Soft Chrome for Gentle Natural Tones

Classic Chrome film recipe for Fujifilm X100V, X-E4, X-S10, X-T4, X-T30ii

Soft Chrome

Sometimes you just want a simple classic look that works just about everywhere. The Soft Chrome film recipe is my interpretation of that. It takes the versatile Classic Chrome film simulation, and adds a soft tone vibe.

And although this recipe isn’t a Kodak clone, it still shares many of the same qualities, thanks to the wonderful tones of the Classic Chrome simulation. It uses settings that capture a lower contrast and saturation, meaning that this recipe can be used is just about any situation.

Soft Chrome Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Classic Chrome
Grain Effect	Strong, Small
Colour Chrome Effect	Strong
Colour Chrome Blue	Off
White Balance	Auto, +4 Red, ‑3 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR100
Highlights	‑1
Shadows	‑1
Colour	‑2
Sharpness	‑2
ISO Noise Reduction	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Compensation	+1/3

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May 1, 2022

Retrocolor Negative, an Aged Film Style

A film simulation recipe with warm tones, designed for X-Trans 4 cameras

Retrocolor Negative

I’m a big fan of the Classic Negative film simulation, and enjoy shooting with it in a variety of conditions. It’s just another great reason to shoot on Fujifilm cameras!

The base film setting captures the character of turn of the century photo film, and there’s lots of scope to exploit this retro vibe with small tweaks to the settings.

This receipe adds further light aging with brighter highlights and a shift towards red. It’s not as strong as in the Decade Print recipe, but the effect is there. Skies take on a pink tint, and shady neutrals have a mellow feel. And, because of the Classic Negative simulation, greens have a wonderful quality that is very Fujicolor in style.

Retrocolor Negative Film Recipe Settings

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

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May 1, 2022

Coffee Chrome for Creamy Cafe Tones

Brown tinted film recipe with cafe tones for X-Trans IV Fujifilm cameras

Coffee Chrome

Here’s a Fuji camera film recipe for X-series that captures a coffee brown colour tone, to add a sophisticated warmth in a low saturation image. It works well in the golden hour, turning it into the cafe latte hour.

The colour shift is quite strong in this film recipe, shifting Classic Chrome with a colour temp of 8100k plus a +1, +5 adjustment. Shadows are deep with a +2 setting, and saturation is set to minimum to prevent the tone becoming too toffee like.

Coffee Chrome Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Classic Chrome
Grain Effect	Weak, Small
Colour Chrome Effect	Strong
Colour Chrome Blue	Weak
White Balance	8100K, +1 Red, +5 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR400
Highlights	0
Shadows	+2
Colour	‑4
Sharpness	‑2
ISO Noise Reduction	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Compensation	+1/3

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April 29, 2022

Kodak Portra for a Classic Soft Look

Film simulation recipe for Kodak Portra 160 looks on X-Trans 4 cameras

Kodak Portra

There’s a magical romance that surrounds Kodak Portra film, and I see photos with recipes for Portra 160, 400 or 800 about as often as anything other than Kodachrome. The film itself is beautiful, with soft warm creamy tones that are kind to faces, but also work really well in sunlight for urban, desert and nostalgia shots. Think faded Americana, and you’ve probably seen Portra.

The recipe aims to show off that creamy 160 warmth and low tonal range that makes Kodak Porta such a popular choice. I’ve kept the colour down a touch, in keeping with my perference, and taken a small grain option. It’s soft, delicate and refined.

Kodak Portra Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Classic Chrome
Grain Effect	Weak, Small
Colour Chrome Effect	Strong
Colour Chrome Blue	Off
White Balance	Auto, +4 Red, ‑6 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR200
Highlights	+1
Shadows	‑2
Colour	‑2
Sharpness	‑2
ISO Noise Reduction	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Compensation	+1/3

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April 23, 2022

Cheery Chrome for Warm Happy Vibes

Warm toned film recipe for X-Trans IV cameras, like the X100V or X-S10

Cheery Chrome

One of my favourite Fujifilm recipe creators is Captn Look, with very warm, rich looks from big colour shifts and high saturation. His Cheers recipe has inspired this setting that shares his bold shift of +5, -7 to give a warm tone.

