Soft Vintage Glow

This recipe builds on Fujifilm’s Classic Chrome film simulation, known for its muted tones and a nostalgic atmosphere reminiscent of Kodachrome. This recipe softens highlights and shadows to reduce harsh contrasts and preserve detail, while boosting colour and shifting white balance to create a warm tone by increasing the reds and reducing blues significantly. A subtle addition of grain provides a tactile, film-like texture.

Overall, this recipe emphasizes a richly toned, vintage-cinematic look with smooth details and pronounced colour depth, without harsh contrasts. The strong colour chrome effects accentuate colour nuances, while reduced clarity and modest grain promote an organic, film-like softness that complements Classic Chrome’s subdued base palette. This recipe is especially suited for daylight outdoor scenes with varied lighting conditions.

  • Classic Chrome

  • Dynamic Range: DR400

  • Highlight: -2

  • Shadow: -2

  • Colour: +3

  • High ISO NR -4

  • Sharpness: 0

  • Clarity: -3

  • Grain Effect: Weak, Small

  • Colour Chrome Effect: Strong

  • Colour Chrome Effect Blue: Strong

  • White Balance: Daylight, +4 Red, -5 Blue

  • ISO: Auto (minimum of 500)

Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia. Calm harbour with a small white and red boat docked, houses along the shoreline, and a clear sky during sunset.
Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia. A seaside house with white wooden siding, a shingled roof, surrounded by a wooden fence, with birds flying overhead at sunset.
Peggy's Point Lighthouse, Nova Scotia, with the sky displaying soft orange and pink hues over the ocean.
Houses on a rocky shoreline in Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia. Calm water at sunset with clear sky.
Structures at Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, during sunset, with the sun near the horizon and reflected on the water.
Peggy's Point Lighthouse in the distance at sunset, with colourful Adirondack chairs and wooden tables in the foreground.