Restore from Backup, Nostalgic Print Recipe

Print like film recipe using the Classic Negative film simulation

Restore from Backup

Although there seems to be a lot of negative sentiment towards it nowadays, Instagram still has some excellent photography being shared, and I find that some of the best is found on some specific hashtags. One such tag is #restorefrombackup where users submit film photos and analog styled digital.

All the film favourites are there, with monotone, Portra, faded and classic negative print styles. In my Restore from Backup film recipe, I’ve taken Classic Negative and aimed to enhance its nostalgic 35mm print look with grain, warmth and punchy shadows. Most of the impact comes of course from Fujifilm’s tremendous Classic Negative simulation, and I love how print like the results can be with these settings.

Restore from Backup Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Classic Negative
Grain Effect	Strong, Small
Col. Chr. Effect	Off
Col. Chr. Blue	Off
White Balance	Auto (White Priority), +4 Red, ‑6 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR200
Highlights	‑0.5
Shadows	1.5
Colour	1
Sharpness	‑1
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Comp.	+1/3

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Photos by Sara Kovacic

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Nostalgic & Vintage

Aged Look

Print Like

Classic Negative

Spring & Summer

Bright Light

September 20, 2022

Expired Film 66 for Experimental Style

Fujifilm X-Trans 4 film simulation for an Expired Film look with Bleach Bypass

Expired Film 66

Let’s shoot images on that film you found in a bargain store. It expired years ago, and the colours will be washed out and tinted. It’s a crazy effect, but a fun aesthetic for sunny days and a faded retro mood.

I’ve always found the unexpected results from expired film quite appealing. Tones tend to fade and images have a colour cast, either green, pink or purple. Sometimes there are light leaks and other blemishes, which all add to the character.

Although it will be something of a novelty, I wanted to make an expired film recipe to see just how crazy a straight-out-of-camera image can be. So here we have it, based on Eterna Bleach Bypass for washed out colours with a pink purple expired film tint.

Expired Film 66 Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Eterna Bleach Bypass
Grain Effect	Weak, Large
Col. Chr. Effect	Weak
Col. Chr. Blue	Weak
White Balance	Shade, +6 Red, +6 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR200
Highlights	‑2
Shadows	‑2
Colour	‑2
Sharpness	‑1
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Comp.	+1

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Film Like

Expired

Muted Tones

Aged Look

Bright Light

Pink & Purple Tones

Eterna Bleach Bypass

Nostalgic & Vintage

Winter

Try at Night

July 5, 2022

Classic Gold, like Aged & Faded Kodak Gold

Film simulation for old Kodak Gold 35mm for Fujifilm X-Trans IV cameras

Classic Gold

I like to follow groups and tags for 35mm film and analog photography. Seeing how people use old film stock is inspiring and gives me motivation to try and achieve similar looks with Fujifilm film simulation recipes.

As well as lots of Portra film, I often see Kodak Gold and especially people shooting with old rolls they find unopened for several years. Images with these were the inspiration for this recipe, using Classic Negative and a strong aged retro feel, like you see with expired or out of date film rolls.

USER PHOTOS – You can now view the Classic Gold User Gallery to see photos taken by other Fujifilm photographers like you in their own styles and locations.

Classic Gold Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Classic Negative
Grain Effect	Weak, Small
Col. Chr. Effect	Weak
Col. Chr. Blue	Off
White Balance	Auto, +6 Red, ‑6 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR400
Highlights	‑1.5
Shadows	0.5
Colour	‑4
Sharpness	‑1
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Comp.	+1/3

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Classic Negative

Kodak

Film Like

Aged Look

Expired

Nostalgic & Vintage

Warm Tones

Muted Tones

Beach

Autumn & Fall

Winter

Cream Tones

Golden Hour

Bright Light

Brown Tones

July 1, 2022

Aerocolor Lomo in an Expired Film Style

X-Trans IV or V film recipe based on aged Aerocolor 125 aerial film

Kodak Aero Lomo

A short while ago I was reading a discussion about a discontinued film, Aerocolor 125. it seems that there isn’t a film recipe available for this film at the moment, so I wanted to give it a try.

When googling for samples I found quite a number of olive green toned images taken in a lomography style with expired film stock. This is the look that I’ve tried to replicate in this film recipe, which I call Aerocolor Lomo.

The base colour tone is an aged yellow green using Eterna as the simulation. This tint shows up strongly in scenes with trees and other greenery. If some conditions, this can be overpowering (e.g. without other colours in the images), but when shooting a more mixed scene, the effect is closer to the examples I saw.

In December, 2022, I revisited this recipe and took some shots in a snowy country lane, and fell in love with the recipe all over again.

Kodak Aero Lomo Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Eterna/Cinema
Grain Effect	Weak, Small
Col. Chr. Effect	Off
Col. Chr. Blue	Weak
White Balance	6450K, +1 Red, ‑5 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR200
Highlights	1
Shadows	3
Colour	‑2
Sharpness	1
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Comp.	+1/3

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May 13, 2022

Decade Print for a Faded Prints look

An old prints style recipe for Fujifilm X-Trans 4 cameras

Decade Print

When you rediscover photos that have been stored away for a decade or more, they have a look with faded colours and a shift towards red. This retro pink tint look is what the Decade Print film recipe is all about. Something to give images an aged look, like a found image that’s beginning to lose it’s colour.

The recipe is based upon Classic Negative and uses a +5, -3 colour shift to add the tint. Colour is reduced to the minimum possible to add the fade to the look.

If you enjoy this retro style, also try Aerocolor Lomo for an expired film look, and Expired Film 66, for a faded expired film style.

Decade Print Film Recipe Settings

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

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