I have a box in my closet filled with old photos. Some are from my or my wife’s childhood in the ’80’s and ’90’s. Some are from early in our marriage. Some are of my oldest daughter when she was a baby. Many of these pictures are from point-and-shoot film cameras, like QuickSnap or Kodak FunSaver disposable cameras, which were developed at one-hour photo labs. These express photo labs used to be everywhere, but nowadays they’re pretty rare. I was looking through the photo box recently, reminiscing on old times, and I was captivated by the aesthetic of some of the pictures.
The images that caught my attention were in a few different envelopes, but the commonality is that they were captured with Fujicolor Superia 400 film on a QuickSnap camera, and printed on Fujicolor Chrystal Archive paper at Ritz photo in Tucson, Arizona. During that time, Ritz was the photo store that I most commonly visited, so it makes sense that I’d drop off film for one-hour development while I purchased some rolls for my Pentax K1000 (the “real” camera I had at that time). This Recipe, which I’ve called 1-Hour Photo, is modeled after the aesthetic of those prints—not so much the look from the lens, but the colors and tonality. I suppose a Dispo-lens (or something like that) would further the look. Also, I sometimes used flash on my X100VI.
This is a Fuji X Weekly App Early-Access Recipe, which means that it is currently only available to App Patrons; however, in time it will be available to everyone. The Early-Access Recipes have been backlogged, remaining restricted much longer than I want them to be. For example, the Recipe that this one replaces has been on the App for two years now, available only to subscribers. Last year I started a series in hopes to rectify this problem, creating a new Early-Access Recipe with each Film Simulation. I got Provia and Velvia knocked out without too much trouble, then got stuck on Astia for awhile. I’m still working on the Classic Chrome Recipe, but completed Classic Negative first; instead of waiting to release this, I decided to skip Classic Chrome for the moment, and get this one out. If you are a Fuji X Weekly App Patron subscriber, it’s available to you right now.
This 1-Hour Photo Recipe is compatible with all fifth-generation models, which (as of this writing) are the Fujifilm X-H2s, X-H2, X-T5, X-S20, X100VI, X-T50, X-M5, X-E5, and X-T30 III models. You can use it on fourth-generation cameras, too; however, it will render slightly different. It’s also compatible with newer GFX models like the GFX100 II, GFX100S II, and GFX100RF.
Example photographs, all camera-made JPEGs using this 1-Hour Photo Film Simulation Recipe on my Fujifilm X100VI, X-E5, and X-T5:
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Nice recipe Ritchie. Well done 👍👌
I appreciate that! 😀
One of the best I’ve seen. Well done!
Thank you so much 😀
I love that look. Awesome collection of photographs! Will definitely give this a go!
Thank you so much! 😀
Roadrunner, lol, memories of bugs bunny. BEEP BEEP. Need to try this one, thanks
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A couple of years back, my older son, Jon, came to me and excitedly said, “Dad, you won’t believe what I just saw: a coyote chasing a roadrunner!”
Interestingly, and only slightly related, when Bugs Bunny says, “I knew I should’ve taken that left turn at Albuquerque.” That relates to a weird quirk that existed on Route 66 in the city, where on old alignment of the highway crossed with a newer alignment, and the signage still existed for the old route. So, if you made the wrong turn, you might end up on a very long backtrack and not even realize it.
Hey im a really big fan of your recipes, Im going to a wrestling tournament in a about a week and I was wondering if you had any recommendations on recipes to use.
Thanks
A lot will depend on the lighting. I photographed an outdoor wrestling match that was at night, and it was definitely challenging. I think an AWB Recipe will be the safest. Reggie’s Portra, Cinematic Film, Reala Ace (the Classic Negative Recipe), Fujicolor Super HG v2, Timeless Negative are all options that could potentially work well. You might consider programming several different ones (even a couple non-AWB Recipes, such as Kodachrome 64), and testing them out as soon as you get there, to see which works best with the light situation.
Really nice recipe! Thank you!
I was wondering what is the difference on a XT30II as it has an older sensor? Could not be that big?
There are some small differences, but the main is how deeply the color blue is rendered. On the X-T30 II, it won’t be quite as deep. It’s something you might not care about or even notice, so feel free to try this Recipe on that camera.