Film recipes for long days, warm light and summer colour
Summer photography has an energy that other seasons don’t — the long evenings, the strong midday light, the richness of a landscape in full growth. These recipes have been picked for how well they handle those conditions, with a tendency towards warmth, good contrast and colour balances that complement the heat of the season.
Some are vivid and punchy; others are softer and more nostalgic. What they share is an ability to capture the particular quality of summer light without fighting it.
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 summer character — from direct interpretations through to inspired-by looks — and then by popularity within each group. App-only recipes are included and marked 🔒.
Summer Film Simulation Recipes
These 100 recipes are a selection from a much larger summer collection. The full set — all 371 — is available in the Film Recipes App for iOS and Android.