Film recipes that suit foggy, misty and hazy conditions
Mist and fog do something interesting to a photograph — they reduce contrast, create layers of depth and give the whole scene a mysterious, atmospheric quality. The right recipe amplifies this rather than fighting it, holding the softness and the grey tones without making the result look like a mistake.
These recipes tend towards lower contrast and cooler or neutral white balances. Many use Eterna or Classic Chrome as a base, which both handle the flat light of foggy days particularly well. I find some of my best shots come on days most photographers would stay home.
These 40 misty and foggy recipes are drawn from both the site and the Film Recipes App and ranked by a combination of user favouriting and design intent for atmospheric, low-visibility conditions. Several top entries are exclusive to the app, which holds more than twice as many recipes as the site.
Misty & Foggy Day Film Simulation Recipes
These are the highest-rated recipes from the site and app combined. There are a further 56 recipes in this category exclusively in the Film Recipes App — browse them alongside the full library of 800+ recipes on iOS and Android.