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September 1, 2022

Alchemy Cinematic, for Urban Soft Tones

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Alchemy Cinematic

Alchemy Cinematic, for Urban Soft Tones

Eterna film simulation recipe with urban cool tones for Fujiflim cameras

The Eterna Cinema film simulation is a wonderful choice for soft tones photography, but the green-brown tone of the base simulation doesn’t always give me the mood effect that I’m after. For something a little cooler, perhaps metallic even, I like to make adjustments.

So, for explorations in suburbia, industry parks or for a cool tone to street photography, we have Alchemy Cinematic. This recipe turns gold into steel (in colour tones at least) and works really well with stone and metal. I find it a good choice to bringing smooth metallic tones to city exploration photo walks.

Alchemy Cinematic Film Recipe Settings

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

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August 30, 2022

Cinematic Cool with Eterna Bleach Bypass

Cinematic Cool

Cinematic Cool with Eterna Bleach Bypass

Cool toned film recipe for Fujifillm X-Trans IV cameras with EBB.

I’m a fan of Eterna Bleach Bypass and the low saturation grungy looks it can produce. I’ve made a number of recipes using it, with various styles from cool and deep to pale and sunny. This style is intended to sit in the mid spot, with a useable tone, whilst still being unmistakably bleach bypass.

This film recipe started life as a few adjustments to the excellent Cine Matte by Ivan Cheam, but after a number of iterations, it is now a distinct style. This recipe is also like a softer version of Blanko Bleach, which is also worth a look.

Cinematic Cool is very happy in most weather conditions (see the rain shots below), with deep greens and a clever twist that makes blue skies pale and striking. It has a cinematic mood, reminiscent of some drama series and films that use deeper tones to set a cool contemporary style. I’m already looking forward to shooting with it, and I hope you’ll enjoy it too.

Cinematic Cool Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Eterna Bleach Bypass
Grain Effect	Off
Col. Chr. Effect	Off
Col. Chr. Blue	Off
White Balance	6600K, +1 Red, +2 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR400
Highlights	‑2
Shadows	0
Colour	2
Sharpness	‑2
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Comp.	+1/3

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August 22, 2022

Olive Garden, a Tasty Tone on Cloudy Days

Olive Garden

Olive Garden, a Tasty Tone on Cloudy Days

Pro Neg Standard film recipe for Fujifilm X-series cameras

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

Yakisugi Film Recipe, by Mehdi Berrada

Yakisugi

Yakisugi Film Recipe, by Mehdi Berrada

A deep tones film recipe using Classic Chrome simulation and dark shadows

Based in Morocco, Mehdi Berrada is an architect and Fujifilm photographer who shoots stylish images with his X100V. His film recipe, Yakisugi has been receiving lots of positive reaction, but had no web page with the details. So, here we have the Yakisugi film recipe, by Mehdi Berrada.

Yakisugi, if you were curious, is a traditional Japanese method of wood preservation that involves flame treating the outer layer. The resulting colour palette is dark and charred, and this character comes through in the muted tones of this film recipe.

Photo credits: Mehdi Berrada

Yakisugi Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Classic Chrome
Grain Effect	Strong, Large
Col. Chr. Effect	Off
Col. Chr. Blue	Off
White Balance	7500K, 0 Red, 0 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR200
Highlights	0
Shadows	2
Colour	‑3
Sharpness	‑1
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Comp.	0

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August 11, 2022

Urbex Cinematic, Eterna for Urban Exploration

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Urbex Cinematic

Urbex Cinematic, Eterna for Urban Exploration

Eterna simulation recipe for urbex, industrial and city photography

Urban exploration photography is a growing trend, where you take a photowalk through a city or other built up area and look out for interesting photo subjects. These can be buildings, highways, rail tracks, fences, trucks or industrial buildings. Images often include a lot of grey or materials like metal and concrete.

I’ve used Eterna film simulation as the base for this recipe, with soft tones, but also a built in green tint to neutrals that adds a lot of cinematic character, and works well with greys and neturals for a muted urbex look.

Urbex Cinematic Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Eterna/Cinema
Grain Effect	Strong, Large
Col. Chr. Effect	Off
Col. Chr. Blue	Weak
White Balance	Daylight, +2 Red, ‑6 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR200
Highlights	2
Shadows	3
Colour	‑4
Sharpness	0
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	2
EV Comp.	+2/3

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August 3, 2022

Festival Cream, for the Hazy Days of Summer

Festival Cream

Festival Cream, for the Hazy Days of Summer

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

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

Retrochrome Plus for Contrast + Retro

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Retrochrome Plus

Retrochrome Plus for Contrast + Retro

Nostalgic vintage Kodachrome look for Fujifilm X-Trans IV cameras

When you really want to max out the retro vibe and take the Kodachrome aesthetic to another level, you need Retrochrome Plus film recipe.

Reminiscent of the Kodakchrome II recipe on FujiXWeekly, but with the mellow tone taken even further, this recipe is great in bright sunshine, wonderful with blue skies, and adds creamy drama tones to everything else.

Retrochrome Plus Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Classic Chrome
Grain Effect	Weak, Small
Col. Chr. Effect	Strong
Col. Chr. Blue	Weak
White Balance	8000K, +1 Red, +5 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR200
Highlights	0
Shadows	2
Colour	‑4
Sharpness	‑2
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Comp.	+1/3

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July 20, 2022

Aged Kodak Portra, for Old Tones 35mm

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Aged Kodak Portra

Aged Kodak Portra, for Old Tones 35mm

Kodak Portra film simulation recipe for Fujifillm cameras using Eterna

For this recipe, I was inspired by an Instagram that I follow, expiredbren who posts a really great set of images with Portra and Gold films, and sometimes expired rolls too.

In some of his recent images (June & July ’22), he’s been posting classic VWs, and I just love the tones of the images. This green Beetle is one of his IG shots, go follow him for more.

In this film recipe, I wanted to try and achieve a similar look, so I came up with an Eterna based set-up that I call, Aged Kodak Portra.

I’ve done some test shots in a variety of situations, and I think this recipe is at least similar to the wonderfully warm and faded look in Bren’s images.

Aged Kodak Portra Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Eterna/Cinema
Grain Effect	Off
Col. Chr. Effect	Weak
Col. Chr. Blue	Off
White Balance	Fluorescent 1, ‑3 Red, ‑5 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR200
Highlights	1
Shadows	‑0.5
Colour	‑2
Sharpness	‑1
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	‑2
EV Comp.	+2/3

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July 15, 2022

Superia Max, a Faded Fujicolor Look

Superia Max

Superia Max, a Faded Fujicolor Look

Fujifilm simulation recipe with Classic Negative for a Superia look

I have to admit that I’ve been having a love/hate relationship with this film recipe, but I can’t stop taking photos with it, ha ha! I love the Fujicolor Superia vibes, but I also find the output varies quite a lot in different conditions. It’s not that the images aren’t OK, it’s just that I find it hard to predict what will happen. It’s a sort of film recipe roulette.

The overal feel is that of Fujicolor Superia films, but with a washed out and over exposed look, more so that my Fujicolor Superia recipe. Greens are shifted towards blue, as is common with Classic Negative, but the effect is stronger than with Mother Superia, for example. It’s a curious beast, with a more extreme style, but addictive none the less.

Superia Max Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Classic Negative
Grain Effect	Weak, Small
Col. Chr. Effect	Off
Col. Chr. Blue	Off
White Balance	Auto, ‑1 Red, +3 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR200
Highlights	1.5
Shadows	‑0.5
Colour	1
Sharpness	‑1
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Comp.	+2/3

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