Ruby Tuesday, a Rusty Chrome Recipe

Ruby Tuesday

Ruby Tuesday, a Rusty Chrome Recipe

Classic chrome with boosted color for a rich autumnal look on X-Trans IV

The Classic Chrome film simulation is an excellent base for images featuring cream, brown or blue tones. Photos are muted and stylish with default settings and, with a boost to color and warmth, can add richness to the colour for a striking result.

These tones make this recipe particularly suited to Autumn / Fall, working with any golden tones, like the turning leaves. Orange and brown leaves take on a ruby tone, with a red richness like a vibrant rusting in images.

In addition to the warm colour tone and the boosted saturation, a weak grain and positive sharpening add a gentle grittiness to the result. I enjoy how this looks in images, but as with all of my recipes, these are recommendations, and if you prefer to shoot without clarity or grain, that’s ok 🙂

And the name? Ruby Tuesday reflects the tone of course, and is a nod to the Rolling Stones hit of 1967 as well.

Ruby Tuesday Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Classic Chrome
Grain Effect	Weak, Large
Col. Chr. Effect	Strong
Col. Chr. Blue	Off
White Balance	Auto, +7 Red, ‑6 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR200
Highlights	2
Shadows	0
Colour	3
Sharpness	‑1
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	3
EV Comp.	+1/3

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Warm Tones

Bold Colour

Autumn & Fall

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Golden Hour

Pink & Purple Tones

Red Tones

Classic Chrome

Forest & Woodland

Winter

Bright Light

Experimental

October 4, 2022

Deep Forest, a Mellow Woodland Look

Deep Forest

Deep Forest, a Mellow Woodland Look

Classic Chrome film simulation recipe for deep and mellow woodland moods

Autumn is known as the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness (John Keats), and this is a film recipe that captures that aesthetic. Images are deep toned with a mellow colour palette that’s perfect for capturing moody woodland details.

The base film simulation is Classic Chrome, but the combination of chrome effects, strong white balance shift and a +1.5 shadow setting, give it a look all it’s own. For extra deepness (depth?), you can underexpose as well.

If you use this on a sunny day, you may get best results with that bit of underexposure. On dull or rainy days, it should deliver reliably moody images as exposed. All in all, it’s just right for Autumn when the mist and murk become more common, and through the Winter months or when weather is gloomy.

Deep Forest Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Classic Chrome
Grain Effect	Weak, Small
Col. Chr. Effect	Weak
Col. Chr. Blue	Weak
White Balance	Auto, +7 Red, ‑5 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR400
Highlights	‑0.5
Shadows	1.5
Colour	‑4
Sharpness	‑2
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Comp.	0

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Forest & Woodland

Autumn & Fall

Winter

Cloudy Rainy & Bad Weather

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Muted Tones

Blue Tones

Brown Tones

Misty & Foggy

October 2, 2022

October Gold, Autumn Tones by Marcel Fraij

Classic Chrome film recipe for Autumn with pale tones and bright highlights

Marcel Fraij is a talented photograper, educator and film recipe creator from the Netherlands. He’s a regular contributor in our Film Recipes Facebook Group and publishes a number of excellent recipe on his Film Recipes page.

We were chatting recently about an autumnal recipe he had created, and I’m so pleased to be able to share it here as a guest recipe. Marcel explained that the photo series is from October ’21, taken with X-E4 and a Fujinon 50mm f2 with a close up lens from Olympus. He adds, “the close up lens is old and a has some scratches, maybe that provides the dreamy look.”

There’s a beautiful muted tone to this, with bright highlights for a sophisticated soft look. It’s perfect for subtle photography in the Autumn season, but will no doubt be a favourite in other seasons too!

Photo credits: Marcel Fraij

October Gold Film Recipe

Simulation: Classic Chrome
Grain Effect: Off
Colour Chrome Effect: Strong
Colour Chrome Blue: Weak (IV) / Off (V)
White Balance: 5200K
WB Shift: +1 Red, -5 Blue
Dynamic Range: DR200
Highlights: -1.0
Shadows: +2.0
Color: -2
Sharpness: +1
ISO Noise Reduction: -4
Clarity: 0
EV compensation: 1

Soft depth of field, using the October Gold film recipe

Creative captures from ground level, with the October Gold film recipe

Perfect for fall color, the October Gold film recipe

Soft tones for Autumn, taken by Marcel with October Gold film recipe

Woodland details, with the mellow look of October Gold recipe

Embrace a new subtle style with October Gold film recipe

October Goldon a Dewy Morning

We’re back to my photography for this section. No more fungi, I’m sorry.

