FUJIFILM FILM SIMULATION MODES
Give your Fujifilm RAW files retro film looks within Lightroom
One of the most popular aspects of Fujifilm cameras is that you can apply Film Simulation Modes to your JPEGs as you shoot. These mimic popular Fujifilm emulsions to give an analogue look and feel to digital images. When applying these Film Simulation Modes in-camera the process is simple, and you’ll be glad to hear it’s just as easy, if not much better, to apply them to your Fujifilm RAW files in Adobe Lightroom Classic.
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LENS CORRECTIONS First things first, Lens Corrections were applied to remove vignetting and to be able to start with the corrected image so that Exposure adjustments potentially wouldn’t need to be made if these were applied later in the editing process. Alternatively, this can be left off if you prefer.
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APPLY A PROFILE At the top of the Basic panel, click on the Profile dropdown menu that’s set to Adobe Color by default and select Browse. This will open the Color Matching profiles which are the Fujifilm Film Simulation Modes where you can select the desired option. Classic Chrome V2 was used here.
3BASIC ADJUSTMENTS Once the Film Simulation Mode has been applied you can now begin manual processing. For this shot there’s a slight magenta cast so Tint was reduced from 25 to 21 to eliminate it. Contrast was then increased using the Medium Contrast preset on the Tone Curve.
4There’s a small amount of detail loss in the shadows and highlights so Highlights were set to -35 and Shadows to +20. To combat a loss of midtone contrast and to make the image much more ‘punchy’, Whites were set to +40 and Blacks to -11 while holding down the Alt key to show clipping.
5This was a particularly simple image to process with the Film Simulation mode controlling the colour in the shot. To finish off, Clarity was set to +15 to apply a small amount of midtone contrast which will accentuate detail and can make the image look slightly sharper as a result.