Film Recipes for Fujifilm Cameras

Category: Monotone Recipes

  • Kodak Tri-X 33, for Grainy Punchy Mono

    Kodak Tri-X 33, for Grainy Punchy Mono

    Mono film simulation recipe with a Kodak Tri-X look and subtle colour tone

    Kodak Tri-X 33 Film Recipe

    Kodak Tri-X 33

    I am often inspired by photographs and recipes that others have made. This is one of those cases. The Kodak Tri-X 400 recipe on Fuji X Weekly is one of my favourite black and white recipes, with grain (which I love) and impact (which I also love). However, I am so addicted to my muted tones and colour casts, that I really wanted to adjust the recipe to add this element.

    So, if you want to shoot with an unadjusted, excellent Tri-X look, jump over to Ritchie’s recipe, but if you’d like to try my tweaked version with a subtle colour tone, the details are below.

    Kodak Tri-X 33 Film Recipe Settings

    Film SimulationAcros Green Filter
    Grain EffectStrong, Large
    White BalanceAuto, 0 Red, 0 Blue
    Dynamic RangeDR200
    Highlights0
    Shadows3
    Sharpness1
    ISO N.R.‑4
    Clarity4
    EV Comp.+2/3
    Mono ColourWC:+3, MG +3

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  • Double Espresso, Retro Mono with Dark Shadows

    Double Espresso, Retro Mono with Dark Shadows

    A dark brown toned mono recipe using Acros and strong clarity

    Double Espresso Film Recipe

    Double Espresso

    Like a shot of strong coffee, the deep dark tones in these shadows make quite a statement. If you want to produce a striking mono image, this film recipe might be a good choice for you.

    To add character, the grain is strong and clarity is set high at +5. The overall look is very retro, perhaps similar to wet plate monochrome in colour, but also with an antique flatness to the image.

    Double Espresso Film Recipe Settings

    Film SimulationAcros
    Grain EffectStrong, Small
    White BalanceAuto, 0 Red, 0 Blue
    Dynamic RangeDR400
    Highlights‑2
    Shadows2
    Sharpness0
    ISO N.R.‑4
    Clarity5
    EV Comp.+2/3
    Mono ColourWC:+4, MG -2

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  • Emerald Mono, a Toned Mono for Nature

    Emerald Mono, a Toned Mono for Nature

    A green tinted Acros film recipe for Fujifilm X-Trans IV cameras

    Emerald Mono Film Recipe

    Emerald Mono

    This film recipe is something of an experiment, based on time exploring the effects of color shift on black and white images. I tried a variety of green tints, before settling on this lightly toned Acros recipe. It works well in a wide range of situations, but especially for scenes with a good mix of light and dark.

    With a green tone to the images, natural subjects tend to work well, with the eye expecting these scenes to include greens. However, it’s not just for nature photos. As you’ll see below, it can also be fun with other green subjects, like the grass of Wimbledon.

    Emerald Mono Film Recipe Settings

    Film SimulationAcros Green Filter
    Grain EffectWeak, Small
    White BalanceAuto, 0 Red, 0 Blue
    Dynamic RangeDR200
    Highlights‑0.5
    Shadows0.5
    Sharpness‑1
    ISO N.R.‑4
    Clarity0
    EV Comp.+1/3
    Mono ColourWC:+4, MG +8

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  • Bromide Mono, a Grainy Antique Acros Recipe

    Bromide Mono, a Grainy Antique Acros Recipe

    Antique toned monochrome film recipe using Acros for Fujifilm cameras

    Bromide Mono Film Recipe

    Bromide Mono

    Each of my monochrome recipes features a colour cast as part of the recipe. For this recipe, the tint is slightly red-brown, giving it the bromide name.

    In addition, this recipe features lifted highlights and strong grain, giving it a distinctive antique vintage aesthetic. And, whilst it is happy being used in a wide range of conditions, it works best in sunlight, rather than dull light.

