Ultraviolet, for a Pretty Purple Mood

Lavender Eterna Bleach Bypass film recipe for shooting with a pink purple tone

Ultraviolet

Here’s a very different film recipe that helps bring a lilac mood to images. It’s quite a particular sort of look, but it can be useful if you’re looking to experiment. Perhaps you are shooting floral images, like heather, lavender or cherry blossom? Or maybe some fashion shots with a difference?

Althought this, and my other film recipes with strong characteristics might not be for general use, I like to provide options and show just how many different styles we can produce with our in camera JPEGs. I actually think you can get some great images with this, especially sunsets, or flowers in bright light, but I’ll leave it out here for you to decide if the Ultraviolet film recipe is one for you…

Ultraviolet Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Eterna Bleach Bypass
Grain Effect	Weak, Small
Col. Chr. Effect	Weak
Col. Chr. Blue	Off
White Balance	Auto, +6 Red, +8 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR400
Highlights	‑1
Shadows	2
Colour	2
Sharpness	‑1
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Comp.	+1/3

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October 27, 2022

Fall Colormax, to Bring the Autumn Fire

Rich and strong fall color film simulation recipe with Classic Negative

At the time of writing, Autumn is beginning to show, so I’ve been turning my attention to recipes for Autumn and Fall Color. Some of these feature soft golden tones and faded warmth, but we also need something with a bit of pop. If you want to max out the red and orange tones, then Fall Colormax is the recipe to use. It’s an extreme recipe, but it really does go big on fall color.

Turning leaves made rich and autumnal, with Fall Colormax

Fall Colormax Film Recipe

Simulation: Classic Negative
Grain Effect: Weak, Small
Colour Chrome Effect: Strong
Colour Chrome Blue: Weak (IV) / Off (V)
White Balance: Shade
WB Shift: +8 Red, -4 Blue
Dynamic Range: DR200
Highlights: 0.0
Shadows: -1.0
Color: +3
Sharpness: -1
ISO Noise Reduction: -4
Clarity: 0
EV compensation: 0

Rich and warm colour, with Fall Colormax film recipe

Early autumn ferns, captured by the Fall Colormax film recipe

Log piles with a strong pine scent, Fall Colormax film recipe

Fly agaric in the deep forest, with Fall Colormax film recipe

An October visitor in the forest, taken with Fall Colormax film recipe

Morning golden hour in the heather, with Fall Colormax film recipe

The tone is a rich, peachy orange, with Fall Colormax film recipe

Brown mushrooms on the forest floor, with Fall Colormax film recipe

Rich autumn tones, using Fall Colormax film recipe

A pale sunset comes to life, when using Fall Colormax film recipe

Bracken silhouette, taken with Fall Colormax film recipe

Purple skies, usng the Fall Colormax film recipe

Tangerine dreams, with the Fall Colormax film recipe

Golden wheat, using Fall Colormax film recipe

Shady forest road, captured with Fall Colormax film recipe

The intense colour shifts of Fall Colormax film recipe

This receipe is, as you may guess, my most extreme Autumn style. There are plenty of other recipes that work well with fall colours, so if you want something a bit less vibrant, visit the Fall & Autumn recipes page.

October 10, 2022

Deep Forest, a Mellow Woodland Look

Classic Chrome film simulation recipe for deep and mellow woodland moods

Deep Forest

Autumn is known as the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness (John Keats), and this is a film recipe that captures that aesthetic. Images are deep toned with a mellow colour palette that’s perfect for capturing moody woodland details.

The base film simulation is Classic Chrome, but the combination of chrome effects, strong white balance shift and a +1.5 shadow setting, give it a look all it’s own. For extra deepness (depth?), you can underexpose as well.

If you use this on a sunny day, you may get best results with that bit of underexposure. On dull or rainy days, it should deliver reliably moody images as exposed. All in all, it’s just right for Autumn when the mist and murk become more common, and through the Winter months or when weather is gloomy.

Deep Forest Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Classic Chrome
Grain Effect	Weak, Small
Col. Chr. Effect	Weak
Col. Chr. Blue	Weak
White Balance	Auto, +7 Red, ‑5 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR400
Highlights	‑0.5
Shadows	1.5
Colour	‑4
Sharpness	‑2
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Comp.	0

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October 2, 2022

Zinfandel Blush, with Sunset Rosé Tones

Classic Negative film simulation recipe, adding warm and soft rosé wine tones

Zinfandel Blush

In my experiements with white balance, I have found that you can create some wonderfully moody effects with some of the stronger settings. For shooting emotional or sentimental photography, these can help set a mood, or provide consitency across a set.

For Zinfandel Blush, the tone was that of the rosé wine, and the intention was to bring a warmth to sunsets and a glowing atmospheric mood at other times. It’s something of an extreme style, mostly useful in golden hour, but that’s also one of the wonderful things about film recipes – you can choose ones for all sorts of situations.

