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January 14, 2024

All Fours, Deep Tones for All Weathers

Dramatic film simulation recipe for Fujifilm X Series cameras using Classic Negative

All Fours

From time to time, I like to push things towards the extremes and experiment with film recipes using maximum and minimum values on the various recipe adjustments. This is the case for this strong look film recipe, based on Classic Negative, and a range of modifiers set to 4.

The result is a look that packs a lot of drama into each images, with deep shadow areas, lots of contrast and a moody deep feel. I’ve tried in a variety of weather conditions, from bright sunshine to miserable rain and stormy skies. This one loves them all!

I think you’ll get your best images when there are at least some areas of light and dark in frame, and you slightly under expose. There is a -1/3 recommendation here, but the general rule is not to try and fight the recipe and go for the deep tones mood.

As always, here are a ton of sample images from my preferred subjects in nature, but the real fun of this recipe is to get out there and try it, in sun or rain, day or night, indoors and out. Have fun!

All Fours Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Classic Negative
Grain Effect	Strong, Large
Col. Chr. Effect	Weak
Col. Chr. Blue	Off
White Balance	4000K, +4 Red, ‑4 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR200
Highlights	4
Shadows	4
Colour	‑4
Sharpness	1
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Comp.	-1/3

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December 23, 2023

Inky Depths, Luxurious, Deep and Cool

Eterna Bleach Bypass film recipe with deep inky shadows and a striking muted look

Inky Depths

It’s no secret that I love the Eterna Bleach Bypass film simulation and have great fun making recipes with it. I have, by happy accident, built up just about the largest selection of Bleach Bypass film recipes online.

This is my latest creation, which pulls together ideas from two other recipes, Wildwood Deep and Squid Ink, but is a look that’s all it’s own. It’s particularly exciting in the golden hour and bright conditions, making a wonderfully luxurious look with deep dark tones and highlight details.

One point to note in this recipe is the underexposure recommendation. To achieve the style, you do need to either expose for highlights, or underexpose at around -2/3 on standard metering. Embrace the dark side, and enjoy the Inky Depths.

Inky Depths Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Eterna Bleach Bypass
Grain Effect	Weak, Large
Col. Chr. Effect	Strong
Col. Chr. Blue	Off
White Balance	Underwater, ‑3 Red, +3 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR200
Highlights	4
Shadows	1
Colour	‑4
Sharpness	1
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Comp.	-2/3

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August 3, 2023

Three Degrees, Deep Tone and Contrast

Pro Neg film simulation recipe with deep intensity for a contrasty look

Three Degrees

Inspiration for my film recipes often comes as ideas after seeing the work of other creators. In this case, I was inspired by the great work of Captn Look and his moody Dune film recipe. I loved the deep intensity of this look, and it led me to explore this style with my own recipe creation.

For my deep tones recipe, I used a base of Pro Neg High, which is shifted to a warm setting. Other adjustments, which use a lot of 3s include undexposure by -2/3ev, lifted highlights to +3 and reduced saturation to -3. Clarity is reduced too for moody softness, also at -3. This last part is important to the look, so it does mean that this recipe needs a recent camera with clarity, or a bloom/mist style filter on the camera.

For the best results with Three Degrees, I’d recommend shooting in bright light, and, importantly, don’t forget to underexpose by the two stops or so to make the highlights stand out from dark backgrounds, but not be so bright as to burn out. If the highlights are burned out, underexpose some more.

Three Degrees Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	PRO Neg. Hi
Grain Effect	Weak, Large
Col. Chr. Effect	Off
Col. Chr. Blue	Off
White Balance	Auto, +3 Red, ‑6 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR200
Highlights	3
Shadows	1
Colour	‑3
Sharpness	0
ISO N.R.	‑3
Clarity	‑3
EV Comp.	-2/3

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May 31, 2023

Loki, by Mehdi Berrada

Classic Negative film simulation recipe for extreme blacks with X100V

Loki

Whilst I tend to try and find nostalgic puns for recipe names, the talented Mehdi Berrada seeks out intresting single word names with all sorts of meanings. The name Loki, seems fitting, with its roots in Norse mythology, suggesting power and mystery. I see the name here and there in other settings, often linked with darkness and power, so I feel that it suits the tone of the images well.

In this recipe, we have an extra deep look with extra dark blacks and a inky, almost glossy aesthetic. As with other recipes by Mehdi, there is an underexposure recommendation, which is an important part of achieving the intended style. Embrace the dark side, as some people like to say 😊

The image samples use this technique to show a striking contrast between light and shadow, and to produce a stongly styled look that draws your eye to different features in the images, such as patterns of light, and the textures of highlight areas, and of course the deep black shadows.

Images: Mehdi Berrada, X100V

Loki Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Classic Negative
Grain Effect	Off
Col. Chr. Effect	Off
Col. Chr. Blue	Off
White Balance	Auto, +3 Red, ‑5 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR100
Highlights	4
Shadows	4
Colour	0
Sharpness	3
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	3
EV Comp.	-2/3

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May 29, 2023

Junichiro, by Mehdi Berrada

Dark tones Pro Neg film recipe for stylish and moody tone images

Junichiro

Members of our Film Recipes Facebook Group may have seen the stylish and deep toned images by Mehdi Berrada. Like me you’ll no doubt have been impressed the the use of black negative space and the patterns of light.

