Claunch 72, Monotone Hipstamagic

Deep toned monochrome Fujifilm film recipe with a brown colour shift

Claunch 72

If you’ve every experimented with the Hipstamatic app, you may have come across the characterful mono setting called Claunch72. It has a tinted mono look, with dark border and vignetting.

One of my favourite IG follows is Woody95 who makes excellent use of this setting in his Hipstamatic photography in Scotland.

Personally, I love the style and wanted to try and capture the essence of it in a film recipe. Using an X-Trans IV camera makes this possible with colour tone applied to a mono image.

My interpretation of this look includes a colour shift that is perhaps a little less green than the Hipstamatic original, and of course, is missing the border and vignetting. However, as I’ve used this film recipe more and more, I’ve come to really enjoy its toned mono style.

Claunch 72 Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Monochrome
Grain Effect	Off
White Balance	Auto, +1 Red, ‑3 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR400
Highlights	‑1
Shadows	‑1
Sharpness	‑2
ISO Noise Reduction	‑4
Clarity	0
Monochrome Colour	WC +7, MG +2
EV Compensation	0

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August 22, 2022

Olive Garden, a Tasty Tone on Cloudy Days

Pro Neg Standard film recipe for Fujifilm X-series cameras

Olive Garden

With a bit of gentle nudging, the Pro Neg simulations can be tuned to have a grey-green pale olive tone, especially on cloudy days. I find this quite a pleasant and mellow tint that makes for sophisticated images, especially with the saturation also reduced and the tone curve flattened a little. It’s a cinematic look, similar to Eterna in some ways.

During development of this recipe, I found myself relishing the tone it produced and excited to see how it looked for all sorts of subjects. I found that, it produced great mellow images in overcast conditions, but also worked well in full sunshine too. Mostly though, this is one to try on cloudy days.

Olive Garden Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	PRO Neg. Std
Grain Effect	Off
Colour Chrome Effect	Weak
Colour Chrome Blue	Weak
White Balance	Daylight, +2 Red, ‑7 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR100
Highlights	‑1
Shadows	‑1
Colour	‑4
Sharpness	+1
ISO Noise Reduction	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Compensation	+2/3

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August 17, 2022

Kodak Tri-X 33, for Grainy Punchy Mono

Mono film simulation recipe with a Kodak Tri-X look and subtle colour tone

Kodak Tri-X 33

I am often inspired by photographs and recipes that others have made. This is one of those cases. The Kodak Tri-X 400 recipe on Fuji X Weekly is one of my favourite black and white recipes, with grain (which I love) and impact (which I also love). However, I am so addicted to my muted tones and colour casts, that I really wanted to adjust the recipe to add this element.

So, if you want to shoot with an unadjusted, excellent Tri-X look, jump over to Ritchie’s recipe, but if you’d like to try my tweaked version with a subtle colour tone, the details are below.

Kodak Tri-X 33 Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Acros Green Filter
Grain Effect	Strong, Large
White Balance	Auto, 0 Red, 0 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR200
Highlights	0
Shadows	+3
Sharpness	+1
ISO Noise Reduction	‑4
Clarity	+4
Monochrome Colour	WC +3, MG +3
EV Compensation	+2/3

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August 15, 2022

Ultrasoft 77, for Mellow Low Contrast Style

Film simulation recipe for Fujifilm X-series with Eterna Cinema

Ultrasoft 77

Soft tones photography is definitely my preferred style, and you’ll know this from the type of recipes I make on this site. For this one, I decided to see how far I could push it, and still get pleasing results. So, we have Ultrasoft 77, a warm and cosy Eterna film recipe, with the flattest possible tone curve for super soft tones.

This film recipe is useful when you want to tame harsh lighting conditions, and you can get interesting results on rainy days too. But, Ultrasoft 77 really comes into its own during the softer light of golden hour. You can achieve some very delicate results in the first and last hours of the day.

Ultrasoft 77 Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Eterna/Cinema
Grain Effect	Weak, Small
Colour Chrome Effect	Weak
Colour Chrome Blue	Weak
White Balance	Auto, +7 Red, ‑7 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR400
Highlights	‑2
Shadows	‑2
Colour	‑2
Sharpness	0
ISO Noise Reduction	‑4
Clarity	+2
EV Compensation	-1/3

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August 8, 2022

Double Espresso, Retro Mono with Dark Shadows

A dark brown toned mono recipe using Acros and strong clarity

Double Espresso

Like a shot of strong coffee, the deep dark tones in these shadows make quite a statement. If you want to produce a striking mono image, this film recipe might be a good choice for you.

To add character, the grain is strong and clarity is set high at +5. The overall look is very retro, perhaps similar to wet plate monochrome in colour, but also with an antique flatness to the image.

Double Espresso Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Acros
Grain Effect	Strong, Small
White Balance	Auto, 0 Red, 0 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR400
Highlights	‑2
Shadows	+2
Sharpness	0
ISO Noise Reduction	‑4
Clarity	+5
Monochrome Colour	WC +4, MG -2
EV Compensation	+2/3

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August 7, 2022

Urbex Cinematic, Eterna for Urban Exploration

Eterna simulation recipe for urbex, industrial and city photography

Urbex Cinematic

Urban exploration photography is a growing trend, where you take a photowalk through a city or other built up area and look out for interesting photo subjects. These can be buildings, highways, rail tracks, fences, trucks or industrial buildings. Images often include a lot of grey or materials like metal and concrete.

