Tag: Holiday &amp; Vacation

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January 9, 2024

Glacier Blue, Icy Azure Blue Tones

Bold blue tone film recipe using Classic Negative and strong color chrome effects

Glacier Blue

Here’s a creative recipe with a look to maximise the blue tones in your images. It’s a film recipe that works well in winter, but just as well for big blue skies and ocean blues in summer too. I group it with my other extreme film recipe styles, because of the bold effect it generates.

To generate the bold blue look, this recipe uses Classic Negative as the base simulation, and enhaces that further with strong color chrome effects and deep shadows. Saturation is actually minimised in this recipe, but the result is still that of a deep bold glacier blue.

Glacier Blue Film Recipe Settings

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

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November 25, 2023

Astia Pops, Punchy Colour Film Recipe

Vivid natural colour film recipe using Astia simulation for rich color

Astia Pops

Many Fujifilm film recipes have a soft tones or nostalgic look, but that doesn’t suit everyone, or all conditions. When you want something with a bit more impact or colour, something different is required.

My first choice for a more punchy look is the Astia simulation. In this recipe, I’ve taken the base sim and given a modest tweak to colour balance and a strong boost to saturation.

The result is a look where the quality of Astia really jumps out, hence the name Astia Pops. It’s a great choice for vibrant colours and images that come to life. Have fun!

Astia Pops Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Astia/Soft
Grain Effect	Off
Col. Chr. Effect	Weak
Col. Chr. Blue	Off
White Balance	Auto, 0 Red, ‑4 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR400
Highlights	‑1
Shadows	‑2
Colour	4
Sharpness	1
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	2
EV Comp.	0

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November 9, 2023

Sherbert Sunrise, Candy Hues in Golden Hour

Candy pink and purple tones with Classic Chrome for sunrise and sunset

Sherbert Sunrise

I’ve been experimenting in X RAW Studio a fair bit recently, as it’s a great way to try out new setting combinations and develop film recipes. I like to try colour balance settings away from my usual comfort zone, and see how these look on different RAW files.

It was some of this experimenting that led me to this recipe. It’s base is Classic Chrome, which is boosted with +3 colour and shifted into a slightly pink-purple tone with a +4, +4 adjustment.

I found that this candy toned hint was especially well suited to sunrise and sunset images, with an etheral fantasy like quality. When experimenting with some saved RAW files, I also loved the look on frosty winter scenes too. I’ve provided a good range of image samples below, so you can see if you like it, and of course the settings to give it a try for yourself.

Sherbert Sunrise Film Recipe Settings

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

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August 28, 2023

Augustine, Relaxed Summer Film Recipe

Eteran film simulation recipe for capturing summer scenes with character

Augustine

In the strong light of summer, a relaxed film recipe that can tame the harsh light is a useful partner. In these conditions, I like to capture the warm and leisurely mood of the summer months, but I also want to be able to shoot throughout the day, rather than necessarily have to wait until the golden hour.

This film recipe, designed for August and the summer, uses that most tolerant of film simulations, Eterna Cinema. This does the hard work of taming the contrast, and to this base, I’ve added a characterful warmth, from a 1, -6 shift from the auto colour balance. To magnify this, colour is uplifted to the maximum, which for Eterna, is still soft and not distracting.

So here it the result, a welcoming and characterful summer film recipe, that makes an excellent travel companion and top choice for lazy warm afternoons and evenings.

Augustine Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Eterna/Cinema
Grain Effect	Weak, Small
Col. Chr. Effect	Weak
Col. Chr. Blue	Off
White Balance	Auto, +1 Red, ‑6 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR200
Highlights	‑2
Shadows	2
Colour	4
Sharpness	‑2
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	‑4
EV Comp.	0

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August 4, 2023

Holiday Romance, Warm Vacation Film Recipe

Creamy and nostalgic Eterna film recipe for warm vacation memories

Holiday Romance

In the film recipe community, there are a number of stand out creators that develop and share recipes in their own style. One such creator is Captn Look, who favours extreme settings, warm colour tones, and on occasion, the use of an FLD filter. I find his work inspiring, but for my personal photography, I often prefer to tone down the settings, keeping the spirit of his recipes, in a softer version.

For this summer vacation themed film recipe, I was inspired by Street Romance, a retro toned street photography recipe. I love the look on his site, but it just wasn’t quite working for me. So using his recipe as a base, I adjusted and softened the extremes, but kept the Eterna simulation and the colour balance choice.

So, from Street Romance we now have Holiday Romance, a warm themed Eterna film recipe, with lots of suntan tone and nostalgic feel. It’s just right for adding lots of atmosphere to vacation photos, or for a creamy golden style in the first and last hours of light in the day.

