I am presenting my latest and also last digital filter in the Kodak Wratten series, the "PictureFX Creative - Kodak Wratten 82A." This LUT (Look-Up Table) is inspired by the original Kodak Wratten 82A glass filter, a classic tool in the photography and film industry. The Kodak Wratten 82A was traditionally used to correct warm... Continue Reading →
The new PictureFX Channel Swap for IR Lut is designed for enhancing photos taken with infrared (IR) filters like 550nm, 590nm, 665nm, and 720nm. Simply load your IR picture into your preferred image editor, apply the PictureFX Lut, and fine-tune settings like White Balance and Contrast for desired effects. Perfect for transforming your IR shots... Continue Reading →
I've been into this story since 2010, starting with Ufraw for Raw photos and Rawtherapee. Trey Radcliff's stunning photos and Nik Efex opened up a new world. I began creating presets for Rawtherapee, inspired by Pat David's Haldcluts. PictureFX Haldcluts launched around 2015. In 2020, I switched to Fuji, diving into .Cube Luts for color... Continue Reading →
Infrared pictures always have something special, I think, but using real IR film to create them can be quite cumbersome. That's why there's this PictureFX digital Film Simulation - and as always, it's FREE ! Like with many Film Simulations, it looks great on one picture but not so much on another. So, it's all... Continue Reading →
Last Updated : April 28, 2024 - Transformed this post into a page, you can find it at the top of the menu. April 5, 2024New Lut added : PictureFX Lac du Connemara - Rugged, Rich and Earthy ! January 26, 2024Start and publish of a new PictureFX page.Most downloaded Luts added. Added page to... Continue Reading →
The use of LUTs is also, and perhaps especially, known in cinematography, much more than in digital photography. Many people want their footage to look like well-known blockbuster films, and the variety of LUTs of this type is overwhelming. The problem is mainly that they all strongly resemble each other, and the used names are... Continue Reading →
As mentioned earlier this week, there was a problem with uploading on FreshLuts, but it has been successfully resolved. You can now download the latest PictureFX Leica M8 Camera Black and White from FreshLuts! To access the download page, simply click here. Compatibility with different software packages includes :Adobe Photoshop CS6 and up (Cube)After Effects... Continue Reading →
The Leica M8 remains a highly desirable camera, and it's not just because of its color capabilities; it appears that its Black & White output is particularly sought after. If you're interested in discovering more about this, I can certainly suggest checking out the links provided below. Joshua Wilfred Sekar wrote "An Unlimited Roll of... Continue Reading →
Intro : Why I created a Lut to simulate the Leica M8 camera jpg output ?Well, although the Leica M8 was not initially regarded as the best Leica camera, it eventually gained popularity and became highly sought after, partly due to its relatively attractive price. Many photographers aspire to shoot with a Leica at some... Continue Reading →
Nowadays you can find loads of free Luts - 3DLuts .Cube format as used in Adobe, Luminar, Darktable ON1 etc…How great would it be if you could just use it in Rawtherapee Film Simulation !But, no, unfortunately not.Rawtherapee can only work with PNG HaldCluts.But wait !There is a simple solution!The Vertopal Free Online ConverterHere you... Continue Reading →
The Luts and the Style : The last two Luts from the PictureFX J.S Style series, Purple and Pink Ethereal.I was searching for photos of Bluebells when I first discovered Jo's Ethereal photos, they were the first thing I really liked about her remarkable style. These photos eventually led me to Flickr and then to... Continue Reading →
PictureFX J.S. Style Mystical Dusk is the more dark and gloomy version of the style found on Jo Stephen's website.But as written before, the result depends very much on the chosen photo and its color pattern.If you have visited Jo's website you will most likely have also read about ICM - intentional camera movement.You can... Continue Reading →
My new Lut Update - PictureFX J.S. Style Wildflowers - is a Film Simulation/Style that gives a color palette and tonal partition specially intended for nature shots, wild flowers, etc J.S. style stands for the style of Jo Stephen, a North Dorset based photographer. I could write a lot about her but better if you... Continue Reading →
What is Kodak Aerochrome and what was it used for.The first versions of infrared film date back to the time of the First World War for spectroscopic analysis.In the 1930s it was made commercially available and quickly became very popular among photographers, and it was also used in the news for landscape and aerial photos,... Continue Reading →
A new update for the "The Largest Collection of HaldClut/Luts brought together". Interested in Infrared Photography?A digital dedicated camera is too expensive,and 35mm IR film is too much hassle ?Well, then here you have a very nice series of .Cube files with which you can still get started, and make beautiful Infra Red creations..Cube files can... Continue Reading →
Surprise !Not one but two new PictureFX Updates in One Day!Yes, you may have noticed while visiting the Fresh Lut's website that there were also PictureFX Luts.Well, for the past few weeks I've been busy converting existing PictureFX PNG film simulations to a different format HaldClut, which made it possible to create much smaller Lut... Continue Reading →
The new PictureFX Classic Chrome Gold LUT was created by combining an existing HaldClut (PNG) - namely my PFX Classic Chrome - and Color Mapping of very specific color oriented photos - in this case a photo by Lisa from Conwy UK (instagram - Lis welshie.wonders) Golden Textile @ https://www.pexels.com/ - Thank you Lisa !... Continue Reading →
A database of Luts (all .cube format), searchable in various ways via keywords.The Sites "About" : "freshLUTs is the world's largest collection of free LUTs. You can browse and download any LUT you like. You can also add LUTs to your favorites and keep track of all the LUTs you downloaded. Filmmakers can upload their... Continue Reading →
Hey, A "normal unboxing" is a video in which someone receives a package and unpacks it. The unpacker provides a video and the steps he takes with comments and thus gives his very first impression.Well, I don't have a package here, but I do have some new software that I found on the internet -... Continue Reading →
Oh boy, yes, again a great set of Luts in Cube format, my computers disks are exploding of the many luts !Getting the "largest Collection Luts/Presets and Recipes" together, runs like clockwork.And I'm very happy for that.My advice is : create an extra folder for newly downloaded Luts, and keep the ones you really like... Continue Reading →
National Geographic, a new PictureFX Film Simulation in the Cinematic series.The previous Cinematic Simulation called "Crime Scene" was published in November 2020, so it's high time for a new one !This one (and another one) actually stayed in the drawer for a long time, on one hand because I was also working on other simulations,... Continue Reading →
Yes, 125 free Luts - all in Cube format, this time from commercial manufacturers : ON1 and Rocketstock.But they are free, only an email is required but no registration for ON1, direct download for Rocketstock.Just to be clear, I don't get money to promote someone or a company, normally I don't like to use commercial... Continue Reading →
As with the PictureFX versions of the "in camera" Fujifilm Simulations and the "real film" based Superia 200, I had spend a lot of time researching, in this case how to Cross Process digitally.I am not going to explain what Cross Processing is, because you probably know that, but we will go over the techniques... Continue Reading →
It was probably already clear that a new page was coming, and here it is: "The Largest Collection for Nikon, Sony, Pentax, Canon, Olympus …"And in the meantime, and by the help of good friends, also updated with new links for Nikon, but also Canon and Olympus.Like all other pages, I only post links to... Continue Reading →
Although Fujifilm Superia is not one of the standard film simulations on a Fujifilm camera, Fuji still has a "similar to" (as they say themselves) in their options, namely the Classic Negative.For some strange reason, Fujifilm Superia was not considered a film for "Professional" use.But after reading countless reviews, visiting chat rooms and forums, photo... Continue Reading →
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