Film Recipes for Fujifilm Cameras

Tag: Nostalgic

  • Mellow Magic, the Relaxed Natural Recipe

    Mellow Magic, the Relaxed Natural Recipe

    Eterna based film recipe with a relaxed and mellow natural look

    I love the Eterna film simulation for the cinematic feel, but even more, I love the tone, with a mellow warmth that adds a relaxed and calming character to images.

    For this film recipe, I wanted to capture this character, but escape from the low contrast of the unedited sim, and to add a little extra vibrancy to make the recipe more flexible in a wide range of situations.

    I do think I’ve achieved this, and Mellow Magic can bring a relaxed but natural looking image for all sorts of subjects. For me, I’ve really found it happy for nature and landscape shots, and especially in woodlands and forests.

    The one limitation that may pop up, is that Mellow Magic is set at a fixed color temperature, so indoor shots and night city shots may have an unusual cast.

    A sunlit spider web, with mellow tones from Mellow Magic

    Mellow Magic Film Recipe

    • Simulation: Eterna/Cinema
    • Grain Effect: Weak, Large
    • Colour Chrome Effect: Off
    • Colour Chrome Blue: Strong (IV) / Weak (V)
    • White Balance: 7000K
    • WB Shift: -2 Red, +5 Blue
    • Dynamic Range: DR400
    • Highlights: -1.0
    • Shadows: +3.0
    • Color: +3
    • Sharpness: 0
    • ISO Noise Reduction: -4
    • Clarity: 0
    • EV compensation: 0

    See a selection of Mellow Magic images from other readers of this site in the Mellow Magic user photo gallery.

    Sunlit fern on the river bank, with Mellow Magic film recipe
    Works well with greens
    and loves Autumnal scenes
    It works well with a winter palette too. Mellow Magic film recipe
    A morning frost in the forest, captured with Mellow Magic film recipe
    The avenue of chopped logs, using Mellow Magic film recipe
    The walking club is out today … Mellow Magic film recipe
    A natural looking mellow style, that’s Mellow Magic film recipe
    The country lane in late Summer, with the Mellow Magic film recipe
    Before dawn on a foggy day, with the Mellow Magic film recipe
    Misty mornings are perfect for the Mellow Magic film recipe
    Autumn tones with the calm tones of Mellow Magic film recipe
    Here’s Poppy, modelling the Mellow Magic film recipe
    Definitely relaxed … with our without the Mellow Magic film recipe
    The trees are becoming bare, taken with Mellow Magic film recipe
    A golden carpet of leaves, with the Mellow Magic film recipe
    Autumn dewdrops, using the Mellow Magic film recipe
    In the village, with the Mellow Magic film recipe
    A summer sunset with the tones of Mellow Magic film recipe

    Mellow Tone Film Recipes

    A mellow character is something that I love to see in an image style, and there are several film recipes that can generate this sort of look. Some use Eterna, like Mellow Magic, but that’s certainly not the only way to achieve this sort of tone.

  • Polaroid 66, for Retro Toned Memories

    Polaroid 66, for Retro Toned Memories

    An Eterna film simulation recipe with an aged look, inspired by old Polaroid photos

    I have a particular passion for aged look film recipes, and enjoy working with the pale and colour shifted hues of an expired look. I have several recipes on this theme already, such as Aged Kodak Portra, Aerochrome Lomo, Classic Gold and Expired Film 66.

    This last one was recently compared to a Polaroid look by Marcel Fraij, when sharing some images he took using it. This triggered me to revisit the recipe and think about how I could adapt it into an aged Polaroid style. This is the result, with a look that reminds me of rediscovered photos, like you might find in a stored shoebox or somewhere in the attic.

