I was asked by a film recipe user if I had any recipes for Urbex? I gave this some thought, and realised that many Urban Exploration recipes have certain characteristics, and that some of my recipes shared these too.
So, whilst I’ve only made a couple of recipes specifically with urban exploration in mind, here are my picks for recipes that could work well for exploring cities and urban or industrial areas.
If you want a couple to start with, why not try Grant Teng’s recipes, Manila Chrome and Manila Sun?
More Film Recipes for Urbex
Here are a few recipes that I’ve seen used for city & industrial shots.
- Chrome Urban – Versatile Classic Chrome from Jamie Chance
- Fujicolor Natura 1600 – great for urbex & abandoned places, FXW
- OWH Street – Øyvind Nordhagen’s recipe for street photography
- The Big Negative – (YouTube) A great look for urbex & street
- Grizzly Ride – Fab for urbex, with a gritty look, from Captn Look
- Roman Sun – warm and contrasty tones by Evan Lewis on the Fujifilm Film Simulations Facebook Group (you need to be a member to see it).
- Kodacolor C II – a cool & controlled recipe from Piotr Skrzypek
Urbex Inspiration
- On The Streets: Newcastle – a fabulous set of urban photos from around this Northern UK city, using FXW’s Ektar 100 recipe
- Monochrome Cities: London – enjoy this stunning photo tour of the UK capitol, all taken using the Acros Punch recipe
YouTube Channels
- Kebs Cayabyab – YouTube channel with lots of street content
- The Big Negative – Excellent Film & digital YouTube channel
- Roman Fox – Street photography YouTube channel