How I Edit my Fuji Images to Match my Film Work (GFX & X100)

[@WillemVerb]

These videos are immensely helpful, but I personally keep coming back to see these images from Wales develop further. Such a beautiful project, I cant wait to see it in a final form one day Kyle!

[@KyleMcDougall]

Thank you, man! It's a project I'm excited about. Looking forward to getting back rolling with it here soon.

[@jdsd771007]

Impressive how well you are able to match your film and digital work. No longer worrying about which is which, and more importantly letting your style show through no matter the process. Always the struggle, and something I've been focusing on recently. Thanks for showing your workflow, and giving some good ideas on how to approach marrying the two mediums!

[@KyleMcDougall]

Glad you enjoyed this one. Thanks, Jarrett. As I mentioned before, I think regardless of which tool we choose, vision and personal style always have the most impact on the final result.

Ok, that's pretty crazy, watching a KZbin video because you're interested in the GFX and you watch your videos every now and then anyway and then you set up a stage like that for my presets. Thank you so much! I'm also very happy that you like them and they work well. You are also very fond of details and such a praise is a real praise.

[@KyleMcDougall]

Cheers! Been enjoying them a lot and happy to share them with others.

[@ThepPixel]

There are lots of world class photographers, lots of lovely humble photographers But I struggle to find many these days that are both. Youre a world class photographer and an absolute gent 👌👌

[@KyleMcDougall]

Very kind of you. Thank you!

[@LandonEdwards]

This is incredible, Kyle. Thank you so much. I have just (for $$$ reasons) completely cleared out all my roll film cameras, and have switched back to digital. Your channel has made me feel like I can really make this change!

[@KyleMcDougall]

Cheers, Landon. The process of working with film will always be one that I love and can't be replicated, but when it comes to the look, I find personal style and vision have a larger impact on the final image.

[@philkohler8255]

Nice to see the work - I would like to see more pictures with different skin types in different lighting, scenarios. This is the biggest challenge for digital to get closer to film! Especially when not comparing it to lab scans rather than Cprints!

[@beachtapes]

So much to love about this one. Firstly, how fantastic the Wales project is looking. So excited to see what this goes on to be. But watching you talk through your grading process step by step is fascinating.

[@KyleMcDougall]

Glad you enjoyed it. I'm itching to get back up to Wales and keep working on it.

[@eduardoduccigne]

Your work is impressive, Kyle, but the most extraordinary thing is your generosity. Thank you for sharing some of your knowledge in such a beautiful and enjoyable way. It's always a pleasure watching your videos.

[@KyleMcDougall]

Cheers, Eduardo. Very kind of ya!

[@darrenlarose8128]

Thanks for sharing your process. Very honest and not many pro photographers are doing this.

[@mortenthorpe]

The GFX is by far my best camera for most non-action work. I love the Gf 32-64 mm lens, use the 100-200 quite a lot, and rarely use the awesome GF 110 f2!

[@NOBNP]

Great video, thank you for sharing your knowledge. A new episode would be wonderful. I could stay for hours watching you editing the images.

[@Linealo]

I'd love to see you do a video about creating and using the profiles and their advantages over / differences from presets. So far I got to behind the thing, that profiles are more like LUTs and converting color values based on input and output values. But looking into profile XMP files with a text editor shows no huge difference to presets... but yet they behave totally differently. Let me paint the picture of the issue I have and how I tried to trouble shoot it: I got this one profile I really like. It's a Kodak E200 simulation from ReallyNiceImages (RNI) that I use on 80% of my images since a few months. I thought to myself, “if i want to be a good photographer, I might want to understand what it does” and went on to recreate it as a preset. I took many images of as many colorful objects, light situations and even my color chart as I could. Not only that, but I took the images with my Fuji and my Sony, some also with my phone and downloaded plenty of sample RAWs from different models. First, I made virtual copies and made the image match in the same WB and everything. I then put them side by side and started tweaking curves, HSL, calibration and more until my RAW matched the virtual copy that I had the profile applies to. I then swapped images, made some more adjustments, went back and so forth. Likewise, I did this for every brand / device I took test images with until I was happy. BUT, even after doing all this, there are lots of situations where I simply can't apply my preset because it looks NOTHING alike to what the profile does on that image. The profile ALWAYS creates the same-ish look, even without being brand dependent. I can use it across all devices and all situation and the result is always similar. But my preset, no matter how often I rematch and adjust it, never stays consistent, even if it was a perfect fit when matching it. It's like it only works on those images I calibrated it for, but breaks on almost everything else, even when the profile doesn't. So in short, what I am trying to understand is: How do profiles do this? How are they made that they can not only stay consistent across frames, but brands and file formats as well? What secret tech allows profiles to do this? RNI writes “our profiles take your camera model into account”, but I have only downloaded one profile, and it works for every brand I tried it on. Do they change intensity / values based on the model? How is that programmed into the profile? Can I do it too? How can I achieve this? I'd love to hear if you know more or even have experienced this yourself. What magic is it, that allows profiles to be so robust but that makes a matched preset break in an instant?

