Soft Chrome for Gentle Natural Tones

Soft Chrome

Soft Chrome for Gentle Natural Tones

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

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
Col. Chr. Effect	Strong
Col. Chr. Blue	Off
White Balance	Auto, +4 Red, ‑3 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR100
Highlights	‑1
Shadows	‑1
Colour	‑2
Sharpness	‑2
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Comp.	+1/3

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Using the Soft Chrome Film Recipe

Each film simulation recipe has its own character and style. These features mean recipes are more suited to certain situations, or when seeking a particular look. Here are the categories that Soft Chrome has been tagged with.

Classic Chrome

Cool Tones

Low Contrast

Cinematic

Forest & Woodland

Winter

Bright Light

Urban & Street

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May 1, 2022

Decade Print for a Faded Prints look

Decade Print

Decade Print for a Faded Prints look

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

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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Aged Look

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Classic Negative

Nostalgic & Vintage

Muted Tones

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Spring & Summer

Bright Light

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April 27, 2022

Hipsta Ray Mark II in a Creamy Retro Style

Hipstamatic Ray Mk II film recipe sample photo

Hipstamatic Ray Mk II

Hipsta Ray Mark II in a Creamy Retro Style

A Hipstamatic inspired Fujifilm recipe for X-Trans IV with Eterna Bleach Bypass

For several years, I was an avid user of Hipstamatic on iPhone. In the boom years, the arrival of new ‘paks’ was a moment of collective excitement. Learning how to use the retro inspired options to produce different styles was a community effort, and there were thousands of people sharing the results and bouncing ideas off of eachother.

The app is still going strong around a decade later, with a dedicated user base and mind boggling number of paks and features. For me though, those early days were the best.

I gave some thought to which of those Hipstamatic looks I might be able to reproduce in a film recipe. Most are impossible, but one that can be approximated is Ray Mark II with it’s warm, almost sepia tones and desaturated look. Here is my take on it.

Hipstamatic Ray Mk II Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Eterna Bleach Bypass
Grain Effect	Weak, Small
Col. Chr. Effect	Off
Col. Chr. Blue	Weak
White Balance	Shade, +7 Red, ‑6 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR100
Highlights	‑2
Shadows	‑2
Colour	‑3
Sharpness	1
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Comp.	+1/3

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Muted Tones

Cream Tones

Brown Tones

Pink & Purple Tones

Eterna Bleach Bypass

Nostalgic & Vintage

Autumn & Fall

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April 25, 2022

Cinechrome for Smooth Cinematic Tones

Cinechrome

Cinechrome for Smooth Cinematic Tones

Classic Chrome film simulation recipe for Fujifilm X-Trans IV cameras

Cinematic tones can be many things, but for me it means a low saturation smoothness with a subtle retro tint. This recipe gives you cinemtatic tone with the classic chrome simulation, so it’s called Cinechrome.

As well as softness from reduced saturation and low contrast, this film recipe has a 5800 base temperature, with a subtle blue colour balance. This cools the image a little, giving an aged nostalgic feel to pictures without appearing too creamy. Grain is off for a clean, smooth look.

Cinechrome Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Classic Chrome
Grain Effect	Off
Col. Chr. Effect	Strong
Col. Chr. Blue	Weak
White Balance	5800K, +1 Red, +2 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR400
Highlights	‑1
Shadows	‑0.5
Colour	‑4
Sharpness	‑2
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Comp.	0

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Using the Cinechrome Film Recipe

Each film simulation recipe has its own character and style. These features mean recipes are more suited to certain situations, or when seeking a particular look. Here are the categories that Cinechrome has been tagged with.

Classic Chrome

Cinematic

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Muted Tones

Blue Tones

Beach

Winter

Bright Light

Urban & Street

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People

April 25, 2022

Mistychrome to enhance Mellow Mist & Fog

Mistychrome

Mistychrome to enhance Mellow Mist & Fog

Fuji X-Trans IV film recipe for misty and foggy weather

Of all the possible weathers, I love mist & fog the most. Whenever it is forecast, I’ll set an alarm and try and go out snapping. I wanted a recipe to capture the soft paleness of a misty day, with low saturation and flat contrast.

