I share this recipe here with you, and I am very happy to be able to do so. The guest recipes on this site provide another perspective on film recipe looks, and I’m excited to add Re-Analog to the collection.

Photos: Marcel Fraij, X-E4 with ttArtisan 27mm, Fujinon 50mm or x100v

Re-Analog Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Classic Chrome
Grain Effect	Weak, Large
Col. Chr. Effect	Off
Col. Chr. Blue	Off
White Balance	Auto, +6 Red, ‑8 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR400
Highlights	3
Shadows	2
Colour	‑3
Sharpness	0
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	‑4
EV Comp.	0

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May 10, 2023

Kodak Portra Urban, for City and Street

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Kodak Portra Urban

Kodak Portra Urban, for City and Street

Urban exploration film recipe in a Kodak Portra style

When I travel into a city, I still have my photography itch, and will often go for an early walk from my hotel before breakfast. Golden hour in an urban environment is often quite different in feel to the mornings and evenings in my usual forests and country lanes, so I’ve put together a recipe for such occasions.

I’ve looked to captured the harder brightness of a city environment, along with the creamy Kodak vibes of the Portra style. The result is this urbex film recipe for taking city walks and street photos in a Kodak Portra style.

Kodak Portra Urban Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Classic Chrome
Grain Effect	Weak, Small
Col. Chr. Effect	Weak
Col. Chr. Blue	Off
White Balance	Auto, +2 Red, ‑5 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR200
Highlights	1
Shadows	‑1
Colour	2
Sharpness	‑2
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Comp.	+1/3

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April 29, 2023

Kodacolor Ambience, a Pure Kodak Chrome Look

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Kodacolor Ambience

Kodacolor Ambience, a Pure Kodak Chrome Look

A classic chrome film recipe for a Kodachrome look for Fujifilm X-Trans IV

This film simulation recipe is one of set of three that I created with a specific aim in mind. I wanted to embrace the qualities of the Kodak look in a pure form, and bring the character of the Classic Chrome film simulation out into the open.

In this recipe, you get a strongly Kodachrome look, but without it being specifically Kodachrome 64 or Kodachrome 25. It has somthing of the character of both of these, but is also definitely Fujifillm Classic Chrome at the same time.

Colours are rich, shadows and deep and luxurious, and the blues are full of nostalgic character. This simple recipe is Kodacolor in a pure form.

Kodacolor Ambience Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Classic Chrome
Grain Effect	Weak, Small
Col. Chr. Effect	Weak
Col. Chr. Blue	Off
White Balance	Auto (Ambience Priority), +1 Red, ‑2 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR200
Highlights	0
Shadows	0
Colour	2
Sharpness	‑1
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Comp.	0

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April 7, 2023

Milestone, a Classic Chrome for 10,000

Milestone

Milestone, a Classic Chrome for 10,000

A Classic Chrome film silmulation recipe with a 10,000K colour temperature base

It doesn’t seem long ago that I was feeling happy that 100 people had joined the Film Recipes Facebook Group and wondering if that was about as far as it would go. Well, we just passed through 10,000 members, and it’s still growing.

I started the group as a way to share the new film recipes that I added to this site, and as a place for film recipe fans to come together and ask questions and show their sample images. Bringing people together, the group is also the main place that people join in the Film Recipes challenge, that runs every couple of weeks. Details for this are in the panel below.

For this recipe, I thought it would be a fun challenge to see if I could make an everyday film recipe from the extreme 10,000K color temperature at the top of the scale in my camera. This is a very warm setting, and is almost tangerine orange without some taming, so it’s paired with heavy a correctional shift that brings it back to something more normal.

The result is a Classic Chrome with a warm toned mellow look, that is in part nostalgic and part film like. I think the look sits somewhere on the Kodak spectrum, sitting between Kodachrome and Kodak Portra. I’m really pleased with how it came out and happy to share it as a little celebration recipe as we pass the milestone of 10k members.

Milestone Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Classic Chrome
Grain Effect	Off
Col. Chr. Effect	Weak
Col. Chr. Blue	Off
White Balance	10000K, ‑5 Red, +8 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR100
Highlights	1
Shadows	‑1
Colour	‑2
Sharpness	0
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	2
EV Comp.	+1/3

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March 27, 2023

Flatpack, Matte 35mm Film Recipe

Flatpack

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.