I’ve been gathering up Mehdi’s samples and am privileged to share them here, along with the setting details as a guest recipe for everyone to enjoy.

When using this recipe, please note the recommendation to underexpose or adjust to bring the highlights down and shadows to a deep and dominant black. It’s all part of achieving the charismatic Junichiro look.

Images: Mehdi Berrada, X100V

Junichiro Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	PRO Neg. Hi
Grain Effect	Strong, Small
Col. Chr. Effect	Off
Col. Chr. Blue	Off
White Balance	Auto, +2 Red, ‑5 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR200
Highlights	0
Shadows	1
Colour	‑4
Sharpness	‑2
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	2
EV Comp.	-2/3

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May 29, 2023

Slide Film 400, Positive Film Style

Classic Chrome film simulation recipe with fine grain and slide like color

Slide Film 400

I never shot slide film during my 35mm camera days, but I was always impressed with the rich color and deep contrast. Blues in particular seemed so vivid, and I never quite managed to replicate that with negative film.

Now that I’m shooting digital with my Fujifilm X Series, I get to play at shooting in a slide film style with a film recipe with some of the same qualities.

In this film recipe, I have used Classic Chrome as the base, but have boosted the colour with a +4 setting. The colour is further enhanced by shooting at 1 stop underexposed, with the -1/3 setting. Other elements include a fine grain, DR400 for smooth highlights, and a -1 shadows setting, which keeps shadows deep but natural with the underexposure.

Slide Film 400 Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Classic Chrome
Grain Effect	Weak, Small
Col. Chr. Effect	Strong
Col. Chr. Blue	Off
White Balance	Underwater, +4 Red, 0 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR400
Highlights	1
Shadows	‑1
Colour	4
Sharpness	‑2
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Comp.	-1/3

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May 23, 2023

Titanium, Muted with a Metallic Tone

Eterna Bleach Bypass film recipe with minimised saturation for a metal tone look

Titanium

One of the great things about the Eterna Bleach Bypass fim simulation is the muted low saturation tone. This adds a drama to images, and with adjustments to the colour balance, can be tuned to give a wide variety of moods.

In this recipe, the mood is a cool blue one, with a metallic tone that is almost grey in some situations, and a faded blue in others. The effect is an extreme one, changing the original scene dramatically, but it’s a powerful effect and makes for a really interesting image style.

I find it works best with bright light, or with light on the subject. It tames even the most extreme full sunlight, and has a metallic tone that removes almost all warm tones for that titanium look.

Titanium Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Eterna Bleach Bypass
Grain Effect	Weak, Small
Col. Chr. Effect	Off
Col. Chr. Blue	Weak
White Balance	Shade, ‑3 Red, +3 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR400
Highlights	‑0.5
Shadows	‑1.5
Colour	‑4
Sharpness	1
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Comp.	-1/3

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April 13, 2023

Forest Ranger, Woodland Green Recipe

Film simulation recipe using Pro Neg Standard for forest and woodland vibes

Forest Ranger

I love walking in forests and woodlands and take a lot of my photos in amongst the trees. I wanted to make a recipe that brought out the greens of the forest in a mellow and nostalgic look. I also wanted to recognise that it’s not always sunny, and when it’s a bit wet or gloomy, the forest is a great place to walk.

The base for this recipe is Pro Neg Standard, a simulation that Fujifilm suggest we use for portrait photography. That may well be a good use, but I have been drawn to the limestone grey green tone of neutrals and wanted to build on this for a forest look.

The resulting tone is soft and muted with a retro nostalgic feel, and there is a green character that runs throughout. It loves the woods in all seasons and all weathers, working well with pale creams, browns and oranges as well as its main feature, green tones.

I have a page of suggestions for film recipes for forests and woodlands, but this is the first that I have made specifically with this in mind.

Forest Ranger Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	PRO Neg. Std
Grain Effect	Off
Col. Chr. Effect	Weak
Col. Chr. Blue	Weak
White Balance	Daylight, +2 Red, ‑7 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR100
Highlights	‑1
Shadows	‑1
Colour	‑4
Sharpness	1
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Comp.	0

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April 2, 2023

Silver Slate, Mineral Tone Bleach Bypass

Muted tones film recipe using the Eterna Bleach Bypass simulation

Silver Slate

The winter weather in the UK has been inspiring me to wrap up warm and shoot some images in the cold and frosty conditions. This weather has a naturally muted tone with pale colours and lots of white. Working with the conditions has helped me to develop a number of Winter film recipes, including this one, which has a mineral silvery tone that reminds me of Welsh slate.

The base simulation is Eterna Bleach Bypass, available on the newer Fujifilm cameras only. It’s a strong favourite of mine and I really enjoy the striking low saturation styles that it can be nudged into making.

Silver Slate Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Eterna Bleach Bypass
Grain Effect	Weak, Small
Col. Chr. Effect	Off
Col. Chr. Blue	Weak
White Balance	Fluorescent 3, 0 Red, ‑4 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR400
Highlights	‑2
Shadows	‑2
Colour	‑3
Sharpness	1
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Comp.	-1/3

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