    A riverside walk, with Polaroid 66

    Polaroid 66 Film Recipe

    • Simulation: Eterna
    • Grain Effect: Weak, Large
    • Colour Chrome Effect: Weak
    • Colour Chrome Blue: Strong (IV) / Weak (V)
    • White Balance: Shade
    • WB Shift: +6 Red, +6 Blue
    • Dynamic Range: DR200
    • Highlights: -2.0
    • Shadows: +1.0
    • Color: -4
    • Sharpness: -1
    • ISO Noise Reduction: -4
    • Clarity: 0
    • EV compensation: +2/3
    Autumn woodlands, captured with Polaroid 66 film recipe
    Polaroid 66 film recipe
    A blast of sunlight
    Ivy leaves on a mossy branch, with Polaroid 66 film recipe
    Swans on eh riverbank, captured with Polaroid 66 film recipe
    A winter sky in the afternoon, with Polaroid 66 film recipe
    Down by the seashore
    Sunset with Polaroid 66
    A New Forest pony, nibbling on shoots, Polaroid 66 film recipe
    Washed out colours and expired tones = Polaroid 66 film recipe
    A farm track in the Winter snow, taken with Polaroid 66 film recipe
    A selection of winter scenes, toned by the Polaroid 66 film recipe
    Walking the forest trails, with the Polaroid 66 film recipe
    It’s a sunny afternoon. An aged look with Polaroid 66 film recipe
    A big brown cow
    Curious about the camera
    In the blue hour, with Polaroid 66 film recipe
    A crisp cold morning, using the Polaroid 66 film recipe
    Ice crystals on the chopped logs, with Polaroid 66 film recipe
  • Old West, Inspired by Western Movies

    Old West, Inspired by Western Movies

    X-Trans IV Eterna film recipe for a cinematic style look like the Old West

    I used to travel to the Western USA for work, and thinking back, there were so many amazing landscapes and scenes I would have enjoyed photographing with my Fujifilm camera. So, although I’m not there in person nowadays, I’ve made this recipe with the Old West in mind.

    The recipe is based on Eterna for a cinematic feel, and uses a nostalgic warm colour shift to evoke the dusty Western feel. Heavy grain is in use too for another layer of ageing, giving a soft toned grainy image, a bit like older images from the American West.

    Perfect for far reaching prairie views, Old West film recipe

    Old West Film Recipe

    • Simulation: Eterna/Cinema
    • Grain Effect: Strong, Large
    • Colour Chrome Effect: Strong
    • Colour Chrome Blue: Strong (IV) / Weak (V)
    • White Balance: Auto
    • WB Shift: +8 Red, -8 Blue
    • Dynamic Range: DR200
    • Highlights: +2.0
    • Shadows: +2.0
    • Color: -4
    • Sharpness: 0
    • ISO Noise Reduction: -4
    • Clarity: 0
    • EV compensation: +1/3
    New Forest ponies, captured in sunlight with Old West film recipe
    Bucket, hay and blanket on a frosty morning, Old West recipe
    Nostagic tones on a foggy morning, with Old West film recipe
    A road to nowhere, toned with the Old West film recipe
    Summer barley, made golden with Old West film recipe
    Barley has such an interesting shape. Old West film recipe
    Poppy makes interesting shapes too! Old West film recipe
    Shooting into the light for soft mood, Old West film recipe
    Old West film recipe, on a sunny but icy December morning
    Winter ferns with frosty coating, Old West film recipe
    An autumn woodland, captured with Old West film recipe
    Woodland trail disappearing into mist, Old West film recipe
    Coastal vegetation. I call it sea cabbage! Using Old West film recipe
    A dewdrop at dawn, captured using Old West film recipe
    Flying along
    Golden sunset
    Evenings on the beach, captured with Old West film recipe
    Sweet pea flowers in golden hour, Old West film recipe
    Let’s explore the forest, with the Old West film recipe
    Summer bracken is taking over, Old West film recipe
    Old West film recipe on a partly cloudy day
    Dog walking at low tide, with the Old West film recipe
    One of my favourite shots from the summer, with Old West film recipe
  • Vintage Kodachrome, The Hip Classic Chrome

    Vintage Kodachrome, The Hip Classic Chrome

    Kodachrome film recipe with a nostalgic 1960s Classic Chrome look

    Far out! This is one hip film recipe for groovy 1960’s toned images. The output is wonderfully retro with a real vintage feel, but is still completely usable all day in a wide range of situations. It’s part of my growing collection of Kodak themed recipes, and sits somewhere between my original Kodachrome recipe, and the softer Kodak Portra Daily.

