Film recipes with a deliberately aged, worn aesthetic.
Aged look recipes simulate the visual changes that happen to film over time — lifted shadows, shifted colours, reduced contrast, and a general quality of deterioration that adds character rather than detracting from it. They draw on the aesthetics of found photography, expired film, and the particular palette of images from the 1970s and 80s.
They suit subjects that already have an element of age or history to them — old buildings, worn surfaces, domestic scenes — but they can also be used to add a sense of timelessness to contemporary subjects, making the recent feel distant and the everyday feel significant.
The list below shows 100 recipes drawn from the site and the Film Recipes App — app-only recipes are included and labelled, giving you a complete picture of what’s available for this look.
Aged Look Film Recipes
These are 100 of the 156 Aged Look recipes in the full library. To browse all of them in one place, get the Film Recipes App — available for iOS and Android.
Browse and filter the complete collection in the Film Recipes App for iOS and Android.