Film recipes with rich, saturated depth — where colour goes dark and intense.
Deep tones sit at the intersection of high saturation and controlled exposure — colours that are rich and full without being garish, shadows that hold detail without lifting. These recipes all have that quality: an intensity that makes images feel weighty and considered, suited to scenes where the subject has genuine colour depth to offer.
They work particularly well in low and directional light, in woodland, with dark natural subjects, and in any situation where you want the image to feel substantial rather than airy.
The list below shows 40 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.
Deep Tones Film Recipes
These 40 recipes are a selection from a much larger Deep Tones collection. The full set — all 202 — is available in the Film Recipes App for iOS and Android.
Browse and filter the complete collection in the Film Recipes App for iOS and Android.