    The magic of this recipe lies in the tremendous tones of Classic Chrome which are enhanced here with warm colour balance and tone adjustments to give a bright look with soft shadows.

    In many ways, this is Classic Chrome dialed up, giving a classic Kodachrome feel with a vintage edge. It’s great in a variety of situations, and throughout the seasons.

    A mushroom takeover, with Vintage Kodachrome film recipe

    Vintage Kodachrome Film Recipe

    • Simulation: Classic Chrome
    • Grain Effect: Weak, Small
    • Colour Chrome Effect: Weak
    • Colour Chrome Blue: Weak (IV) / Off (V)
    • White Balance: Auto
    • WB Shift: +2 Red, -5 Blue
    • Dynamic Range: DR200
    • Highlights: +2.0
    • Shadows: -2.0
    • Color: 0
    • Sharpness: 0
    • ISO Noise Reduction: -4
    • Clarity: -1
    • EV compensation: -1/3
    Soft tones and Classic Chrome hues, Vintage Kodachrome film recipe
    Vintage Kodachrome film recipe around sundown
    Bold Autumn colours, captured with Vintage Kodachrome film recipe
    Golden giant, taken with Vintage Kodachrome film recipe
    Captures from mushroom season, with Vintage Kodachrome recipe
    Anyone for tennis? Photo with Vintage Kodachrome film recipe
    A puddle reflection on court, with Vintage Kodachrome film recipe
    Determined to find the nectar, captured with Vintage Kodachrome
    Gold and blue, with the tones of Vintage Kodachrome film recipe
    Delicate yellows of fading lime leaves, Vintage Kodachrome film recipe
    Beech leaves on a rainy day, with Vintage Kodachrome film recipe
    Powerful reds, using the Vintage Kodachrome film recipe
    Red peppers coming along nicely, Vintage Kodachrome film recipe
    Colourful scenes from a photo walk, Vintage Kodachrome film recipe
    A blast of sunlight on a stormy day, with Vintage Kodachrome recipe

    More Nostalgic Classic Chrome Recipes

    The Classic Chrome simulation produces a wonderfully nostalgic look, reminiscent of magazine and press photography from the latter parts of the 20th century. With some tweaking, Kodachrome styles can be produced, but also a wide range of evokatove nostalgic looks. Here are a few that I enjoy, from here on this site and on others.

    • Kodachrome II – FujiXWeekly’s excellent mimic of 1960’s film
    • Kodachrome 25 – FXW again, and another excellent film mimic
    • Nature Neon – Hazy nostalgic goodness from Captn Look
    • Kodak Portra 160 – Piotr Skrzypek’s taken on this classic soft film
    • Granada – Andrei Dima’s warm Spanish recipe, on YouTube
  • Whakamuri, for Retro Golden Tone Images

    Whakamuri, for Retro Golden Tone Images

    Warm shifted film recipe for nostalgic retro images with Classic Chrome

    The word whakamuri is a Maori word that translates loosely as ‘looking back’ or ‘counting backwards’, so I’ve adopted it as the name of this retro toned recipe for styling images with a golden aged tone.

    The base film simulation is Classic Chrome which is pushed far far into the warm tones zone with a +6, -8 colour balance shift. This gives a strong yellow creamy styling to most images and is the heart of the look.

    In keeping with the nostalgic retro theme, shadows are softened and colour is muted. There’s a dose of grain in here too, along with negative clarity adding to the slightly hazy analog feel.

