- https://lifeunintended.com/articles/my-favorite-fujifilm-film-simulation-settings/
- https://www.sharkandpalm.com/photography-tips/fuji-film-simulations-best-recipes-for-portraits-street-landscape-and-more
- https://fujixweekly.com/recipes/
- https://www.jmpeltier.com/fujifilm-film-simulation-differences/
Contrast | Saturation | Characteristics | Common uses | |
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Provia | Medium | Medium | True colors with no intented color casts. | Can really be used for anything. |
Astia | Medium | Medium | The softness mostly only occurs in the skin tones where they're desaturated. | Common uses: For portraits. |
Velvia | High | High | The saturation is high, especially in the purples, blues, oranges ,and greens - landscape & sky colors. | For landscapes and nature photography. Look better just slightly underexposed. |
Classic chrome | Medium-High | Low | Color casts are mostly neutralized, desaturating purples and greens, though there is a hue shift towards cyan | For documentary and street photographer. It is also used by landscape photographers who want some muted, neutral color to subdue the scene. |
Pro neg std | Low | Medium-Low | Lower contrast and the colors are less saturated also, especially in the skin tones. | For indoor portraits. |
Pro neg hi | Medium | Medium-Low | The higher-contrast version of Pro neg std -> deepens the colors slightly. | For outdoor portraits. |
Classic neg | Medium-High | Medium | It’s a bit like CLASSIC CHROME but instead of a “cooler” shift towards cyan, it has a “warmer” shift towards red. | For documentary and photojournalism, also work great for outdoor portraits. |
Acros | Medium | Medium | It is completely different from "monochrome". Get a lot of texture in the highlights and retain details in the shadows. | |
Eterna | Low | Low | It is a very soft film simulation with low contrast. | For cinematographers though the style also suits a number of still photographers as well |