The ferns show the first signs of Autumn, October Gold film recipe

The leaves are beginning to turn, captured with October Gold

The summer heather is fading now, using October Gold film recipe

A dewy morning shows up the spider webs, October Gold film recipe

Hanging by a thread … taken with October Gold film recipe

A marvel of nature, captured with October Gold film recipe

Soaked in the morning dew, captured by October Gold film recipe

Ruby tone fern fronds, with October Gold film recipe

October Gold in Midday Sun

With a fixed colour temperature of 5200K, this recipe doesn’t adapt to the changing light throughout the day, and so I took a short test drive in bright middle of the day conditions to check how it performed. Close up shots very much fell within the aesthetic, but a general landscape view of trees and sky, whilst beautiful, was certainly not ‘gold’. See what you think …

Garden seed heads, captured with October Gold

Bright sunshine on the succulent, with October Gold

Middle of the day treeline, not so ‘gold’ with October Gold

Marcel’s other recipes

At the time of writing, Marcel has 9 other film recipes for you to enjoy. Each one is a wonderful example of what Fujifilm film simulations can do in the hands of a talented photograper. Take a look, but more importantly, load up October Gold into your camera to shoot the mellow scenes of Autumn ASAP.

October 1, 2022

Muted Gold, for Warm Nostalgic Images

Muted Gold

Muted Gold, for Warm Nostalgic Images

Classic chrome film simulation recipe with soft golden tones

Some film recipes bring a strongly uniform look across a set of images, helping a series of photos work together. Muted Gold is such a recipe with a specific look from a strong colour shift paired with muted saturation and softened shadows.

The colour balance is very warm, but particularly brings a lot of mellow character out in the greens of a scene. This pale and creamy green is warm and nostalgic, giving a ‘last days of summer’ feel to photos. As the seasons change around us, this recipe should be a good choice for autumn photography too.

Muted Gold Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Classic Chrome
Grain Effect	Strong, Small
Col. Chr. Effect	Strong
Col. Chr. Blue	Off
White Balance	Auto, +7 Red, ‑7 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR100
Highlights	0.5
Shadows	‑1.5
Colour	‑3
Sharpness	0
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Comp.	+1/3

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September 29, 2022

Manila Chrome Film Recipe, by Grant Teng

Manila Chrome

Manila Chrome Film Recipe, by Grant Teng

Punchy Classic Chrome recipe for X-T4 with deep shadows and a bold look

Here’s the second guest recipe by Manila based photographer, Grant Teng. If you didn’t yet see it, Manila Sun is a wonderful Eterna recipe for urban exploration and sunny day photography. It works well with the tropical light especially, but I’ve used it and loved it in the UK as well.

What we have here though is a superbly versatile Classic Chrome recipe. Again it’s fantastic in the city, but also has great versatility. So much so, Grant also calls it his ‘Daily Chrome’. It brings out the best of Classic Chrome with a warmed color balance, deep shadows and punchy colour.

Photo credits: Grant Teng, X-T4

Manila Chrome Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Classic Chrome
Grain Effect	Weak, Small
Col. Chr. Effect	Weak
Col. Chr. Blue	Weak
White Balance	Auto (Ambience Priority), +3 Red, ‑5 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR200
Highlights	‑1.5
Shadows	1.5
Colour	3
Sharpness	2
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Comp.	+1/3

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September 24, 2022

Thassos 22, Travel Chrome by Călin Stan

Thassos 22

Thassos 22, Travel Chrome by Călin Stan

Classic Chrome film recipe with boosted colour for travel photography

There are some subjects that seem to suit certain film simulations more than others. Summer travels often take in creamy beaches, blue seas and vibrant colourful scenes. Classic Negative jumps to mind, or perhaps Velvia.

However, as the seasons begin to change and the sun drops lower, a paler sunlight and more brown tones in the vegetation start to lean towards the use of Classic Chrome.