Flatpack Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Classic Chrome
Grain Effect	Weak, Small
Col. Chr. Effect	Weak
Col. Chr. Blue	Weak
White Balance	Shade, ‑2 Red, ‑2 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR200
Highlights	‑2
Shadows	‑2
Colour	‑2
Sharpness	‑2
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Comp.	+2/3

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March 5, 2023

Xylochrome, Vintage Lens Simulation

Xylochrome

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.

Xylochrome Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Classic Chrome
Grain Effect	Off
Col. Chr. Effect	Strong
Col. Chr. Blue	Off
White Balance	5430K, +2 Red, +1 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR200
Highlights	0
Shadows	‑1
Colour	‑2
Sharpness	‑3
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	‑5
EV Comp.	0

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February 20, 2023

Cineplus, a Punchy Classic Chrome Style

Cineplus

Cineplus, a Punchy Classic Chrome Style

Cinematic classic chrome film recipe with rich color and contrast

Sometimes, when developing film recipes, the inspiration comes in the form of a single image. This was one of those occasions, when this fifties style image was posted in the Facebook group as an interesting look.

I kept returning to it, trying to find a recipe that came close to this interesting retro style.

The look sits somewhere between Classic Chrome and Classic Negative, and having explored both, I settled on Classic Chrome as the base simulation. To this, I added rich colour and tested various colour balances, until I settled on the below combination.

I didn’t have any 50’s interiors to work with, so I tried it with a by usual range of natural and landscape scenes. Whether it matches the source image, I don’t know, but I love how it has come out.

Cineplus Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Classic Chrome
Grain Effect	Off
Col. Chr. Effect	Strong
Col. Chr. Blue	Weak
White Balance	5800K, +1 Red, +2 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR400
Highlights	‑1
Shadows	1
Colour	4
Sharpness	‑2
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Comp.	+2/3

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February 2, 2023

Kodak Pro Image, Classic Chrome 35mm Film

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Kodak Pro Image

Kodak Pro Image, Classic Chrome 35mm Film

Classic chrome film simulation recipe for X-Trans IV based on Kodak 35mm film

Here’s a Classic Chrome film simulation recipe that mimics a 35mm film from Kodak. The film in question is Kodak Pro Image 100, which was released into a spot somewhere between Kodak’s Portra and Gold films, sitting in the professionsal film range, but at an everyday price. It’s something of a mid-position film with 35mm qualities that I found I could mimic with Classic Chrome.

The Kodak Pro Image film recipe, keeps the colour balance close to neutral, and relies on the Color Chrome effects to deliver film like character that I observed when reviewing samples of the Pro Image 100 film stock.

Because this recipe uses Color Chrome Blue and one step of Clarity, it does mean it is designed for the later X-Trans IV cameras, although you may be able to get similar results on other models by using just the settings that your camera supports.

Kodak Pro Image Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Classic Chrome
Grain Effect	Off
Col. Chr. Effect	Weak
Col. Chr. Blue	Weak
White Balance	Auto, +2 Red, ‑1 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR200
Highlights	‑1.5
Shadows	‑0.5
Colour	1
Sharpness	0
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	1
EV Comp.	+1/3

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January 15, 2023

Chromance, Tobias Gruber’s Classic Chrome

Chromance

Chromance, Tobias Gruber’s Classic Chrome

A Versatile Classic Chrome film simulation recipe for street and general photography

It’s great to be able to share a second recipe by Tobias Gruber. I loved his seasonal Winter Magic recipe, which brought snowy scenes to life. But, like any recipe for snow and ice, it’s something a little bit specialist.

Well, for this recipe, Tobias has developed a variation of Classic Chrome that is extremely usable and adaptable to a wide variety of sistuations.

In his own words, Tobias says, “I’ve been looking for a while for a recipe for myself that meets the following criteria:

This recipe works perfectly for me personally and I would like to present it to you today.”

All images, Tobias Gruber, X-S10 and the Tamron 17-70 f/2.8

Chromance Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Classic Chrome
Grain Effect	Off
Col. Chr. Effect	Strong
Col. Chr. Blue	Weak
White Balance	6150K, +1 Red, ‑3 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR200
Highlights	‑0.5
Shadows	1
Colour	1
Sharpness	‑1
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Comp.	+1/3

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