In trying this out, I was very pleased with the results, acheiving a pale, low contrast look with some birch trees and New Forest ponies. A bit of over exposing can help further fade out the background, and achieve an effective separation of foreground objects.

I’ve tried the recipe in some clear conditions too, and the effect is quite fun with a low saturation look. Although that’s not what I really made it for, I’ll continue to give it a try in a variety of situations.

Mistychrome Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Classic Chrome
Grain Effect	Weak, Small
Col. Chr. Effect	Weak
Col. Chr. Blue	Off
White Balance	7200K, ‑2 Red, +2 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR400
Highlights	‑2
Shadows	‑1
Colour	‑4
Sharpness	0
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Comp.	+1/3

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Photos taken with the Mistychrome film recipe by members of the Film Recipes community.

Photos by Justin Gould

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Using the Mistychrome Film Recipe

Each film simulation recipe has its own character and style. These features mean recipes are more suited to certain situations, or when seeking a particular look. Here are the categories that Mistychrome has been tagged with.

Misty & Foggy

Classic Chrome

Cloudy Rainy & Bad Weather

Low Contrast

Cool Tones

Muted Tones

Autumn & Fall

Blue Tones

Overexposed

April 23, 2022

Summer Bleach film recipe for Faded Warmth

Summer Bleach

Summer Bleach film recipe for Faded Warmth

Fujifilm Eterna Bleach Bypass recipe for X-Trans IV cameras

The Eterna Bleach Bypass film simulation is something of a Marmite setting, and I am definitely on the ‘love it’ side of the argument. I have a long history shooting with iPhone and the Hipstamatic app, and I love the washed out bleached styles that creates. I’m also a bit of a fan of the Fallout 4 colour palette, that the bypass sim produces.

Summer Bleach is a warm film recipe, building upon the green brown aesthetic of the simulation. It uses a 7000K colour temperature, with faded tones style from reduced highlights, shadows and saturation. Shoot this one as metered, or with a -1/3 compensation.

Summer Bleach Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Eterna Bleach Bypass
Grain Effect	Weak, Small
Col. Chr. Effect	Weak
Col. Chr. Blue	Weak
White Balance	7000K, +2 Red, ‑5 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR100
Highlights	‑1
Shadows	‑1
Colour	‑2
Sharpness	‑1
ISO N.R.	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Comp.	-1/3

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Using the Summer Bleach Film Recipe

Each film simulation recipe has its own character and style. These features mean recipes are more suited to certain situations, or when seeking a particular look. Here are the categories that Summer Bleach has been tagged with.

Spring & Summer

Eterna Bleach Bypass

Warm Tones

Muted Tones

Cream Tones

Blue Tones

Bright Light

Nostalgic & Vintage

Beach

April 22, 2022

Agfachrome Cool for Agfa Style Tones

Agfachrome Cool film recipe sample photo

Agfachrome Cool

Agfachrome Cool for Agfa Style Tones

Fujifilm simulation recipe for a cool tone Agfa style for X-Trans IV cameras

On clear blue sky sunny days, adding warmth with a mellow recipe can sometimes alter the mood of a scene to a point where the spirit of the capture is lost. For days like this, especially with big skies or the sea in the picture, I find a cooler blue tone look to give a more effective result.

This film recipe started life inspired by the Agfa recipes at Fuji X Weekly. I wanted to capture some of the blue tint, but adapt the tones and saturation to better suit my peronal style of a softer tone look.

The style is useful throughout the year, but especially effective in the frosty conditions of winter. The tone compliments the natural light and emphasises the colder weather feeling.

Agfachrome Cool Film Recipe Settings

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

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Photos taken with the Agfachrome Cool film recipe by members of the Film Recipes community.

Photos by Andrea Braun

Agfachrome Cool film recipe photo by Andrea Braun

Using the Agfachrome Cool Film Recipe

Each film simulation recipe has its own character and style. These features mean recipes are more suited to certain situations, or when seeking a particular look. Here are the categories that Agfachrome Cool has been tagged with.

Cool Tones

Classic Chrome

Film Like

Winter

Blue Tones

Cloudy Rainy & Bad Weather

Frost Ice & Snow