Saffron Static: A Fujifilm X100V Film Recipe (In-Camera JPEG + Lightroom/RAW Guide)

Edward Leung
9 hours ago
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Orange Lisbon alleyway between tall buildings with overlaid text Saffron Static and Fujifilm recipe, warm moody tones. — Warm golden hues envelop the quaint alleyways of Lisbon’s Alfama, captured with a Fujifilm X100V and enhanced in Lightroom, creating a rich contrast against the cooler sky.

Before-and-after view of a narrow Lisbon Alfama street with orange buildings, sun flare, and text Saffron Static and BEFORE/AFTER — "Street in Lisbon's Alfama district bathed in warm, nostalgic hues using the Saffron Static Fujifilm X100V film recipe for enhanced mood and charm."

Before-and-after photo of Pompeii ruins with warm saffron tones, showing stone arches, columns, grass, and trees; text reads Before/After — Ancient ruins of Pompeii are brought to life with the "Saffron Static" film recipe, showcasing a vivid transformation from the natural before to an intensified after, highlighting the rich textures and vibrant colors of the historic site.

Split before/after of a barred Lisbon window with orange pumpkins, white bucket, weathered stone, and Saffron Static title. — Before and after comparison of a window scene in Lisbon's Alfama district, highlighting enhanced colors and textures with the "Saffron Static" filter using a Fujifilm X100V film recipe.

A punchier, warm/cool street recipe

Saffron Static was built after a street photo I came across of a gilded monument catching the last light against a cool sky, with overhead wires tangled across the frame. This recipe leans into a higher-contrast, more vivid documentary rendering than this archive's softer Classic Chrome recipes, for scenes where a warm subject needs to separate cleanly from a cooler background without losing the grit of the street itself.

Fujifilm X100V Film Recipe

Setting	Value
Film Simulation	Pro Neg Hi
Dynamic Range	DR400
Highlight Tone	+1
Shadow Tone	-1
Color	+2
Sharpness	0
Noise Reduction	-2
Grain Effect	Weak, Small
Color Chrome Effect	Weak
Color Chrome FX Blue	Weak
White Balance	Auto, R+3 / B-3
ISO	Auto (200-6400)
Exposure Comp.	-1/3

Lightroom Preset (JPEG / RAW)

Setting	Value
Profile	Adobe Color
Exposure	-0.15
Contrast	+20
Highlights	-45
Shadows	+20
Whites	-8
Blacks	-5
Temperature	+12
Tint	+3
Vibrance	+18
Saturation	+4
Clarity	+15
Dehaze	+6
Vignette	-15

Tone Curve

A moderate S-curve -- deeper darks and a controlled highlight roll-off -- for a punchier, more graphic contrast than this archive's softer recipes. Highlights: slight decrease. Lights: slight increase. Darks: moderate decrease. Shadows: slight increase.

HSL / Color Mixer

Red hue 0 / sat +10. Orange hue -5 / sat +20 (deepens the gilded tones). Yellow hue -10 / sat +15. Green hue 0 / sat -10. Aqua hue -5 / sat +15 (enriches the teal sky). Blue hue +5 / sat +10 / luminance -5. Purple hue 0 / sat -5. Magenta hue 0 / sat -5.

Split Toning

Highlights: hue 45, saturation 12 (warm gold). Shadows: hue 205, saturation 10 (cool blue-teal). Balance: -5.

Detail

Sharpening -- Amount 45, Radius 1.0, Detail 30, Masking 10. Noise Reduction -- Luminance 8, Detail 55, Contrast 0, Color 20, Color Detail 55, Smoothness 50.

Calibration

Red primary hue 0 / saturation +5. Green primary hue -5 / saturation -5. Blue primary hue +5 / saturation +5.

Three frames from Lisbon's Alfama alleys and the ruins of Pompeii were used to build this recipe's carousel -- a sun-flared terracotta street, a row of ancient columns against a hard blue sky, and a barred market window full of texture.