The 10 Best Fujifilm Recipes for Black & White

I launched “The Largest Collection of Recipes brought together” quite some time ago when I was still actively using Fujifilm camera’s to take photos. To be honest, I never anticipated the page would achieve such success, and I’m genuinely happy about it. During that period, many Fujifilm photographers contributed their own recipes or modified existing ones, which was fantastic. However, there was a drawback to this popularity – new recipes were popping up on various sites almost daily, overwhelming in number like hot buns from a toaster. This raised questions about the quality of the vast selection and, more importantly, how one could make the best use of so many recipes. Consequently, I decided to step back a bit and reduced the frequency of new updates.

Initially, the purpose of Fujifilm Recipes was to emulate the appearance of 35mm stock film, essentially offering “real film” simulations. These simulations aimed to replicate the distinctive look and feel of films like Fuji Provia 100F or Velvia 100. In the photography world, almost every photographer applies some form of grading to their images, whether they do it “In Camera” or through post-processing using “Presets”, “Styles” or “LUTs,” or by making adjustments like white balance, contrast, and saturation. It can be enjoyable to experiment with different recipes and play around, but in your regular photography workflow, you’ll likely find yourself naturally gravitating towards your favorite ones.

If you haven’t discovered your favorites yet, don’t worry. Below, you’ll find the best selections for black and white photography. Trust me when I say that you wouldn’t want a recipe that detracts from the quality of your photos instead of enhancing them. The recipes listed below are professionally viable, making them perfect for capturing special moments like your best friend’s wedding or creating a photo reportage for internet publication or advertising purposes.

Not in any particular order, here are the best 10, well, actualy those 10 are actually 8 + 2 variations 🙂

• Leica M10 Monochrom V1 + V2 – website link to recipe of Mark G. Adams
• Leica M10 Monochrom V3 – website link to recipe of Mark G. Adams
• MGA J-Street – website link to recipe of Mark G. Adams
• Padilla – Grainy Film Base – website link to recipe of Kevin Mullins
• Imai – Soft Filmic Look – website link to recipe of Kevin Mullins
• Noir Bloom – website lnk to recipe of Ivan Cheam
• Dark Diary – website lnk to recipe of Ivan Cheam
• Tri-X Pushed – website link to recipe of Luís Costa
• Colored B&W – website link to recipe of Luís Costa

If you still can’t find your favorite among the recipes above, you may be able to create your own or modify an existing one with the following manual from the Fujifilm Learning Center – Creating Your Own Black & White Look or Mark G. Adams Creating Film (Fujifilm Film Simulations)

Header photo edited in Showfoto – film simulation Ilford Pan F Plus – fireworks in Pixlr-X

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