    Golden tones
    Whakamuri film recipe

    Whakamuri Film Recipe

    • Simulation: Classic Chrome
    • Grain Effect: Strong, Small
    • Colour Chrome Effect: Weak
    • Colour Chrome Blue: Weak (IV) / Off (V)
    • White Balance: Auto
    • WB Shift: +6 Red, -8 Blue
    • Dynamic Range: DR400
    • Highlights: +0.5
    • Shadows: -1.0
    • Color: -3
    • Sharpness: 0
    • ISO Noise Reduction: -4
    • Clarity: -2
    • EV compensation: +1/3
    Afternoon sunshine, captured with Whakamuri film recipe
    Glow through the hanging birch tree, Whakamuri film recipe
    Light is creamy and golden with Whakamuri film recipe
    Mellow yellow retro tones, with the Whakamuri film recipe
    On the boardwalk
    A bubbling creek
    Springtime in the forest, using Whakamuri film recipe
    Autumn display – a fly agaric coming into fruit. Whakamuri film recipe
    Late summer along the lane, Whakamuri film recipe
    Golden grasses, make more so with Whakamuri film recipe
    Autumn holly berries, with the Whakamuri film recipe
    Looking over a garden wall, using Whakamuri film recipe
    Hazy days are given a nostalgic tone, with Whakamuri film recipe
    After sunset with the Whakamuri film recipe

    Whakamuri has a close relative, a sister recipe Analogico. Take a look 🙂

  • 1996, Pastel Retro Look with Astia

    1996, Pastel Retro Look with Astia

    Creamy pastel toned film recipe for a retro look on X-Trans IV sensors

    One of the great things about the Fujifilm film recipe community is how ideas bounce between photographers and recipes get fine tuned and updated. This is one of those situations.

    Manila based photographer, Grant Teng, has adapted the creamy retro looks of Craig Bergonzoni’s excellent 1979 film simulation for X-T1, adding settings and tweaks for X-Trans IV sensors. The result is guest recipe, 1996.

    The new recipe shares the slightly aqua toned soft and creamy look of 1979, and has a distinctly retro edge to it. The flattened tone curve and pastel tones make it feel like something from the nineties.

    Retro tones and soft hues with the 1996 film recipe

    1996 Film Recipe

    Originally 1979 by Craig Bergonzoni, adapted by Grant Teng.

    • Simulation: Astia/Soft
    • Grain Effect: Weak, Large
    • Colour Chrome Effect: Strong
    • Colour Chrome Blue: Weak (IV) / Off (V)
    • White Balance: 6300K
    • WB Shift: -1 Red, -2 Blue
    • Dynamic Range: DR400
    • Highlights: -2.0
    • Shadows: -2.0
    • Color: -3
    • Sharpness: -4
    • ISO Noise Reduction: -4
    • Clarity: -2 or use a mist filter
    • EV compensation: +1 2/3 (yes, almost +2 over exposure)
    Such a cute camera, captured with the 1996 film recipe
    Pastel like tones of the 1996 film recipe
    Air con for cool air, 1996 film recipe for a cool look

    1996 by Suwat Piyathawiwat

    Fujifillm photographer Suwat Piyathawiwat shared these wonderful autumn details in the Film Recipes Facebook Group.

    1996 by Justin Gould

    I also took 1996 for a test drive, with some scenes from the woodland near where I live, and the New Forest National Park where I enjoy many photo walks.

    Soft and bright when shooting towards the light, 1996 film recipe
    Sweet chestnut windfalls, with 1996 film recipe
    It’s a shaggy parasol mushroom, captured with 1996 film recipe
    Fly agaric with its distinctive red cap, 1996 film recipe
    Autumn leaves at various stages of colour, 1996 film recipe
    Hazy retro tones, using 1996 film recipe
  • Yakisugi Green, Adapted Yakisugi Film Recipe

    Yakisugi Green, Adapted Yakisugi Film Recipe

    A variation on the popular Yakisugi film recipe suited to green scenes

    If you are a regular visitor to this site, or to the main film simulation and recipe Facebook groups, you’ll know about the Yakisuji Film Recipe, by Mehdi Berrada. That recipe is a class act, with stunning deep shadow and a characterful brown and cream tone. I’ve seen numerous wonderful images shared that were taken using it, but the one subject that doesn’t come up so often, is green scenery.

