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One Last Word on Double Exposures

In-camera double exposure using the Mystery Chrome Recipe on my Fujifilm X-E4

After the Season 3 finale of SOOC Live earlier this month, where Fujifilm X-Photographer Nathalie Boucry and I discussed double exposure photography at length, I published an article entitled Film Simulation Recipes for Double Exposure Photography as a kind of wrap up of the topic. However, I realize that it was a rather mediocre conclusion. More needs to be said.

Thankfully, Nathalie did a much better job on her website than I ever could. She has a two-part series on this topic that is an essential must-read if you are interested in trying in-camera double exposures. Click here for Part 1, and click here for Part 2. Go ahead and click those links!

A side note about Nathalie’s blog… I Google searched “Fujifilm blog” today, and her’s made the first page of search results. That’s a big deal! I remember when Fuji X Weekly wasn’t even in the first 20 pages (yes, I wen’t through them all to see where I ranked…). When I made it onto the third page I was quite excited, and couldn’t believe the websites that I was placed near (all of which I thought were bigger and more established than my little blog). When I cracked Google’s first page, I was shocked, as I never imagined that it was possible for me. Nowadays I usually rank in the top three spots—often number one—for a “Fujifilm blog” search. Congrats to Nathalie for making it onto the first page! She’s really establishing herself as a top-tier voice in the Fujifilm community, and it’s an honor to cohost SOOC Live with her.

Film Simulation Recipe Cards

Posted on October 25, 2020 by Ritchie Roesch

There are almost 100 different film simulation recipes on Fuji X Weekly! One problem with having so many different recipes to choose from is that your Fujifilm camera can only save seven custom presets at a time. If there’s more than seven recipes that you regularly use, it can be inconvenient to keep track of your favorites, especially if you’re out-and-about photographing. One person’s solution is a recipe journal that’s kept in the camera bag for easy reference. A few people have created PDFs that can be accessed from a phone. But my favorite answer is this: Film Simulation Recipe Cards!

Fuji X Weekly reader Oleksii Prytuhin created credit-card-sized cards with his favorite film simulation recipes printed on them. They can be kept in a wallet for quick and easy reference. I love this! He printed them 86x54mm on thick paper with matte lamination. Really, I wish I had a box of Film Simulation Recipe Cards for every recipe, and I could pass them out to people who ask about my camera settings. Kind of like business cards. It’s such a neat idea!

The film simulation recipes that Oleksii created cards for are: Vintage Kodachrome (listed as Kodachrome 64, which is what the recipe is an early version of), Kodachrome II, Portra 400, Ilford HP5 Plus, Ilford Delta Push Process, Fujicolor Superia 800, Acros, CineStill 800T, Agfa Scala, Agfa Optima, Eterna, and Cine Teal. These are recipes that can be used on X-Trans III & X-Trans IV cameras. If you use any of these, there’s a Film Simulation Recipe Card for you!

Oleksii gave me permission to share the PDF with you. If you’re interested in printing these cards for yourself, click the download button below (which will open up the file and you can download it), and print them! I want to give Oleksii a big “thank you” for creating these and sharing them. I appreciate it! If you download and print the cards, let me know in the comments. Or, if you simply think this is a great idea, leave a little feedback. Thanks!

Download the Film Simulation Recipe Cards!

Update:
Oleksii sent me the film simulation recipe cards as JPEGs, to make it easier for those who want to add them to their phone. You can download a Word document that contains the JPEGs below. If you want to print them, the file above is what you want. If you just want to view them without printing, the file below might be better. Thanks, Oleksii!

Download the JPEGs here!

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