[@duschbrauser]

Very nice work. I must admid since shooting Fujifilm I switched to jpegs without further editing. The in camera settings are very unique. Somehow I find it very satisfying not having to edit every single Image.

[@KyleMcDougall]

Nice. I'm always shooting RAW just for flexibility and final quality, but the in-camera JPG's do look great.

[@mutluben_]

I was looking for some film presets for a while. I also tried VSCO presets but it made me feel like those were old fashion... So I've just purchased The Classic Film Presets, which was worth every penny. I would like to thank those guys who helped to create The Classic Film Presets.

[@KyleMcDougall]

Glad you're enjoying them!

[@PeteEdmunds]

Thanks for sharing your process Kyle. As a 50R shooter it was a big help. The negative clarity idea was an eye opener. Fascinating how you’ve tweaked classic chrome and thanks for sharing the preset.

[@KyleMcDougall]

Glad you enjoyed, Pete. The clarity slider is such a simple but powerful tool.

[@Jonny2won]

This is so helpful ! Kyle always bringing stuff for the community , thank you so much !

[@KyleMcDougall]

Thanks for watching, Jonny!

[@michaelbennettphoto]

Lovely video! I really enjoy seeing behind the scenes videos about a photographers process. I like how simple your approach is and how quickly you can get an image looking so good. Amazing video Kyle!

[@KyleMcDougall]

Cheers, Michael! Glad you enjoyed this one.

[@chriscard6544]

I've tested your presets, they are freaking awesome, it gives that awesome film aspect, thank you sooooo much

[@mattbray_studio]

Such a useful video, I'm thinking about taking the plunge with Lightroom, so this is very helpful to help me get started

[@calemdon]

Great video, Thankyou . I live in Scotland with a lot of greenery , your preset adjustment is perfect for the light and colours up here 👌👌

[@KyleMcDougall]

Glad to hear. Cheers!

[@winetime69]

Thank you Kyle for another insightful video. Along with Classic Chrome and your preset, I have been using the Nostalgic neg preset with the 100s and really like the colors. It is said to be ‘Shore-like’. I would not argue too much. Have a great week!

[@KyleMcDougall]

Cheers, Norm. The Nostalgic Neg preset is a good one as well. Unfortunately not available on the older 50R though.

[@domidarko1166]

@@KyleMcDougall You can still use it in LR if you edit the settings file, removing camera restriction.

[@synlfo7828]

I appreciate your videos. And the fact that you manage to use such an archaic program such as lightroom,.

[@jasonbokar7482]

Fantastic as always Kyle! I always learn so much! Thank you!

[@KyleMcDougall]

Glad to hear it!

[@BillyKeeney]

The update to your classic chrome preset is fantastic! Definitely one of the best for both X and GFX systems. I also find myself recommending your classic neg and acros presets from a video you put out a while back to anyone jumping into Fuji’s digital bodies. Thanks for providing such a great resource for free

[@KyleMcDougall]

Cheers, Billy. Glad you're enjoying it. There's a lot I like about CC, it's always been my favourite Fuji, profile. But have always found it just needs a few tweaks. I've been enjoying this modified one quite a bit.

[@UrbexUS]

Awesome video. Great examples and I enjoy that you don't over complicate things. Now I'm interested in Mitakon lenses for use in still photography.

[@KyleMcDougall]

Cheers, Johnny!

[@alanholzmanphoto]

Thank you. Very helpful video. One of the best comparisons I’ve seen between film and digital. Also, great images!

[@KyleMcDougall]

Thanks, Alan. Glad you enjoyed.

[@warren4261]

Excellent video Kyle. And thank you very much for sharing your Classic Chrome preset

[@KyleMcDougall]

Glad you enjoyed, Warren.

[@Nightinglass]

Love your videos as always, thanks for sharing your process!

[@KyleMcDougall]

You're welcome. Cheers.

[@zabriskie_]

Oh man this is gold! Thanks a lot for releasing such inspiring and helpful contents.

[@KyleMcDougall]

Cheers. Glad you enjoyed.

[@trentandjessie]

Loved watching your process here! Keen to check out the preset, thank you :)

[@brucegibson3471]

love it! big classic chrome fan as well. Thanks for sharing

[@KyleMcDougall]

Cheers, Bruce!

[@thornshootsfilm]

I still have the Portra preset from ages ago on my mobile lightroom. I actually found that it makes me not hate my iPhone's camera any more

[@KyleMcDougall]

Glad you're enjoying it!