    That changed when I saw a wonderful gallery shared by Giang Le, who took images of a cafe in Ninh Binh city, Vietnam. The greens were simply amazing, as you’ll see below.

    The secret, as well as our magical Fujifilm cameras, was to adapt the recipe with an adjusted colour balance. Gone was the 7500K temperature, replaced instead with 7700K and an uncommon -4, 4 colour shift. The results were so good that I asked to share the adapted recipe with you, and here we have Yakisugi Green, originally by Mehdi Berrada, adpated by Giang Le.

    The images in this first section are by Giang Le. X-E3 with 50mm f2.

    Deep tone and addictive greens, Yakisugi Green film recipe

    Yakisugi Green Film Recipe

    • Simulation: Classic Chrome
    • Grain Effect: Strong, Large
    • Colour Chrome Effect: Off
    • Colour Chrome Blue: Off (IV / V)
    • White Balance: 7700K
    • WB Shift: -4 Red, +4 Blue
    • Dynamic Range: DR200
    • Highlights: 0.0
    • Shadows: +2.0
    • Color: -3
    • Sharpness: -1
    • ISO Noise Reduction: -4
    • Clarity: 0
    • EV compensation: 0

    Compare with the original Yakisugi film recipe, by Mehdi Berrada.

    I mean .. just look at that colour. Yakisugi Green film recipe
    Verdant tones are mellow and sophisticated, with Yakisugi Green
    Cafe details, captured by Giang Le with Yakisugi Green film recipe
    A relaxing mood, with Yakisugi Green film recipe
    Effortless sophistication, captured with Yakisugi Green film recipe

    Yakisugi Green in Natural Settings

    The images in these next two sections were taken by me as RAW images, and processed in X RAW Studio using Yakisugi Green film recipe. I love how the recipe looks for nature and landscapes with it’s unique tone and deep contrast.

    Japanese garden at Kingston Lacy, with Yakisugi Green film recipe
    Fading heather in fading light, using Yakisugi Green film recipe
    Autumnal grasses, captured with Yakisugi Green film recipe
    November reeds, processed with Yakisugi Green film recipe
    A sunny Novermber morning, with Yakisugi Green film recipe
    Autumnal beech leaves, captured with Yakisugi Green film recipe
    Stages of Autumn, using the Yakisugi Green film recipe
    A Spring dawn, with the Yakisugi Green film recipe
    Deep shadow and vivid Spring greens, Yakisugi Green film recipe

    Down by the Water with Yakisugi Green

    Fishing boats in Beer, Devon, using Yakisugi Green film recipe
    The Sailing Club building, Yakisugi Green film recipe
    The tide is out, captured with Yakisugi Green film recipe
    The boats are waiting for the tide to rise, Yakisugi Green film recipe
    Yakisugi Green film recipe at sunset
    Teal tones after sunset, with Yakisugi Green film recipe
    A November evening on the river, Yakisugi Green film recipe

    Film Recipes with Similar Features

    Here are a few other recipes to consider if you want to experiment further with the style shown in the Yakisugi Green film recipe.

  • Copper, for Cinematic Autumn Tones

    Copper, for Cinematic Autumn Tones

    Eterna Cinema film simulation recipe with copper orange colour tones

    In some areas Autumn has peaked and the leaves have fallen, but here in the UK, we are mid way through with some trees golden, some bare and some still to let go of the last of their summer green.

    So, having been inspired to create yet another Autumn recipe, I wanted to get this up onto the site as soon as possible, so you can all see it and give it a try on your local scenery.

    The recipe is based on the Eterna Cinematic film simulation, which has a mellow tone to greens and browns as a starting point. With a healthy push into warm colour balance and adjustments to the tone curve and saturation, it gives gloriously rich autumn tone. If you like to experiment, this recipe also gives a gorgeous look to evening skies as the light fades, so it can be a fun recipe to carry into the longer dark evenings.

