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Straight Out Of Camera

I’ve always been drawn to dark, crunchy, gritty images with bite: contrast-heavy, and bold. Sure, soft, buttery images with rich saturation have their place, but \i find myself often leaning towards another style. Sometimes I crush my blacks. And yeah, I know that’s controversial. I’m not always after 16+ stops of dynamic range in my videos, because that kind of smoothness doesn’t always help the story. I’m not chasing a clean, cinematic gloss. I’m chasing grit. I’m trying to

One of my favorite black-and-white film recipes, aside from X-Tarr—which is arguably the deepest film simulation you’ll find across any camera brand, even deeper than Fuji—is the CineStill BwXX. Many people don’t realize just how powerful Sony’s Picture Profile menu can be, especially when it comes to crafting black-and-white film recipes. In fact, Sony truly outshines Fuji with its Color Depth options - and that's what allows us to create complex black-and-white simulations.

Very interesting request from one user, was the Cinestill X Film Simulation. First time hearing about it and the image samples are quite amazing, so I was thrilled to start working on this new custom Sony Picture profile. The Cinestill X is a high density black n white film simulation recipe, meaning it will render the deepest tones you can possibly get from any Sony camera. The images coming straight out of camera are quite amazing and unique, making this film recipe one of

Chroma Fade Sony Film Simulation Recipe Kodak T-Max and Chroma Fade are my favorite Black & White Sony Film Simulations, and why is that? They are both similar, having crunchy subdued tonalities, which will sprinkle your images with a specific allure. But the Chroma Fade is probably the film simulation recipe with most compressed tonalities, with highlights maxing out at around 75% and shadows being faded rendering creamy smooth transitions from mid tones to shadows, this Son

Kodak Tri-X 400 Sony Film Simulation Picture Profile Settings This one is truly special. The Kodak Tri-X Sony Film Simulation will take you back in the old days of shooting film. Grittiness and Punchy faded contrast, it's all you need. If I would have to choose only one Black & White Film Simulation Recipe, it would definitely be the Kodak Tri-X Film. No Black n White Film Simulation can compete with this recipe. With crushed and faded shadows, and with smooth Highlight Roll-

2026 EDIT: Starting with the a7V, Sony remove the Color Depth Option completely, making it less advanced in black and white photography, so you won't get the same results as intended. I haven't forgotten about all the B&W shooters out there! I felt like there weren't enough Black & White Film Simulation Recipes, so I put together a couple more to round out the set. With these new Sony simulations, it’s honestly never been easier to match your Sony camera with a Fuji for a tot

In the following article, I will be talking about workaholism while showcasing the T-Max 100 film recipe. This will be a more personal blog article. Kodak T-Max 100 Black & White Sony Film Simulation Recipe - using Sony's Picture Profile Menu Some days I simply open my eyes and I instantly feel highly stressed. To the point I feel frozen in bed with no motivation to wake up. All because I keep thinking of the things that I have to do. I have a never ending to-do list, which

This whole year we focused on getting better film like color straight out of Sony cameras, and we saw it's possible. We saw that just by better understanding our camera functions and menu's, we could achieve more, we can get what nobody thought it would be possible. Great color out of Sony cameras. I've replicated the Fuji Eterna Film Simulation, Fujifilm Classic Chrome, Classic Negative, Kodachrome 64 which was without any questions my most difficult challenge yet so far, re