Pear Blossom – Farmington, UT – Fujifilm X-T30 “Polaroid II”
I was recently viewing vintage Polaroid pictures online while conducting research for my “original” Polaroid film simulation recipe, and I stumbled across one picture in particular that caught my attention. It was dark, contrasty, with low saturation and a blue-purple color cast. I really liked the way that this picture looked. After digging a little deeper I discovered that this wasn’t a real Polaroid, but a digital image given a Polaroid aesthetic using a VSCO preset (I’m not sure which one). I set out to recreate that look in-camera, and that’s how this “Polaroid II” recipe came to be.
This isn’t a recipe that I would use all of the time, but it’s interesting sometimes. It’s actually somewhat similar to my Expired Eterna recipe. It’s not terribly far off from my Bleach Bypass recipe, either. If you like those two, you might also appreciate this one. In the right situations, this recipe will give you a vintage analogue look with just the right range of expression. This recipe is compatible with all X-Trans IV cameras.
Eterna
Dynamic Range: DR100
Highlight: +4
Shadow: +4
Color: -3
Noise Reduction: -4
Sharpness: -4
Grain Effect: Strong
Color Chrome Effect: Strong
White Balance: Shade, +4 Red & +6 Blue
ISO: Auto, up to ISO 6400
Exposure Compensation: 0 to -1 (typically)
Example photographs, all camera-made JPEGs using this “Polaroid II” recipe on my Fujifilm X-T30:
Buildings in Park City – Park City, UT – Fujifilm X-T30
Directv – Farmington, UT – Fujifilm X-T30
Roofs in a Row – Farmington, UT – Fujifilm X-T30
Slope – Farmington, UT – Fujifilm X-T30
Pine Tree & Cloud – Park City, UT – Fujifilm X-T30
White Tree – Farmington, UT – Fujifilm X-T30
Pear Bloom – Farmington, UT – Fujifilm X-T30
Veiled Peak – Farmington, UT – Fujifilm X-T30
You – Farmington, UT – Fujifilm X-T30
You II – Farmington, UT – Fujifilm X-T30
Kitchen Succulent – Farmington, UT – Fujifilm X-T30
Map & Leaves – Farmington, UT – Fujifilm X-T30
Young Barista – Farmington, UT – Fujifilm X-T30
The Joy of Writing – Farmington, UT – Fujifilm X-T30
Girl with Blue Bow – Farmington, UT – Fujifilm X-T30
See also: Film Simulation Recipes
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There interesting thing I found about this Recipe VS the Polaroid V1 recipe is the colors remind me of the Polaroid 600 when in different conditions. When the 600 film is in cold conditions it presents a purple/green hues. When its in warmer conditions it produces Orange/Blue hues.
It’s interesting how the temperature affects it like that. I appreciate the observation!