Nature Awaits | Oktar Sony Film Simulation Recipe
Here are a couple JPEGs from my last year mountain trip, all shot on Oktar Sony Film Simulation Picture Profile.
Since many people will first look on the Blog for Film Simulation Samples, I am transferring this article posted on the Forum last year.
This normally would be a #freshlybaked series, because this was my first time taking the Oktar Sony Film Simulation for a spin, so of course there will also be some sunky colors (not so nice colors) going on over the image. Since these photos were taken, many upgrades came to this picture profile, color and tones being calibrated. The main upgrades being higher saturation, corrected colors and skin tones. You'll see what I am talking about in the following images.
The Oktar Film Simulation was designed to be a Picture Profile characterized by harsh crunchy tonalities and cold desaturated colors.
I personally love the Greens and the Blues on this Sony Film Simulation, but I'd like the images to speak for themselves, so let's check them out.
Also important detail!
Just because I've taken some mountain shots with this Sony Picture Profile, doesn't mean this Film Simulation is to be used only in nature contexts. Be creative, use it on your own terms.
Straight Out Of Camera, Exported Websize in Capture One
This one was shot purposefully at higher kelvin for the Dramatique Effect
Morning Shot
Looks pretty cool out of camera
With the first version, the yellows were a bit too shifted towards green, resulting into yucky lime colors. Unfortunately while hiking, I didn't notice that only by looking into the camera EVF, so I kept taking photos without any correction.
Highlights were way too crushed, and yellows too lifted, making skin tones roll off unnaturally bright when over exposed. Both factors were corrected in upcoming updates.
â–²I like the crunchy desaturated look from the photo above, but The beta version of Oktar was too desaturated which made skin tones unpleasant. It needed a bit more life to it, so in newer versions saturation was lifted, and it will look more like the following shotâ–¼
A lot better if you ask me.
Nowadays, Oktar has gone through a couple updates and modifications, each further refining it for more pleasing colors and tonalities.
What do you think of this Sony Film Simulation Recipe?
Would you use it?
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