    Copper tones on the sunlit ferns, with Copper Film Recipe

    Copper Film Recipe

    • Simulation: Eterna/Cinema
    • Grain Effect: Weak, Small
    • Colour Chrome Effect: Off
    • Colour Chrome Blue: Strong (IV) / Weak (V)
    • White Balance: Shade
    • WB Shift: +8 Red, -7 Blue
    • Dynamic Range: DR400
    • Highlights: +1.0
    • Shadows: +1.0
    • Color: +2
    • Sharpness: +1
    • ISO Noise Reduction: -4
    • Clarity: 0 (or try -3 for a nostalgic haze)
    • EV compensation: -1/3

    Copper was a challenge recipe in the Autumn, and you can see the wonderful Copper User Gallery shared by photographers like you.

    Fern detail in the afternoon sun, captured with Copper Film Recipe
    Toasty warm, but with cinematic tone, Copper Film Recipe
    Mixed colours of early Autumn, with Copper Film Recipe
    A mellow choice for woods and forests, Copper Film Recipe
    Coppery tones, but with subtlety, Copper Film Recipe
    Ideal for the orange tones of the season, Copper Film Recipe
    Fading heather at sunset, with Copper Film Recipe
    Big spider web in the morning sun, Copper Film Recipe
    Copper is a great choice in golden hour.
    Stormy skies at sunset, captured with Copper film recipe
    Watching storms rolling by, with the Copper film recipe

    Copper After Sunset

    As mentioned in the intro, Copper film recipe gives a mellow toned sky look after sundown, and is a great partner to low light explorations in the autumn and winter evenings.

    After sunset on the beach, using the Copper Film Recipe
    Copper Film Recipe is fun to try in low light
    Making silhouette shots, for example. Copper Film Recipe
    Dusk photography, with the Copper Film Recipe
  • Pumpkin Patch, Warm & Hazy in Spooky Season

    Pumpkin Patch, Warm & Hazy in Spooky Season

    Seasonal film recipe with pumpkin orange colour and a mellow autumn tone

    Here’s a fun recipe to play with in the Autumn, Fall and Hallowe’en season. It has a pumpkin orange colour balance, which makes is a happy partner to seasonal photos of leaves, jack o’lanterns and warm and cosy scenes. It also creates a peachy pumpkin sunset or sunrise, and adds a gorgeous warmth to sunflares and sun haze if shooting in the golden hour is your thing.

    In addition to the pumpkin spice colour tones, this recipe includes tamed highlights and a softness from negative clarity and negative sharpening. This all helps give a nostalgic and slightly hazy tone to images where you shoot into the sunlight, or with it just out of shot. Overall the feel is mellow, warm and cosy with a seasonal orange cast.

    It’s a seasonal glow, captured with Pumpkin Patch film recipe

    Pumpkin Patch Film Recipe

    • Simulation: Classic Chrome
    • Grain Effect: Weak, Small
    • Colour Chrome Effect: Weak
    • Colour Chrome Blue: Weak (IV) / Off (V)
    • White Balance: 6750K
    • WB Shift: +6 Red, -4 Blue
    • Dynamic Range: DR200
    • Highlights: -1.5
    • Shadows: +0.5
    • Color: -2
    • Sharpness: -2
    • ISO Noise Reduction: -4
    • Clarity: -2
    • EV compensation: +1/3
    For Autumn & Fall walks, try the warm hazy Pumpkin Patch recipe
    Painted pebble in a tree nook
    A little hallowe’en surprise
    Down at ground level with the Pumpkin Patch film recipe
    Beautiful but poisonous! Captured with the Pumpkin Patch film recipe
    Forest discoveries … fly amantia fungi, with Pumpkin Patch film recipe
    Fall colors are starting to show, taken with Pumpkin Patch film recipe
    New Forest Pony nibbling grass, with Pumpkin Patch film recipe
    The hazy softness of the Pumpkin Patch film recipe
    October pumpkins, with Pumpkin Patch film recipe
    Pumpkins at Kingston Lacy, captured with Pumpkin Patch film recipe
    A warm, orange toned colour balance, with Pumpkin Patch film recipe
    Sunny logpile, using the Pumpkin Patch film recipe
    The mellow tones of Autumn in the forest, Pumpkin Patch film recipe

    Summer scenes with Pumpkin Patch film recipe

    As well as Autumn scenes, this Pumpkin Patch film recipe is a good one to choose to bring a warm glow to sunny scenes. Here are a few samples, taken in July and August when the days were warmer.

