Portrovia, Fuji Provia meets Kodak Portra

A versatile film recipe with the softness of Portra and magic of Provia

Portrovia

Here’s a film recipe that spans the divide between the film styles of Fujifilm and Kodak. It blends the all round versatility of Fujicolor Provia with it’s magical colours, and the softness and film like feel of Kodak Portra. It’s a mash-up of sorts.

I’ve already made a pair of perfectly serviceable recipes, Fujicolor Daily and Kodak Portra Daily, which present the two film house styles for everyday use. But recently, I’ve been experimenting with the Provia film simulation, and enjoying the results. It has a less pronounced style than other simulations, but still has something of the famous Fujifilm colours about it.

So, I was excited to see how a blend of the two styles might work out. I’ve applied the characteristic warm colour balance shift of Portra (although in a gentle way), the softness of DR400 and lifted shadows, plus a stop of over exposure, which you can push to 2 stops if you prefer.

So here we have it, Portrovia, an in betweener hybrid of the Fujicolor and Kodak styles, with a look that is versatile and flexible for all round shooting.

Portrovia Film Recipe Settings

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

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Using the Portrovia Film Recipe

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 Portrovia has been tagged with.

Kodak

Film Like

Warm Tones

Cream Tones

Blue Tones

Provia

Cinematic

Forest & Woodland

Beach

Spring & Summer

Autumn & Fall

Golden Hour

Bright Light

Low Contrast

People

February 13, 2024

Heartland, Nostalgic Provia Recipe

Nostalgic Provia film recipe with a natural colour tone for everyday photography

Heartland

Here’s an interesting film recipe, based on the natural and neutral Provia simulation, but with a unique look which is nostalgic and characterful. It could almost pass a a more colourful Pro Neg, and it’s natural enough to be used in a wide range of conditions.

Much of this gently retro character comes from the use of the Fluorescent 2 colour balance option. This compensates for artificial lighting, which in turn is ‘reset’ to a more natural balance with a colour shift of +4 red and -5 blue. These in combination give a look that has a hint of warmth and red in the balance, but is still natural in appearance in daylight conditions.

The hint of red makes this vaguely reminiscent of some Kodachrome photos from the 1960s and 1970s, but it is subtle, and to me is just a welcome dose of extra character, in a way that our Fujifilm cameras do so well.

Heartland Film Recipe Settings

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

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Using the Heartland Film Recipe

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 Heartland has been tagged with.

Warm Tones

Bright Light

Provia

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Pink & Purple Tones

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January 19, 2024

Provia Natura, a Versatile Natural Look

A go anywhere, do everything film recipe using Provia film simulation

Provia Natura

Fujifilm X-series cameras are well known for their film simulations which bring film like looks with nostalgic tone to your photography. Sometimes forgotten is the wonderful image quality associated with the default simulation, Provia.

Provia was designed to be as useful as possible across the widest range of situations, and as such, it produces wonderfully natural images which aren’t styled in a nostalgic fashion, but are still identifiably Fujifilm in appearance.

In this recipe, there are subtle changes from the base simulation in terms of tone and saturation, and a subtle but unique colour pallete from the use of a fluorescent compensating white balance. This, along with the color chrome effects produce a new feel, but whilst retaining a natural color balance and the flexibility and all round usefulness of Provia.

Provia Natura Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Provia/Standard
Grain Effect	Weak, Large
Col. Chr. Effect	Weak
Col. Chr. Blue	Strong
White Balance	Fluorescent 1, ‑5 Red, 0 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR200
Highlights	‑1
Shadows	‑1
Colour	‑2
Sharpness	0
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Comp.	0

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July 10, 2023

P45, Warm Tones Provia Simulation

Provia based film recipe with warm tones and natural contrast.

P45

The Provia simulation is the most neutral of the film simulations on a Fujifilm camera, with natural colour and contrast. This film recipe works with this neutrality, adding just a few extra elements. This is a recipe for working with the conditions, rather than trying to transform them into something else.

The main change is to warm up the colour balance, with a +4, -5 shift, giving the 45 in the recipe name. Otherwise, colour is gently softened with a -2 colour setting, and all other changes are small tweaks. This leaves the recipe very usable in a wide range of conditions, but still bringing a little soft tone warmth to your photos.

The only setting in the recipe that isn’t compatible with older cameras is a weak amount of color chrome blue, which you can skip on older sensors for almost the same look.

P45 Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Provia/Standard
Grain Effect	Off
Col. Chr. Effect	Off
Col. Chr. Blue	Weak
White Balance	Auto, +4 Red, ‑5 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR200
Highlights	‑0.5
Shadows	0.5
Colour	‑2
Sharpness	0
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Comp.	0

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August 24, 2022

Lucky 13, Clean and Crisp Provia Recipe

Provia film simulation recipe for a clean crisp look

Lucky 13

With all the fuss and hype that surrounds the nostalgic simulations, like Classic Chrome and Classic Negative, poor old Provia doesn’t get much love. Let’s change that now with a simple recipe that makes just a few adjustments to this reliable workhorse film simulation.

In developing this recipe, I wanted to keep the neutral clean colour of Provia, but make small nods toward my soft tones style. So, we have gently softened highlights and shadows, a little less saturation, and for a crisp finish, some positive clarity. You can leave this off however, if you prefer to keep shooting uninterrupted by the processing delay.

Lucky 13 Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Provia/Standard
Grain Effect	Off
Col. Chr. Effect	Weak
Col. Chr. Blue	Weak
White Balance	Auto, +1 Red, ‑3 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR400
Highlights	‑0.5
Shadows	‑0.5
Colour	‑2
Sharpness	1
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	3
EV Comp.	+1/3

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Using the Lucky 13 Film Recipe

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