In this wonderful film recipe by Călin Stan, the sights of Thassos (a Greek island in the Aegean Sea), are beautifully captured with just small changes to the standard settings of Classic Chrome. The results were so good, that I contacted Călin, and suggested featuring Thassos 22 on the site.

Photo credits: Călin Stan.

Thassos 22 Film Recipe Settings

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

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Spring & Summer

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Orange Tones

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September 21, 2022

Karmachroma, a Mellow Lo-Fi Classic Chrome

Karmachroma

Karmachroma, a Mellow Lo-Fi Classic Chrome

A nostalgic classic chrome film simulation recipe for X-Trans IV cameras

Sometimes, I have a name for a recipe before I have the settings to go with it. This is one of those occasions, when hearing the lo-fi song by Massive Attack, I thought that I just had to make a recipe called Karmachroma.

In keeping with the mood of the song, I’ve devised a mellow and laid back recipe, with a warm tone and 1990’s lo-fi styling. It likes nice bright conditions, where it produces a retro image that reminds me somewhat of old prints and postcards.

This film recipe with Classic Chrome also marks a moment in the development of this recipe site, as it is film recipe no. 100 in the collection. I never expected to be able to devise so many distinct looks when I got started, but here we are with 100 recipes and still more to come!

Karmachroma Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Classic Chrome
Grain Effect	Strong, Small
Col. Chr. Effect	Weak
Col. Chr. Blue	Weak
White Balance	Auto (White Priority), +3 Red, ‑6 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR200
Highlights	2
Shadows	‑1
Colour	‑3
Sharpness	0
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	‑2
EV Comp.	-1/3

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Karmachroma film recipe photo by Mid Suarez

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September 16, 2022

Documentary, to Capture Life As It Is

Documentary

Documentary, to Capture Life As It Is

Fujifilm X-Trans 4 film simulation recipe using Classic Chrome

For a natural look that isn’t overly stylised, this recipe uses Classic Chrome with only minor adjustments to the base settings. This allows you to capture life as it is, shooting the world around you in a documentary style.

In a way, the small adjustments do pull against the Classic Chrome simulation, bringing it back closer to neutral, with a slight warming and small boost to colour. But, with the values of all settings being small, the personality of Classic Chrome is still the defining characteristic of this recipe.

Documentary Film Recipe Settings

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

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September 10, 2022

QE2, On the Passing of Her Majesty

QE2

QE2, On the Passing of Her Majesty

A warm, positive film recipe using the Classic Chrome film simulation

On 8th September, I was walking in the New Forest when news started to come in, that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth was unwell and her family were gathering. Later in the day, her passing was announced. Having served my country for so long, her death has affected millions of people, and it has been a truly sad day.

The audience of this site is international and so rather than black banners or other symbols, I’m naming this new film recipe QE2 as a simple tribute. Like Her Majesty was, this recipe is full of warmth and positivity, and brings colour and brighness to a scene.

QE2 Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Classic Chrome
Grain Effect	Weak, Small
Col. Chr. Effect	Weak
Col. Chr. Blue	Off
White Balance	Shade, +1 Red, ‑4 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR400
Highlights	‑0.5
Shadows	‑1.5
Colour	3
Sharpness	‑2
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Comp.	+1/3

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September 8, 2022

Toasty Chrome, Warm & Retro Chrome

Toasty Chrome

Toasty Chrome, Warm & Retro Chrome

A warm nostalgic classic chrome film simulation recipe for Fujifilm cameras

The Classic Chrome film simulation is a wonderful look, and a versatile base for building recipes. Out of the box, Classic Chrome is fabulously retro, but a little cool, so adding creamy warmth makes for a lovely nostalgic look.

That’s what we have here, with a Shade/Cloudy white balance, with additional shift. The result is wonderfully warm, working really well in golden hour and in sunny conditions. It sits somewhere in the same area as the deeper Yakisugi and more nostalgic Retrochrome. Also similar is Rosa Negative, with a warm tone but lower saturation.

Toasty Chrome Film Recipe Settings

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

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Photos by Bert Broekhuis

Toasty Chrome film recipe photo by Bert Broekhuis

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Each film simulation recipe has its own character and style. These features mean recipes are more suited to certain situations, or when seeking a particular look. Here are the categories that Toasty Chrome has been tagged with.

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September 2, 2022