To build this one, I had started from another recipe, Soft Cinnamon, and switched to Classic Negative as the base simulation. I love Classic Neg for sunsets in particular, and think it delivers wonderful colours in the golden hour. That’s when ths recipe comes into it’s own, although you can use it anytime of course.

Zinfandel Blush Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Classic Negative
Grain Effect	Strong, Small
Col. Chr. Effect	Strong
Col. Chr. Blue	Weak
White Balance	Shade, +7 Red, ‑3 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR400
Highlights	‑2
Shadows	‑1
Colour	‑4
Sharpness	‑1
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Comp.	+1/3

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September 30, 2022

Life on Mars, Photos from the Red Planet

Martian styled film recipe for Fujifilm cameras using Eterna Bleach Bypass

Life on Mars

When designing film recipes for Fujifilm cameras, I occasionally push the limits of the settings to see which more extreme styles can be produced. A recent recipe was Beach Baby, with a very warm shift for sunny days on the shore. With further adjustment and a switch to Eterna Bleach Bypass, an even more orange, other worldly look was created giving a style like a trip to Mars.

The main difference between the two is how colour is presented outside of golden hour. Beach Baby becomes very orange mostly around sunset, but is simply warm at other times. Life on Mars is full strength alien at all times, bringing the red planet to your photos on demand.

Life on Mars Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Eterna Bleach Bypass
Grain Effect	Off
Col. Chr. Effect	Weak
Col. Chr. Blue	Weak
White Balance	7700K, +9 Red, ‑7 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR400
Highlights	0
Shadows	‑1
Colour	4
Sharpness	0
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	3
EV Comp.	+1/3

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September 14, 2022

Analogico, for a Rich Golden Look

Astia film recipe with a warm golden tone for sunny days

Analogico

One of the oldest film simulations is Astia, which I remember having on my first Fujifilm X camera, the X10. People say that it’s not quite what it used to be, but I still find it a really interesting film simulation to work with. It has a unique tone and a film like look, and is one of the most analogue looking of the available simulations.

This film recipe takes the analogue qualities of Astia and dials them up, giving a stylised interpretation that is warm and rich, and brings out any golden or yellow tones in your scene. And because some of us spell analogue as analog, I took a third path with the naming, and using Esperanto, called it Analogico, to offend everyone equally!

Analogico Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Astia/Soft
Grain Effect	Strong, Large
Col. Chr. Effect	Off
Col. Chr. Blue	Weak
White Balance	Shade, +2 Red, ‑4 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR400
Highlights	1
Shadows	0.5
Colour	‑1
Sharpness	‑2
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	4
EV Comp.	+1/3

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September 12, 2022

Beach Baby, your Seaside Sweetheart

Extra warm film simulation recipe for Fujifilm cameras with Classic Chrome

Beach Baby

Gloriously golden like a summer tan, this recipe is warm like a summer breeze. It’s made for beach days and warm evenings in the golden hour. There’s a strong colour shift, bright highlights and lifted shadows, all delivering the warmest of summer looks.

Add this Classic Chrome film recipe to your camera, and head to the beach! You’re guaranteed sunny vibes in every shot.

Beach Baby Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Classic Chrome
Grain Effect	Strong, Small
Col. Chr. Effect	Off
Col. Chr. Blue	Off
White Balance	Auto, +8 Red, ‑8 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR400
Highlights	2
Shadows	‑2
Colour	‑3
Sharpness	0
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Comp.	+2/3

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August 19, 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
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.	+2/3

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August 17, 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
Col. Chr. Effect	Weak
Col. Chr. Blue	Weak
White Balance	Auto, +7 Red, ‑7 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR400
Highlights	‑2
Shadows	‑2
Colour	‑2
Sharpness	0
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	2
EV Comp.	-1/3

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August 8, 2022

Festival Cream, for the Hazy Days of Summer

Dreamy creamy Eterna film simulation recipe for X-Trans 4 cameras

Festival Cream

I am often inspired by the great work of others, and in this case, I was really taken by the tones of a recipe shared by Willard Largueza Macay. He had captured wonderful images at the Taste of Lawrence Festival, a food festival in Ontario, Canada. I loved the yellow tones and other worldly skies.

When I tested his settings, I saw a different result, perhaps because it was developed on X-T3 and there are differences between camera models. I found that adjustments were needed on my X-S10 to achieve a similar tone and feel. But, after after a few tests and some do-overs, I settled on this wonderfully creamy and atmospheric recipe that I call Festival Cream.

Festival Cream Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Eterna/Cinema
Grain Effect	Strong, Small
Col. Chr. Effect	Weak
Col. Chr. Blue	Weak
White Balance	7500K, +3 Red, ‑5 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR200
Highlights	2
Shadows	‑2
Colour	‑4
Sharpness	0
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	4
EV Comp.	+1/3

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July 21, 2022