Over at our Fujifilm film simulation group, there is a new recipe that is taking the Fujifilm community by storm: Classic Cuban Negative.
Originally crafted by member Osan (IG: @osanbilgi), his recipe is harvesting likes and praise at our group.
Other members have already dialed it into their camera, such as fellow member stu here, who also made a YouTube video about it that you can check out below.
The film simulation is quite flexible and works well on a variety of settings, but shines best in street photography.
Osan has also made a couple of variations to the original recipe, such as CubanAce Recipe and Cuban Street Neg (similar to Classic Cuban Negative but a bit more subtle and easier on skin tones, hence more suited for shots with people in scene).
You can check out all the images of Osan here, as well as the recipe.
But for those, who are not part of the film simulation group, here is the recipe:
Classic Cuban Neg Recipe:
File Type: Jpeg
Image Size: L 3:2
Image Quality: Fine
Dynamic Range: 400% D-Range Priority: Off
Film Sim: Classic Negative
Grain Effect: Strong, Large Color Chrome Effect: Strong Color Chrome Blue Effect: Strong White-balance: Auto
WB Shift: R:4 B:-5
Highlights: -2
Shadows: +1
NR: -4
Color: +4
Sharpness: 0
Clarity: -4
Color Space: sRBG
Cuban Street Neg: (more subtle and better suited for shots with people in the scene)
File Type: Jpeg
Image Size: L 3:2
Image Quality: Fine
Dynamic Range: 400% D-Range Priority: Off
Film Sim: Classic Negative
Grain Effect: Strong, Large Color Chrome Effect: off
Color Chrome Blue Effect: Strong
White-balance: Auto
WB Shift: R:3 B: 5
Highlights: -2
Shadows: +1.5
NR: -4
Color: -2
Sharpness: 0
Clarity: -4
Color Space: sRBG
CubanAce Recipe:
File Type: Jpeg
Image Size: L 3:2
Image Quality: Fine
Dynamic Range: 400%
D-Range Priority: Off
Film Sim: Reala Ace
Grain Effect: Strong, Large
Color Chrome Effect: Strong
Color Chrome Blue Effect: Strong
White-balance: Auto
WB Shift: R:4 B:-5
Highlights: -2
Shadows: +1.5
NR: -4
Color: +1
Sharpness: 0
Clarity: -4
Color Space: sRBG