I have an upcoming project that requires the invention of a new Fujifilm Recipe. I’ll have more details on all that later, but the thing to know now is that I created a few different options, but there could only be one winner. This Avalon Ace Recipe is not the winner, it’s the runner up. I didn’t quite like it as much for the project as the one that won. In determining which Recipe would be chosen for the project, I used them all quite extensively (I have a lot of photos that I could include, this is only a small sampling). It was a tough choice. Even though this Recipe wasn’t the winner, I really like it, and I’m excited to share it with you!
I intended for the Avalon Ace Recipe to be especially great for travel photography, particularly coastal images with a lot of blue, and also European architecture. I wanted it to be analog-esque. I studied many film scans from various photographers who traveled across Europe—mostly (but not exclusively) Kodak stocks like Gold and Portra. While this Recipe isn’t specifically intended to mimic any one emulsion, the film-like character of the Recipe should be obvious. It should feel like you have an analog camera with you to document your journey.
The Avalon Ace Recipe is for fifth-generation Fujifilm cameras, which (as of this writing) are the X-H2s, X-H2, X-T5, X-S20, X100VI, X-T50, X-M5, X-E5, X-T30 III, GFX100 II, GFX100S II, and GFX100RF. There is a mix of X and GFX images in this article, but mostly GFX. One obvious difference is Grain. Fujifilm doesn’t scale their faux grain for sensor size, so Grain looks smaller and more fine on GFX than X-series, and it looks much more pronounced on the X half (you can’t use Recipes on the X half…). If you were shooting film, you would expect grain to be smaller and less pronounced on 120 film than 35mm, and you’d expect grain to be larger and more pronounced on 110 film than 35mm. If you think of GFX as medium-format film, X-series as 35mm, and the X half as 110 film, it’s easier to come to terms with the Grain difference between sensor sizes.
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. If you are a Fuji X Weekly App Patron subscriber, it’s available to you right now. Please note: currently there is a caching issue that seems to only affect Samsung Galaxy phones. I’m working on this problem, and will hopefully have it resolved soon. What it means is that if you have a Samsung Galaxy, it might not load the current data, and this Recipe might take days or even weeks to appear. Hopefully a fix will be ready in the coming days. I’m sorry for this issue.
Example photographs, all camera-made JPEGs using this Avalon Ace Film Simulation Recipe on a Fujifilm X-E5, GFX100S II and GFX100RF:
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Hi Ritchie, there must be some mistake… I can’t find this on the app, while 1971 Kodak is listed as a patron recipe…
Try tapping Gear then Refresh Recipes. If that doesn’t resolve it, let me know.
It didn’t work…. 1971 kodak still has the shutter icon while Avalon is not listed
Are you on a Samsung Galaxy by chance?
No, it’s a nothing phone 1
Can you send me an email or DM me on IG?
Hey Ritchie
If this isn’t the winner then I can only imagine the look of what the winner would bring. This looks really good and the shots are awesome. Well done!
Thank you very much for your kindness 😀
Hi Ritchie, thank you for the recipe. The look it creates is interesting. I tried it on my photos from Europe and got some nice results. Considering its blue cast, I also tested it on mountain photos with a lot of snow, and it worked quite well.
At the same time, I’ve been trying to find a recipe that works best in snowy conditions, but I haven’t found an ideal option yet. Could you share any recipe names that suit this kind of environment: mountains, heavy snow, fir trees in the frame, and strong high-altitude sunlight with lots of reflected light?
Living in Arizona, I don’t have the opportunity to photograph in snow very often. Here’s an older article from when I lived in Utah a number of years back:
https://fujixweekly.com/2021/12/16/creative-collective-010-14-film-simulation-recipes-for-snow-photography/
I have seen some amazing snow photographs captured with Pacific Blues, but I think it depends on the lighting conditions.
Thank you for the article-it is definitely worth reading in detail. I also tried Kodachrome 64, and it looks very pleasant to the eye. It was not mentioned in the article, but Fujicolor NPS 160 Pulled also gives an interesting look and feel.
Do you consider adding a Snow category to the Fuji X Weekly app?
I also realized that photographing snow in Arizona is not very practical. I live in the south of Kazakhstan, near the mountains, where we have plenty of snow in winter. If you ever need photos with snow, I would be happy to help.
I appreciate your kind offer! It would be quite the project, but probably worthwhile, to add snow to the Categories. Maybe I need to take an extended trip up north this winter.