Bold, saturated film recipes for photographers who want maximum colour impact.
Velvia is Fujifilm’s most vivid simulation — named after the legendary slide film stock that defined saturated landscape photography in the 1980s and 90s. On digital cameras it delivers intense colour, deep contrast, and a punchy quality that makes subjects leap off the screen. It is not a subtle tool, and the recipes here lean into that character rather than taming it.
There are fewer Velvia recipes on this site than other simulations, but each one is here because it uses the simulation’s intensity with purpose. Bright conditions, bold subjects, and high-contrast scenes are where these recipes deliver best.
Every Velvia recipe on this site is shown below, ranked by popularity. App-only recipes are included to complete the picture — look for the 🔒 label.
Velvia Film Recipes
There are 28 Velvia recipes in total. All 28 are available in the Film Recipes App — browse, filter and save your favourites on iOS and Android.