Category: Digital Photography
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“CINEMETRO” – FILM SIMULATION RECIPE
“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…
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“SILVER CYAN” – Film Simulation Recipe
“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…
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“REMNANT NEGATIVE” – FILM SIMULATION RECIPE (BASED ON ETERNA)
“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…
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“PATINA PASTEL” – Film Simulation Recipe (Created on my X-H1)
“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…
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“DOWNTOWN TRAFFIC” – FILM SIMULATION RECIPE
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…
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“LUMINESCENT” – Film Simulation Recipe (Created on the Fujifilm X-T1)
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…
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FUJIFILM X-H2 – MY PREDICTIONS
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…
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“CITY TEAL” – Film Simulation Recipe (Created on the Fujifilm X-T1)
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…
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Last minute gift idea? (Fujifilm X-E3)
Just wanted to give you guys a heads up that it looks like Amazon has some X-E3s in stock. At $499 brand new it’s an amazing buy. I hope some of you are able to grab one! Happy Holidays! https://amzn.to/2KQfnMM (affiliate link)
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“GRAY DARK” – A B&W Film Simulation Recipe
“GRAY DARK” RECIPE SETTINGS BASE FILM SIMULATION: MONOCHROME R FILTERDYNAMIC RANGE: DR200WHITE BALANCE: AUTOCOLOR: n/aSHARPNESS: -2HIGHLIGHT TONE: 0SHADOW TONE: -2NOISE REDUCTION: -2 Here is yet another B&W film simulation recipe for the X-T1 (X-Trans II Sensor). I went out on a street photography walk recently and before I went out I wanted to choose a…