Holiday Romance Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Eterna/Cinema
Grain Effect	Weak, Small
Col. Chr. Effect	Weak
Col. Chr. Blue	Off
White Balance	7060K, +3 Red, +1 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR100
Highlights	2
Shadows	2
Colour	2
Sharpness	‑2
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	‑2
EV Comp.	+1/3

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July 31, 2023

Vintage Film, Nostalgic Memory Maker

X-Trans IV Pro Neg Standard film simulation recipe for a nostalgic film like tone

Vintage Film

One of the reasons I began work on this site and the collection of recipes was to share my nostalgic film recipe discoveries. I’ve enjoyed post-processing images into a variety of retro styles for many years, and with the advent of the Fujifilm X series cameras, I’ve skipped that last step and switched to shooting JPEG with film recipes.

The main thing to surprise me is just how many different looks I’ve been able to discover within the film simulations on my X-Trans IV camera. I’d expected to find maybe 20 or so looks, but here I am with over 200 hosted on the site and a whole bunch more in write up and on the to do list.

For this one, I’ve used the Pro Neg Standard film simulation, which I understand to be based upon Fujifilm’s Pro 400 film. I find that using this simulation for nature and landscape photos can give a wonderfully mellow and nostalgic look. I’ve explored this before with Retro Standard and Nostalgic Standard recipes.

For Vintage film, I focused not only on the mellow tone, but other elements to give a film like look. There’s some grain added, and the wonderful color chrome effects too. It’s a recipe to unlock the retro tones in our cameras, and the effect is relaxing and calm. I hope you’ll enjoy it.

Vintage Film Film Recipe Settings

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

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July 25, 2023

Ebb and Flow, Creamy Bleach Bypass

A cream tones Eterna Bleach Bypass film recipe for Fujifilm cameras

Ebb and Flow

In my experiments with film recipes, I keep returning to the enigmatic character of Eterna Bleach Bypass. It has a more striking base look than many of the other film simulations, and I have found it the most flexible in creating different recipes.

This recipe pulls the base sim apart, stretching and shifting it away from the standard look. It may even be so far from the usual appearance as to be almost unrecognisable as a bleach bypass at all.

The result is a soft toned, warm recipe with a cream tones look, which is wonderful in most types of sunlight. The golden hour works especially well, but most other bright or daytime conditions are well captured too. It’s closest cousin is my Soft Cinnamon recipe, but Ebb and Flow is a special look all its own.

Ebb and Flow Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Eterna Bleach Bypass
Grain Effect	Off
Col. Chr. Effect	Off
Col. Chr. Blue	Off
White Balance	6000K, +3 Red, +4 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR400
Highlights	‑1.5
Shadows	‑1.5
Colour	3
Sharpness	‑3
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Comp.	+1/3

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July 13, 2023

Coastal Calm, Soft Tones on the Shore

Fujifilm camera film simulation recipe with Pro Neg Std for X-Trans IV

Coastal Calm

Here’s a lovely and controlled recipe that uses Pro Neg Std as its base simulation, and produces an easy going tone that’s great for all sorts of shots, but especially relaxing walks by the water.

The trimmed highlights in this recipe keep even the brightest scenes in check, and give a slightly muted, lower contrast look that has a cinematic feel. For additional versatility, the colour balance is a classic setting, retaining natural colour in your images.

I tested this throughout a year of walks along the shoreline, and found it wonderful at both ends of the day, and out of season when colours were naturally muted. But to show the versatility, I also gave it an outing in the full Mediterranean sunshine of Mallorca, where it worked really well, taming the strong contrast and deeper blues of the ocean there.

Coastal Calm Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	PRO Neg. Std
Grain Effect	Strong, Small
Col. Chr. Effect	Weak
Col. Chr. Blue	Off
White Balance	Auto, +2 Red, ‑4 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR200
Highlights	‑1.5
Shadows	1.5
Colour	‑3
Sharpness	0
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Comp.	+1/3

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June 18, 2023

Seventies Summer, with Warm Nostalgic Vibes

Classic Chrome film recipe with a nostalgic look inspired by 1970s summertime

Seventies Summer

Where I live, the weather is warm at the moment, and the days are hazy and long. Fans have been brought down from the loft to move air around the house, and fruit lollies are on the menu during afternoons in the garden.

This reminds me of my childhood, with summer days spent playing in the heat. I’ve been exploring this nostalgic summer vibe quite a bit recently, including with the Childhood Vacation recipe bringing a retro look like prints from this time. There’s also the Summer of ’76 recipe, and the creamy wash of Spanish Summer as additional releases inspired by the summer sunshine.

But, our wonderful cameras have even more scope for aged looks that remind us of images from previous decades. This look is one such recipe, sitting somewhere between the Vintage Kodachome and Olympus Trip 35 film recipes in style.

This recipe has aging print hints thanks to a red shift that evokes memories of old photos, and with the Classic Chrome simulation and Color Chrome effects, a nostalgic quality, that reminds me a little of magazine prints from that era. If you find the result too pink, you may prefer the Milestone film recipe or Retrochrome, but for me, there’s something special about this combination of seventies elements rolled up into one recipe.

Seventies Summer Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Classic Chrome
Grain Effect	Weak, Small
Col. Chr. Effect	Weak
Col. Chr. Blue	Off
White Balance	Fluorescent 1, 0 Red, +5 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR400
Highlights	‑2
Shadows	‑2
Colour	1
Sharpness	‑1
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Comp.	0

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