Zinfandel Blush, with Sunset Rosé Tones

Classic Negative film simulation recipe, adding warm and soft rosé wine tones

Zinfandel Blush

In my experiments with white balance, I have found that you can create some wonderfully moody effects with some of the stronger settings. For shooting emotional or sentimental photography, these can help set a mood, or provide consistency across a set.

For Zinfandel Blush, the tone was that of the rosé wine, and the intention was to bring a warmth to sunsets and a glowing atmospheric mood at other times. It’s something of an extreme style, mostly useful in golden hour, but that’s also one of the wonderful things about film recipes – you can choose ones for all sorts of situations.

To build this one, I had started from another recipe, Soft Cinnamon, and switched to Classic Negative as the base simulation. I love Classic Neg for sunsets in particular, and think it delivers wonderful colours in the golden hour. That’s when ths recipe comes into its own, although you can use it anytime of course.

Zinfandel Blush Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Classic Negative
Grain Effect	Strong, Small
Colour Chrome Effect	Strong
Colour Chrome Blue	Weak
White Balance	Shade, +7 Red, ‑3 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR400
Highlights	‑2
Shadows	‑1
Colour	‑4
Sharpness	‑1
ISO Noise Reduction	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Compensation	+1/3

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September 30, 2022

Muted Gold, for Warm Nostalgic Images

Classic chrome film simulation recipe with soft golden tones

Muted Gold

Some film recipes bring a strongly uniform look across a set of images, helping a series of photos work together. Muted Gold is such a recipe with a specific look from a strong colour shift paired with muted saturation and softened shadows.

The colour balance is very warm, but particularly brings a lot of mellow character out in the greens of a scene. This pale and creamy green is warm and nostalgic, giving a ‘last days of summer’ feel to photos. As the seasons change around us, this recipe should be a good choice for autumn photography too.

Muted Gold Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Classic Chrome
Grain Effect	Strong, Small
Colour Chrome Effect	Strong
Colour Chrome Blue	Off
White Balance	Auto, +7 Red, ‑7 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR100
Highlights	+0.5
Shadows	‑1.5
Colour	‑3
Sharpness	0
ISO Noise Reduction	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Compensation	+1/3

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September 29, 2022

CineStill Daylight for Softening Bright Light

Eterna film simulation recipe for X-Trans IV cameras

CineStill Daylight

Personally, I love the idea of shooting single shots with the smooth subdued tones I see in sweeping cinematic drama films. There’s just something about the softness and tone that looks great. Thankfully, the X-series cameras have the Eterna Cinema film simulation, which gives us that option.

Similarly, I see some lovely photos online using CineStill film recipes, often used in artifical light at night. I wanted to take the spirit of this, and translate it into a ‘use in daytime’ option, so I can play at snapping cinema stills when the sun was out.

So here’s my CineStill Daylight film recipe, for taking cinematic stills during the day. It’s based on the Eterna Cinema film simulation, with a warmed daylight balance. Even with the warming, there is a cool tone to neutrals with this recipe, and a cinematic feeling to the overall effect.

I took it on a city walk in very bright sunny conditions (awful for photography), but was really happy with the controlled tone to the images.

CineStill Daylight Film Recipe Settings

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

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September 26, 2022

Thassos 22, Travel Chrome by Călin Stan

Classic Chrome film recipe with boosted colour for travel photography

Thassos 22

There are some subjects that seem to suit certain film simulations more than others. Summer travels often take in creamy beaches, blue seas and vibrant colourful scenes. Classic Negative jumps to mind, or perhaps Velvia.

However, as the seasons begin to change and the sun drops lower, a paler sunlight and more brown tones in the vegetation start to lean towards the use of Classic Chrome.

In this wonderful film recipe by Călin Stan, the sights of Thassos (a Greek island in the Aegean Sea), are beautifully captured with just small changes to the standard settings of Classic Chrome. The results were so good, that I contacted Călin, and suggested featuring Thassos 22 on the site.

Photo credits: Călin Stan.

Thassos 22 Film Recipe Settings

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

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September 21, 2022

Natural Astia for Bright, Playful Colour

Film simulation recipe for X-Trans IV Fujifilm cameras using Astia

Natural Astia

Summer landscapes are full of green, with fields, trees and plants bursting with colour, and summer blue skies. As autumn arrives, fields become golden and reds and oranges appear. To capture this richness, I took a step away from Classic Chrome and Classic Negative, and give one of the core simulations a try.

This recipe for colourful landscapes is based upon Astia, a softer look than Provia, but one that also has a bright and playful character. I also warmed the colour balance a little to take off any blue tint to the trees and leaves, and reduced both the saturation and shadow depth. This leaves us with a happy and bright recipe that is still distinctly Astia, with cheery reds and blues, and soft look greens.

Natural Astia Film Recipe Settings

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

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September 5, 2022

Nostalgic Fujicolor, for Subtle Classic Negative

Classic Negative film simulation recipe for a muted Fujicolor look

Nostalgic Fujicolor

Here’s a film recipe that uses the Classic Negative film simulation to give a versatile recipe for use in a wide variety of settings. It has a look that reminds me of Fujicolor film photos, thanks to the wonderfully retro tones of Classic Negative.

