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 →
“1979” – A Vintage Look. (Film Simulation for X-T1 and more)
“1979” Recipe Settings BASE FILM SIMULATION: Astia DYNAMIC RANGE: DR400WHITE BALANCE: 6300KCOLOR: -2SHARPNESS: -2HIGHLIGHT TONE: -2SHADOW TONE: -2NOISE REDUCTION: -2 Although I like my Gold Leaf recipe it’s a bit too extreme to use regularly. I created this “1979” recipe to be a look that you can walk around with shooting all kinds of situations... Continue Reading →
“GOLD LEAF 1” – A Fujifilm X-T1 Film Simulation Recipe
Westerns. Desert landscapes. Sunsets.These were all running through my mind when I was creating this recipe. Just like with some of my other recipes this film simulation recipe doesn’t mimic any specific film stock.This look is a bit extreme in a few aspects compared to most 35mm film stocks. The white balance setting is the... Continue Reading →
“COBALT” – A Fujfilm X-T1 Film Simulation Recipe
Up until now every film simulation recipe I’ve created has had an associated YouTube video on my channel. I’ve waited to share each recipe until I’ve felt like I shot enough samples and recorded a video for it. Starting with this “COBALT” recipe I’m going to start posting recipes more often regardless if I have... Continue Reading →
Fujifilm Creative Collective
Hey! Well I created yet another Fujifilm Facebook group. This one is more broad. It’s for anyone using any Fujifilm gear to create content with. A lot of groups are designed for users of a specific camera line. (Like my X-T1 group) This one is for any Fuji user or anyone who wants to be... Continue Reading →
“BLEACH WASH 1” – Fujifilm X-T1 Film Simulation Recipe
This “BLEACH WASH” is inspired by the cinematic bleach bypass look as well as the new ETERNA Bleach Bypass simulation built into the X-T4. The X-T1 doesn’t have the capabilities to get this look exactly like those classic bleach bypass films but I used those for inspiration. Take a look at some image samples and... Continue Reading →
New Fujifilm X-T1 Facebook Group
I really enjoy these Fujifilm related Facebook groups so I decided to create one strictly for X-T1 owners. We can share tips, recipes, photo samples, etc. if you’re a X-T1 owner or are thinking about picking one up, join us on FB! If you’re not on Facebook and would still like to participate in the... Continue Reading →
Pergear 25mm f/1.8 Lens Review
One of the huge benefits of using a crop sensor system is the selection of small affordable lenses. Over the past few months I’ve seen a few reviews on lenses from Pergear on YouTube. I heard a lot of good things in those reviews so I bought a couple of Pergear lenses to try out... Continue Reading →
Is The Fujifilm X-T1 Still Good In 2021?
Fujifilm X-T1 Graphite Silver Edition with Fujifilm XF 35mm f.20 Is the X-T1 in still good in 2021? If you browse YouTube enough you’ll find a ton of videos based on that kind of question. Since I recently picked up an X-T1 on the used market I decided to make my own version of that... Continue Reading →