[@skinthekat0530]

I've been a fan of your Portra 400 profile since you put the link up. Looking forward to some XY comparisons with your new Classic Chrome.

[@KyleMcDougall]

Cheers, Sam. This one is quite different. Not as many tone/colour balance adjustments baked in. A more neutral starting point.

[@AntonioPintus]

So interesting, cool preset and nice processing, as always!

[@KyleMcDougall]

Cheers, Antonio.

[@jonashuck]

Second image was so beautiful with it's natural color. Black and white totally lost what I enjoy about the image. I love the subtle color it has.

[@ThePhotoDept]

Another incredibly helpful video, friend!

[@KyleMcDougall]

Thanks, dude!

[@brianbeattyphotography]

wow amazing how close they are. great tips!

[@KyleMcDougall]

Cheers, Brian.

[@liveinaweorg]

Super helpful and interesting; thanks Kyle.

[@KyleMcDougall]

Cheers, Morris!

[@edscannell1019]

Thank you Kyle

[@KyleMcDougall]

Cheers, Ed!

[@paintingphotographs]

So helpful to see this process! I wonder, what makes you still choose film over digital despite the ability to make the look similar? How does your thought process on that work?

[@KyleMcDougall]

Hey Pat, probably the biggest thing is the process of working with film. It's something I really enjoy. That and the ease of getting to a point I'm happy with while shooting colour film.

[@rossandhisjpegs]

Love this!!

[@KyleMcDougall]

Happy to hear that.

[@framegrain7634]

Amazing Work Kyle! Really inspiring :)

[@KyleMcDougall]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Daydream2142]

Wales images look insanely good

[@KyleMcDougall]

Thank you!

[@grahamgibson]

Been loving your modified classic chrome preset! I noticed that there's a subtle white balance adjustment that happens automatically when I apply it to my x100v files (around -100 temp, -5 tint, but it varies per image). If this was intentional and not a bug, how did you do it?! I've been wanting "relative" WB adjustments in LrC for ages, but have never found a way to do it. I find my auto white balance is always a touch too warm, and it would be so handy for lightroom to automatically makes things a touch cooler, relative to the "as shot" values. Thanks!

[@KyleMcDougall]

Hey Graham, glad to hear you've enjoyed it. As for the WB adjustment, honestly, I don't remember changing anything specific. Sorry!

[@blankspace0000]

I have to say 99% of the time I see black & white images and think to myself "that's a great image, would be even better in colour". But your B&W images don't give me that feeling for some reason. They feel correct. Amazing work.

[@KyleMcDougall]

Thank you.

[@fernandolobina6459]

Super nice video as always. I don’t use square space, but how are see you compressing your images for fast web uploading? I currently use photoshop to compress to under 2000px, with a quality of 8. This brings the file size to under 1mb but often the grain doesn’t compress very well. Any ideas?

[@KyleMcDougall]

Cheers. I'm actually keeping my file sizes quite large, which is a bit of a no no for website building, but I just like the idea of having high res images, even if they take a bit longer to load.

[@HarrisLives]

Hey Kyle, really love your channel, thanks for all the content you make. Curious if you've worked with capture one for Fuji files (they reportedly handle the Fuji RAWS far better) would be very interesting to get your opinion Best Harris

[@132indo]

Do you have links to your presets modified ? I like the black and white style very much !

[@steven196811]

Hi Kyle. Great video. Which picture profile do you shoot / start with before applying your classic chrome ? Sorry if I missed that part.

[@steven196811]

Ah, of course it’s classic chrome in camera to start?

[@Toto77777]

I don't get it. How are people using classic chrome and still end up with such saturated nice colorful images?

[@KyleMcDougall]

Adjusting the saturation afterwards.

[@kylefitzmaurice7621]

Great video man, really helpful. Do you think the classic lab presets could be fun to play around also with canon, or specifically fuji only?

[@KyleMcDougall]

Yep, absolutely. They aren't Fuji specific.

[@jpcgordon]

I'm sure you get this question all the time and are sick of answering it but do you or have you ever used Capture One? I've been using it for over 10 years and find it more intuitive than Lightroom but it may just be because I've gotten used to it. Do you think all of the Lightroom edits translate to a workflow in Capture One?

[@HasyirIbrahim]

Hey Kyle! Love love love the overall vibe of your video production. Just wanted to ask, how do you grade your b-rolls?

[@KyleMcDougall]

Cheers! Pretty simple, just with a REC709 conversion lut and some minor colour adjustments in FCPX.

[@relaxwithme3266]

As a photographer how do you feel about AI? I have been working in creative services for the past decade and we all feel nervous.

