§ Fujifilm daily recipe
Bleached Brutalist Noon
A recipe built for midsummer architecture shooting — capturing the raw, sun-blasted geometry of concrete buildings, steel facades, and urban structures under the punishing July sun. Classic Chrome's signature teal-and-orange shift gives aged warmth to modern materials, while crushed highlights mimic the overexposed look of old architectural photography magazines from the 1970s–80s. Reduced shadows preserve texture in dark recesses and underpasses without muddying the midtones. Ideal for midday shooting when the high sun creates hard, graphic shadows across facades — embrace the harshness rather than fight it. Use on brutalist blocks, modernist public buildings, colonnades, and sun-drenched plazas.
§ Settings
Fujifilm camera settings
| Setting | Value |
|---|---|
| Film simulation | Classic Chrome |
| White balance | Daylight |
| Dynamic range | DR200 |
| Highlights | -2 |
| Shadows | -1 |
| Color | -1 |
| Sharpness | +2 |
| Noise reduction | -2 |
| Grain effect | Weak |
| Color chrome effect | Strong |
§ Cameras
Compatible cameras
- Fujifilm X-T5
- Fujifilm X-T4
- Fujifilm X100VI
- Fujifilm X-Pro3
- Fujifilm X-S20
- Fujifilm GFX 50S II
- Fujifilm X-E4