Cheery Chrome Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Classic Chrome
Grain Effect	Weak, Small
Colour Chrome Effect	Strong
Colour Chrome Blue	Off
White Balance	Auto (White Priority), +5 Red, ‑7 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR200
Highlights	‑1
Shadows	+1
Colour	‑3
Sharpness	0
ISO Noise Reduction	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Compensation	+1/3

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April 23, 2022

Kodak Gold, Classic Kodak Chrome Style

Fujifilm classic chrome Kodak Gold film recipe for X-Trans IV cameras

Kodak Gold

My first film camera was an Olympus OM-10 and I remember shooting roll after roll of Kodak Gold film with it. I wanted this recipe to not only capture the general feel of this classic film, but also to remind me of shooting film back in the day.

So I landed on Classic Chrome settings give that give a warm cast with a fairly strong +4, -5 adjustment to daylight balance. The other settings are more subtle, keeping it simple with a small adjustment to highlights and shadows, and a little extra softness. Grain is set to strong for a filmic texture, but you can of course tone this down if you find it distracting.

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Kodak Gold Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Classic Chrome
Grain Effect	Strong, Small
Colour Chrome Effect	Weak
Colour Chrome Blue	Off
White Balance	Daylight, +4 Red, ‑5 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR200
Highlights	‑1
Shadows	+1
Colour	0
Sharpness	‑2
ISO Noise Reduction	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Compensation	+1/3

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April 22, 2022

Candy Skies film recipe for a Peachy Glow

Warm toned fujifilm simulation recipe for X-Trans IV cameras

Candy Skies

Do you ever wish that your sunset photos looked more like your imagination? Sometimes I ‘see’ the evening sky as a peachy orange, but my photos are washed out and pale in comparison. Time for a new recipe!

I wanted to find a way to keep a softer tone vibe, but still capture rich warmth. The undisputed expert of rich warmth is Captn Look, and his use of strong colour balance shifts were the inspiration for this recipe. It’s based on Classic Negative, and uses a ‘+6, -2’ colour shift. Oversaturation is kept in check with no further boost to colour, but you can go all the way to +4 if you want to maximise the effect.

Candy Skies Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Classic Negative
Grain Effect	Weak, Small
Colour Chrome Effect	Weak
Colour Chrome Blue	Off
White Balance	Auto, +6 Red, ‑2 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR200
Highlights	‑2
Shadows	‑1
Colour	0
Sharpness	‑2
ISO Noise Reduction	‑4
Clarity	‑2
EV Compensation	+1/3

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April 22, 2022

Soft Negative film recipe with Classic Negative

Fujifilm simulation Soft Negative recipe for X-Trans IV cameras

Soft Negative

This film recipe is intended to be a versatile all rounder which can be used in a wide variety of conditions. It is based on the excellent classic negative simulation, adapted with color balance amd tone curve for softer, nostalgic tone.

These changes add softness and warmth to the classic negative look, giving a gentle mood a bit loke old negative prints. I call it Soft Negative, because of this characteristic, although I did initially call it Aged Negative when I first created it.

It works espcially well in the golden hour around sunrise or sunset, and renders lovely skies around this time of day. Even in twilight, the tones have a cosy, but not overpowering style. That doesn’t mean it’s not suitable at other times of course, and I find it works well on cloudy and dull days too.

For me, this is the soft and nostalgic style I was looking to achieve with my Fujifilm X-Series, and I take more shots with this and other soft tones recipes than anything else.

You might also like: Pale Negative, which has a similar look and feel, or Nostalgic Fujicolor with a retro feel from similar settings.

Soft Negative Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Classic Negative
Grain Effect	Strong, Small
Colour Chrome Effect	Off
Colour Chrome Blue	Weak
White Balance	4800K, +5 Red, ‑5 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR200
Highlights	‑1
Shadows	‑1
Colour	‑3
Sharpness	‑1
ISO Noise Reduction	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Compensation	0