[@eirikTP]

i can already hear the film snobs saying "y not just shoot film?"

[@ChrisBoultonPhotography]

Great vid Kyle, thankyou. I just wonder if you have tried shooting jpeg with the Fuji Classic Chrome emulation? I find by applying the LR (Adobe) version to the raw it's not the same (I prefer the Fuji Jpg). Apparently the C1 'style' that you can apply to the raw is closer to Fujis Jpeg. I've also tried editing the Jpegs (Super fine) and they handle a lot of pushing and pulling.

[@KyleMcDougall]

Hey Chris, I have heard some people mention that before. It's not something I've ever tested as I'm always shooting RAW with these cameras.

[@ChrisBoultonPhotography]

@@KyleMcDougall Yeah, I'm a raw shooter too and always thought I needed the flexibility that it brings but was super impressed with the high res jpeg (baked in with classic chrome as a starting point).

[@Alexander4509]

Loved the video! What kind of a lens is that on the fuji gfx 50r?

[@KyleMcDougall]

Cheers. It's the Contax Zeiss Tessar 45mm 2.8 from a Contax SLR.

What color checker chart are you using in the portra 400 example?

[@KyleMcDougall]

This is the Color Checker Classic

[@dtphoto1]

Kyle the only thing I find when switching over to a Fuji profile is the lack of ability to control the tones in Lightroom in the black-and-white sliders is Is that a concern of yours or do just work without it

[@KyleMcDougall]

Hey David, hasn't ever been something that's bothered me. I find it's such a great starting point, that I'm just building off of it with minor tweaks.

[@CheckeredFlagPodcast]

Kyle, are you often using the clarity slider WITH a cinebloom filter on there?

[@TylerAldrich]

Do you compose your shot knowing you are going to crop it down to 4x5 or do you just decide how you want to crop once you start editing?

[@KyleMcDougall]

Hey Tyler, I'm always shooting with the 4:5 crop in camera. So yeah, composing while shooting. Although sometimes I'll make adjustments.

[@Jonny2won]

How do you get the white borders on your instagram posts? Is it photoshop?

[@AustinTroth]

Hi Kyle, for the profile on the Classic Chrome preset, is that something only available for Fuji cameras? I'm applying it to a sony file and it's saying "Profile missing"

[@KyleMcDougall]

Unfortunately yes. It's Fuji's profile with some LR tweaks. So you still need the original profile.

[@AustinTroth]

@@KyleMcDougall No worries, I appreciate the reply. Thank you for all your videos I love watching them and they are helping me get back into more photography after being in a rut for a while!

[@6thdim836]

is it possible to have the accros presets without buying a Fuji?

[@KyleMcDougall]

Not that I know of.

[@seanshannon1800]

Are those Edifier 1280DBs on your desk? 🙂

[@KyleMcDougall]

Edifer 1280T

[@Praet0ri4n]

Tom Humble ?

[@KyleMcDougall]

Yep

[@oceangrunge7139]

thoughts on the r1280s?

[@KyleMcDougall]

What's that?

[@oceangrunge7139]

@@KyleMcDougall your speakers, or are they another model?

[@KyleMcDougall]

Ahh, right. Edifer 1280T. Not much to say about them other than they're great and sound excellent, especially for the price.

[@micheleren1534]

What's the point of shooting digital and then completely modifying the image to make it look like an analog one??... Mysteries of the human mind.

[@KNEEDEEP760]

you must own a leica

[@iNerdier]

Why not? All images are a series of choices from either you or the manufacturer, what’s to lose in altering the image for the effect you want to have.

[@AI-Hallucination]

Photography is not a real representation of reality so it does not matter the aesthetic so I don't understand why it matters the semiotics matter you teaching them the wrong thing rather learn the value of colour theory and study someone like Matisse “you use people when you make photos”Robert Frank the Afghan girl is not standing next to the picture of herself is she 😂

[@AnthonyGansauer]

cope

[@AI-Hallucination]

Bro you watching a video of how to make something look like something else do you want to be white 😂

[@AI-Hallucination]

@@AnthonyGansauer ???

[@janulmann3232]

I am not sure, but I think he has free will, so he may choose to upload a video and tweaking the colors to his liking. Godbless.

[@AI-Hallucination]

@@janulmann3232KZbin gives you free will does it? gives you a license to publish anything why photography is shit anyone can do it 😂😂😂

[@saalikreynolds3064]

An interesting video, Kyle. Unfortunately for me I do not see differences when playing with the subtle colour changes. Like a lot of men I have a colour vision issue so I either cannot see the issues with a colour image or I stick to b&w photography...

[@CuDerRaGer]

Thank you for the presets. Got your email about it 🫶🏾

[@KyleMcDougall]

You're welcome!