I’ve used Eterna film simulation as the base for this recipe, with soft tones, but also a built in green tint to neutrals that adds a lot of cinematic character, and works well with greys and neutrals for a muted urbex look.

Urbex Cinematic Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Eterna/Cinema
Grain Effect	Strong, Large
Colour Chrome Effect	Off
Colour Chrome Blue	Weak
White Balance	Daylight, +2 Red, ‑6 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR200
Highlights	+2
Shadows	+3
Colour	‑4
Sharpness	0
ISO Noise Reduction	‑4
Clarity	+2
EV Compensation	+2/3

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August 3, 2022

Great Plains, Eterna Recipe for Landscapes

Soft tone landscape film recipe using the Eterna film simulation

Great Plains

The soft mellow tones of the Eterna film simulation lend themselves to natural subjects, and I have made several recipes using it already (scroll to bottom). I might have stopped there, but I was inspired by some urban photos posted by Viktor Gerasimovski that have a wonderfully stylish mood.

Using his settings as a starting point, I began test shots, and with a few adjustments and start overs, I settled on a recipe that I found I was using most for landscapes and natural scenes. There is a lovely softness to it, and a pleasant muted tone to greens, which I find gives the overall image a relaxed and calming feel, even in bright conditions.

This recipe does use a fixed colour temperature, which might limit its use to daytime, but it’s a good companion when outdoors and definitely worth a try.

Great Plains Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Eterna/Cinema
Grain Effect	Weak, Small
Colour Chrome Effect	Strong
Colour Chrome Blue	Off
White Balance	6400K, +1 Red, +1 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR100
Highlights	+1
Shadows	‑1
Colour	0
Sharpness	0
ISO Noise Reduction	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Compensation	0

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July 28, 2022

Fuji Five-O, for Life on the Water

Classic Negative film simulation recipe

Fuji Five-O

As you’ll be able to tell by the number of beach and boats photos on this site, I live near the English coast, where are there is always something happening on the water. Whether this is sailing, swimming, a passing cruise ship, or the latest craze, SUP (or stand-up paddleboarding), it’s a good source of photographic subject matter.

With all that blue water around me, it’s natural that at least some of my recipes will be designed to work well for life on the water.This one, which I’ve called Fuji Five-O, brings out the blues in a scene, with creamy neutrals and, because it’s based on Classic Negative, those print style greens.

It uses a fixed colour temperature, negative clarity and soft tone curve, which adds to the aesthetic throughout the day, giving a pale softness to golden hour, and keeping blues prominent, which I personally really like.

Fuji Five-O Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Classic Negative
Grain Effect	Weak, Small
Colour Chrome Effect	Off
Colour Chrome Blue	Weak
White Balance	5000K, ‑1 Red, ‑4 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR200
Highlights	‑1
Shadows	‑2
Colour	‑2
Sharpness	0
ISO Noise Reduction	‑4
Clarity	‑2
EV Compensation	+1/3

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July 26, 2022

Diamond White, for Ice Cool Style

Blue white tone film recipe with Eterna Bleach Bypass and overexposure

Diamond White

The film simulation Eterna Bleach Bypass has a contrasty, low saturation look that makes it an excellent base for building highly stylised film recipes. In this one, I used a combination of over exposure, blown highlights and icy blue tones to produce a unique blue white style.

When shooting with this recipe it’s important to use overexposure, going up from +2/3 if necessary. Detail can be retained in your subject, like the fossil rock and boats below, but the overall aesthetic should be pale blue or white in most images, especially when shooting towards the sun. In fact, shooting towards the light source really helps get the look from this recipe.

Diamond White Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Eterna Bleach Bypass
Grain Effect	Off
Colour Chrome Effect	Weak
Colour Chrome Blue	Off
White Balance	Auto, ‑4 Red, +1 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR200
Highlights	+1.5
Shadows	‑0.5
Colour	‑2
Sharpness	0
ISO Noise Reduction	‑4
Clarity	+3
EV Compensation	+2/3

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July 14, 2022

Superia Max, a Faded Fujicolor Look

Fujifilm simulation recipe with Classic Negative for a Superia look

Superia Max

I have to admit that I’ve been having a love/hate relationship with this film recipe, but I can’t stop taking photos with it, ha ha! I love the Fujicolor Superia vibes, but I also find the output varies quite a lot in different conditions. It’s not that the images aren’t OK, it’s just that I find it hard to predict what will happen. It’s a sort of film recipe roulette.

The overal feel is that of Fujicolor Superia films, but with a washed out and over exposed look, more so that my Fujicolor Superia recipe. Greens are shifted towards blue, as is common with Classic Negative, but the effect is stronger than with Mother Superia, for example. It’s a curious beast, with a more extreme style, but addictive none the less.

Superia Max Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Classic Negative
Grain Effect	Weak, Small
Colour Chrome Effect	Off
Colour Chrome Blue	Off
White Balance	Auto, ‑1 Red, +3 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR200
Highlights	+1.5
Shadows	‑0.5
Colour	+1
Sharpness	‑1
ISO Noise Reduction	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Compensation	+2/3