    Bromide Mono Film Recipe Settings

    Film SimulationAcros Green Filter
    Grain EffectStrong, Large
    White BalanceAuto, 0 Red, 0 Blue
    Dynamic RangeDR400
    Highlights1.5
    Shadows0.5
    Sharpness1
    ISO N.R.‑4
    Clarity0
    EV Comp.0
    Mono ColourWC +6, MG -2

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  • Cyanotype for a Toned Mono Style

    Cyanotype for a Toned Mono Style

    Cyan tinted mono film recipe for Fujifilm X-Trans IV digital cameras

    Cyanotype Film Recipe

    Cyanotype

    In my experiments to find new and unique styles, I’ve been testing different colour tone monochrome recipes. One that I’ve come to really enjoy is this cyan toned style based on the Acros film simulation. Although it doesn’t have any real link with the Cyanotype style, I love the name, so I stuck with it!

    Cyanotype Film Recipe Settings

    Film SimulationAcros Green Filter
    Grain EffectOff
    White BalanceShade, 0 Red, 0 Blue
    Dynamic RangeDR400
    Highlights‑1
    Shadows0
    Sharpness0
    ISO N.R.‑4
    Clarity0
    EV Comp.0
    Mono ColourWC -5, MG +5

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  • Liminal Mono with a Bright Infra-Red Look

    Liminal Mono with a Bright Infra-Red Look

    Monotone film recipe for Fujifilm X-Trans IV cameras

    Liminal Mono Film Recipe

    Liminal Mono

    Here’s something different that shows just how a film recipe can open up a whole new style of image. I’ve been working on some monochrome recipes, but as I don’t often shoot black and white, I wanted to do something in my retro, faded style, which was mono, but not traditional black and white.

    I love the old photo look, and I also love a low contrast image, so my recipe pushes several settings to an extreme to achieve something like a 19th century monotone print. In some conditions, it can also look weirdly infra-red like night vision.

    It’s really important to overexpose with this film recipe, so do make sure to use a compensation of at least +2/3 and don’t be scared to go beyond +1. It also loves light, so shoot in full sun, high contrast environments and see what you can come up with.

    Liminal Mono Film Recipe Settings

    Film SimulationMonochrome
    Grain EffectOff
    White BalanceAuto, 0 Red, 0 Blue
    Dynamic RangeDR400
    Highlights‑2
    Shadows‑2
    Sharpness3
    ISO N.R.‑4
    Clarity0
    EV Comp.+1
    Mono ColourWC +4, MG +4

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  • Chocolate Mono for Dark Cocoa Tones

    Chocolate Mono for Dark Cocoa Tones

    Monochrome film recipe for Fujiflim X-Trans IV cameras

    Chocolate Mono Film Recipe

    Chocolate Mono

    I read that the theme for May 2022’s #10YearsOfXMount challenge is mono, so what better time to release my first monochrome recipe? This recipe is colour toned with a dark chocolate hue, so it’s less toffee orange than the built in sepia simulation, but still has a definite cast to it.

    I don’t shoot black and white photography very often, and I generally prefer a faded, soft tones look to my images. So this recipe tries to sit somewhere in that area, but starting with the monochrome simulation.

    It’s a fun recipe to play with, giving a very different look to scenes usually taken in colour, and with the ‘R filter’ in use, it can isolate elements in an image that a colour shot wouldn’t have highlighted. I hope you’ll enjoy experimenting with it.

    Compare this to Bromide Mono, for a similar style, or for a different mono look, try Cyanotype film recipe.

    Chocolate Mono Film Recipe Settings

    Film SimulationMono Red Filter
    Grain EffectWeak, Small
    Col. Chr. EffectOff
    Col. Chr. BlueOff
    White BalanceAuto, 0 Red, +4 Blue
    Dynamic RangeDR400
    Highlights1
    Shadows1
    Colour0
    Sharpness2
    ISO N.R.‑4
    Clarity0
    EV Comp.+1/3

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