A couple of weeks ago I decided to trade in a handful of photography gear to trim my collection of stuff down a bit. With my trade-ins I was able to get a Fujifilm X-T4. I didn't originally set out to get one but it just worked out. This camera was on my wishlist for... Continue Reading →
"E6XD" BASE FILM SIMULATION: VELVIADYNAMIC RANGE: DR400HIGHLIGHT: +1SHADOW: -2COLOR: -2WHITE BALANCE: 5600KWB SHIFT: R: 3, B: 3NOISE REDUCTION: -2SHARPENING: -2 Some recipes I create seem really subtle and often times takes some before and after comparisons to see the difference between the recipe and the original. "E6XD" is one of those recipes. I wanted to... Continue Reading →
"CINEMETRO" BASE FILM SIMULATION: CLASSIC CHROMEDYNAMIC RANGE: DR100HIGHLIGHT: -1SHADOW: -2COLOR: -4WHITE BALANCE: AUTOWB SHIFT: R: -7, B: -6NOISE REDUCTION: -4SHARPENING: +1GRAIN EFFECT: STRONG This recipe has one of the most analog film vibes of any recipe I've created so far. It's not like any specific film but definitely reminds me of a few old school... Continue Reading →
"SILVER CYAN" BASE FILM SIMULATION: PRO Neg HiDYNAMIC RANGE: DR100HIGHLIGHT:-2SHADOW:-1COLOR:+2WHITE BALANCE: 5300KWB SHIFT: R: -4, B:6NOISE REDUCTION:0SHARPENING:+4GRAIN EFFECT: WEAK This recipe was created on my X-H1 but you should be able recreate the main aspects of it on many of the X-Series cameras. The key parts being the base film sim, the WB and WB... Continue Reading →
"REMNANT NEGATIVE" BASE FILM SIMULATION: ETERNADYNAMIC RANGE: DR400HIGHLIGHT: 0SHADOW: -2COLOR: -4WHITE BALANCE: AUTO WBWB SHIFT: R 5, B -6NOISE REDUCTION: -4SHARPENING: 0GRAIN EFFECT: {OFF} *OR ADD FOR TEXTURE My X-H1 as well as some other cameras from Fujifilm have the Eterna simulation built in. Although I've used this for video I haven't shot many stills... Continue Reading →
"PATINA PASTEL" BASE FILM SIMULATION: Classic Chrome DYNAMIC RANGE: DR200 HIGHLIGHT: 1 SHADOW: -2 COLOR: -4 WHITE BALANCE: AUTO WB WB SHIFT: R 2, B -5 NOISE REDUCTION: -4 SHARPENING: 1 GRAIN EFFECT: {OFF} This is my latest recipe based on Classic Chrome. I was just playing around with some variations on some vintage looks... Continue Reading →
I'm keeping this blog entry for this recipe short and sweet. I wanted to create a new B&W recipe that would look good in both daylight and night settings. I love shooting neon signs in B&W and thought it might be cool to see how something like this would do with that. I also wanted... Continue Reading →
This is my first recipe that I created specifically with night street photography in mind. This mimics no specific film stock but shares a couple of elements of some color film stock that has been used for similar scenes. This recipe works great with artificial lighting that you find in city street scenes. But because... Continue Reading →
The Fujifilm X-H1 was released in 2018 and it seems like its successor is right around the corner. Almost immediately after a new piece of gear is announced the speculation starts about what they left out and what features they might add in the next iteration. The X-H1 was no different. A wishlist of features... Continue Reading →
This "CITY TEAL" recipe was a result of just a bit of experimenting. I don't think I would have thought specifically about trying a look like this if I had not stumbled upon it. It's a little bit of a cold look but the green tint helps give blue sky a teal vibe with certain... Continue Reading →
Craig Bergonzoni 