    A summer wheatfield shows the orange tone of Pumpkin Patch film recipe
    It’s a warm nostalgic style. Pumpkin Patch film recipe
    Basketball court in the park, with Pumpkin Patch film recipe
    Sunflare, with the peachy orange tone of Pumpkin Patch film recipe
    An evening of sailing comes to an end, Pumpkin Patch film recipe
    Backlit sailing boat, with the tones of Pumpkin Patch film recipe
    Dogwalking and paddleboard prep, with Pumpkin Patch film recipe
    A hazy orange toned sunset, with Pumpkin Patch film recipe
    Golden hour is pumpkin hour, with Pumpkin Patch film recipe

    Similar Film Recipes

    If you enjoy a film recipe style that is warm, mellow and nostalgic, there are many choices. So, to consider alongside Pumpkin Patch, how about these cosy toned beauties …

    Hallowe’en Pumpkins

    If you shoot and share some Hallowe’en pumpkins and Jack ‘O Lanterns with this recipe, your images could be included in a special Pumpkin Patch gallery. What can you find?

    It was a grey rainy day when I captured these small pumpkins with Pumpkin Patch film recipe. Can you do better?
  • Wanderlust, for Travel and Exploration

    Wanderlust, for Travel and Exploration

    Eteran film simulation recipe for X100V and other Fujifilm X-Series cameras

    My project aim with Wanderlust, was to create a film recipe to take on your travels. Something with a distinctive Fujifilm look, but useful for a wide range of subjects that you might encounter on your explorations.

    I decided to use the Eterna simulation as a base for Wanderlust, prefering the tones it captures when shifted warm with boosted shadow. The look is retro in tone and warm and welcoming too. I enjoyed creating it, and loved taking photos with it as I took walks around different parts of my home region.

    Rowboat palette, captured with Wanderlust film recipe

    Wanderlust Film Recipe

    • Simulation: Eterna/Cinema
    • Grain Effect: Weak, Small
    • Colour Chrome Effect: Weak
    • Colour Chrome Blue: Strong (IV) / Weak (V)
    • White Balance: Auto
    • WB Shift: +4 Red, -7 Blue
    • Dynamic Range: DR400
    • Highlights: 0.0
    • Shadows: +2.0
    • Color: +2
    • Sharpness: -2
    • ISO Noise Reduction: -4
    • Clarity: 0
    • EV compensation: +1/3
    The streets of Winchester, taken with Wanderlust film recipe
    Inside Winchester Cathedral, using the Wanderlust film recipe
    Memorial candles in the Cathedral, Wanderlust film recipe
    City streets, captured with the Wanderlust film recipe
    A sunny day, captured using Wanderlust film recipe
    Woodland explorations, with the Wanderlust film recipe
    Rural landscape, captured with Wanderlust film recipe
    A country lane in late Summer, with Wanderlust film recipe
    Oak tree on the field edge, using Wanderlust film recipe
    Wheat on a gloomy day, Wanderlust film recipe
    Tomorrow’s bread, or maybe beer … Wanderlust film recipe
    Down on the beach with Wanderlust film recipe
    Bright weather may be on the way, Wanderlust film recipe
    It’s a seaweed takeover, using Wanderlust film recipe
    It’s seen better days, photographed with Wanderlust film recipe
    The gold pillar box at Hamble, Wanderlust film recipe
    Knitted gull on top of the box, Wanderlust film recipe
    Sparkles on the water, Wanderlust film recipe
    The little marina at Hamble, Wanderlust film recipe
    Nautical things for sale, captured with Wanderlust film recipe
    A line of oaks, using Wanderlust film recipe
    Country walking, with Wanderlust film recipe
    Sweet chestnuts at the end of summer, with Wanderlust film recipe