Characteristics of this film recipe are softened highlights, a warm colour balance and reduced saturation. It means that the overall recipe is quite subtle, producing mellow, film-like images without overpowering colour.

Nostalgic Fujicolor Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Classic Negative
Grain Effect	Weak, Small
Colour Chrome Effect	Off
Colour Chrome Blue	Weak
White Balance	Auto, +3 Red, ‑6 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR400
Highlights	‑1.5
Shadows	+0.5
Colour	‑4
Sharpness	0
ISO Noise Reduction	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Compensation	+1/3

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September 1, 2022

Beach Baby, your Seaside Sweetheart

Extra warm film simulation recipe for Fujifilm cameras with Classic Chrome

Beach Baby

Gloriously golden like a summer tan, this recipe is warm like a summer breeze. It’s made for beach days and warm evenings in the golden hour. There’s a strong colour shift, bright highlights and lifted shadows, all delivering the warmest of summer looks.

Add this Classic Chrome film recipe to your camera, and head to the beach! You’re guaranteed sunny vibes in every shot.

Beach Baby Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Classic Chrome
Grain Effect	Strong, Small
Colour Chrome Effect	Off
Colour Chrome Blue	Off
White Balance	Auto, +8 Red, ‑8 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR400
Highlights	+2
Shadows	‑2
Colour	‑3
Sharpness	0
ISO Noise Reduction	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Compensation	+2/3

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August 19, 2022

Ultrasoft 77, for Mellow Low Contrast Style

Film simulation recipe for Fujifilm X-series with Eterna Cinema

Ultrasoft 77

Soft tones photography is definitely my preferred style, and you’ll know this from the type of recipes I make on this site. For this one, I decided to see how far I could push it, and still get pleasing results. So, we have Ultrasoft 77, a warm and cosy Eterna film recipe, with the flattest possible tone curve for super soft tones.

This film recipe is useful when you want to tame harsh lighting conditions, and you can get interesting results on rainy days too. But, Ultrasoft 77 really comes into its own during the softer light of golden hour. You can achieve some very delicate results in the first and last hours of the day.

Ultrasoft 77 Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Eterna/Cinema
Grain Effect	Weak, Small
Colour Chrome Effect	Weak
Colour Chrome Blue	Weak
White Balance	Auto, +7 Red, ‑7 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR400
Highlights	‑2
Shadows	‑2
Colour	‑2
Sharpness	0
ISO Noise Reduction	‑4
Clarity	+2
EV Compensation	-1/3

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August 8, 2022

Great Plains, Eterna Recipe for Landscapes

Soft tone landscape film recipe using the Eterna film simulation

Great Plains

The soft mellow tones of the Eterna film simulation lend themselves to natural subjects, and I have made several recipes using it already (scroll to bottom). I might have stopped there, but I was inspired by some urban photos posted by Viktor Gerasimovski that have a wonderfully stylish mood.

Using his settings as a starting point, I began test shots, and with a few adjustments and start overs, I settled on a recipe that I found I was using most for landscapes and natural scenes. There is a lovely softness to it, and a pleasant muted tone to greens, which I find gives the overall image a relaxed and calming feel, even in bright conditions.

This recipe does use a fixed colour temperature, which might limit its use to daytime, but it’s a good companion when outdoors and definitely worth a try.

Great Plains Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Eterna/Cinema
Grain Effect	Weak, Small
Colour Chrome Effect	Strong
Colour Chrome Blue	Off
White Balance	6400K, +1 Red, +1 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR100
Highlights	+1
Shadows	‑1
Colour	0
Sharpness	0
ISO Noise Reduction	‑4
Clarity	0
EV Compensation	0

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July 28, 2022

Fuji Five-O, for Life on the Water

Classic Negative film simulation recipe

Fuji Five-O

As you’ll be able to tell by the number of beach and boats photos on this site, I live near the English coast, where are there is always something happening on the water. Whether this is sailing, swimming, a passing cruise ship, or the latest craze, SUP (or stand-up paddleboarding), it’s a good source of photographic subject matter.

With all that blue water around me, it’s natural that at least some of my recipes will be designed to work well for life on the water.This one, which I’ve called Fuji Five-O, brings out the blues in a scene, with creamy neutrals and, because it’s based on Classic Negative, those print style greens.

It uses a fixed colour temperature, negative clarity and soft tone curve, which adds to the aesthetic throughout the day, giving a pale softness to golden hour, and keeping blues prominent, which I personally really like.

Fuji Five-O Film Recipe Settings

Film Simulation	Classic Negative
Grain Effect	Weak, Small
Colour Chrome Effect	Off
Colour Chrome Blue	Weak
White Balance	5000K, ‑1 Red, ‑4 Blue
Dynamic Range	DR200
Highlights	‑1
Shadows	‑2
Colour	‑2
Sharpness	0
ISO Noise Reduction	‑4
Clarity	‑2
EV Compensation	+1/3