Film recipes for seaside, coastal and holiday photography
The coast has its own quality of light — bright reflections off water, hazy horizons and that particular warmth you get from sand and sea in good weather. These recipes have been picked for the way they handle those conditions, with a tendency towards warm colour balances and enough latitude to cope with the contrast between bright sky and darker foreground.
Many lean towards the nostalgic or filmic end of the spectrum, which suits the relaxed, memory-making nature of a day by the water. A few go bolder, making the most of the vivid blues and greens of the sea.
These recipes are drawn from both the site and the Film Recipes App, ordered first by how closely each recipe was designed to capture the beach & coast character — from direct interpretations through to inspired-by looks — and then by popularity within each group. App-only recipes are included and marked 🔒.
Beach & Coastal Film Simulation Recipes
These 100 recipes are a selection from a much larger beach & coast collection. The full set — all 379 — is available in the Film Recipes App for iOS and Android.