My Favorite Fuji Film Simulations // When To Use JPEG Over RAW

[@johnlafferty205]

A very nice video! I hope your channel grows, as you have a lot of good information for people. In addition to digital, I shoot a lot of film. Most of it slides. With slides, you get what you shoot at the time, not a lot of exposure latitude. I liken it to shooting jpegs. You control the moment. Some people that shoot raw, always have post processing in the back of their mind, and as a result look at a file as something to deal with later. Shooting film simulations in jpeg lets me get the shot right, with the look that I want without having to spend hours on a computer. After all, that's what analogue photography was all about.

[@doriyancoleman]

thank you i appreciate that a lot! i like how you summarized that, “control of the moment”. also too, when you said raw shooting sort of creates this idea of “i’ll do this later” that i too don’t always like myself. like you said, it captures the essence of analogue and creates a more enjoyable experience

[@bunmeng007]

Coming from a film shooter, I enjoy the jpeg of Fuji. It puts you in the moment and spend less time editing.

[@philipmillenbah126]

Great comments. I agree with your shooting/camera philosophy and like they way you articulated your philosophy and ideas. Very self-confident! Thanks for taking the time to make the video and best wishes to you.

[@doriyancoleman]

thank you for the kind words! best wishes to you as well

[@philipmillenbah126]

Wait a minute! I checked out your web site. Love the pic of you next to that great urban image you took of people at a water element.

[@doriyancoleman]

thank you! it was one of four images of mine added to a gallery!

[@leedeleon2745]

5:18 resonates with me so much. I've missed one too many shots trying to be cavalier about being a Manual Mode Warrior or hyper focusing on the wrong things in the given moment. All of these cameras y'all have invested in are TOO good not to let them do the heavy lifting most of the time. I promise no one will care about the settings if the image does not stand on its own. Great video, Doriyan!

[@doriyancoleman]

i’m glad you got something from that part Lee 🙏🏾 if we spend so much money, why not use the features? i don’t think restricting ourselves from the tech or being purists by virtue makes us any better. as you said, a strong image speaks for itself! thanks again man

[@007UA16]

I couldn’t agree more. Since switching to Fuji and taking advantage of the film simulations, I found joy again in photography. I can spend more time behind the camera than behind the computer.

[@doriyancoleman]

100%, having the option to get a great (sometimes better) image with a quick jpeg workflow is awesome

[@MichaelVincentMagic]

Excellent advice and full of common sense. Enjoying the process. I only shoot raw when I have a print in mind. Otherwise is straight out of camera. Thanks Doriyan.

[@doriyancoleman]

I’m glad one of my oldest videos still provides value! Take care Mike 🤝🏾

[@MichaelVincentMagic]

@@doriyancoleman cheers Doriyan 👊🏾

[@taylorvizcarrondo4483]

These are great time saving tips. This takes a lot of stress out of editing!

[@doriyancoleman]

thanks! couldn’t agree more

[@acecreates]

Been loving using the classic chrome film recipe on my x-t1.. its been great! Great video mate!

[@doriyancoleman]

it’s very versatile! was thinking about picking up an x-t1 just to have it. thanks for watching, happy shooting 🙏🏾

[@ibz0991]

Great video! Ever since I got my X100F a month ago, I have only shot JPEGs and it has definitely made me enjoy street photography more.

[@doriyancoleman]

thank you! truly let’s you pick up the camera and focus on SHOOTING. much love 🙏🏾

[@darshakp9478]

Quality content! Great video!

[@doriyancoleman]

thank you my friend!

[@lsamoa]

100% ! I stopped shooting in RAW format some time ago, and it feels so much more enjoyable! I don't have the time or energy to go through tons of pictures to colour-grade. Plus my Canon camera's standard colours are fantastic right out of the box, and I've noticed that Lightroom's Canon profiles are a bit off, they're always a bit more brownish than they're supposed to. I don't bother working on white balance, shadows or highlights anymore, the JPGs are already plenty well-balanced and the better colours in JPG make up for the narrower dynamic range. Now I can spend more time taking pictures and less time staring at a computer. What a relief!

[@doriyancoleman]

glad you were able to find good balance in your process 🙏🏾

[@ThatMinority]

Looking forward to this one bro!

[@doriyancoleman]

appreciate the support as always bro!

[@davroy5890]

This is encouraging! As a total amateur, the thought of post processing is quite daunting. I'm drawn to fuji for those beautiful straight out of camera Jpegs!

[@doriyancoleman]

man i wouldn’t even worry about that! honestly, the film sims might be a great way to see how adjustments in contrast, shadow, saturation, etc can affect a photo. happy shooting sir!

[@fredbloggs545]

The internet is full of "advice" saying that you must shoot RAW and you are not a real photographer if you shoot JPEG. It is utter nonsense. RAW has its place, but the obsession with shooting RAW is bizarre. Getting it right in-camera is harder than snapping away knowing that you can fix your shots in Lightroom. Since moving to Fujifilm I have shot JPEG and I am somebody that would spend hours in front of a computer processing RAW files from my dSLR. I feel that my photography has improved as a result of concentrating on composition, light and colour at the time the shot was taken, not later on a computer. Other camera manufacturers have in-camera profiles, but Fujifilm appear to "get it".

[@Austin-bai]

Deez nuts lmao. Thank you for that. I just stumbled upon your channel and prob just watched like 10 of your videos - all very great and I like how they're both informative and to the point without adding a bunch of unnecessary stuff like many people do. I look forward to watching more :)

[@doriyancoleman]

had to throw it in there lol. glad you’re enjoying my content 🙏🏾

[@paultaylorphotography9499]

another winner Doriyan cheers. I very rarely use RAW these days, I like to nail the shot in camera not in LR. I love the way jpgs come out of the F. I've used the X100 series since the original and only recently have I tried the film sims. I'm loving the acros, the Velvia and my last effort was with classic chrome which I love. The absolute beauty of this camera system is it's a shooters camera out there doing it not in there editing it. Great vid again mate.

[@doriyancoleman]

thank you paul 🙏🏾 i think the whole “RAW is the way” wave from a few years ago made people think that jpeg, on any system, is inferior and that’s simply not the case. the simulations have shown even further that jpeg is not only as usable as RAW, but even can be more fun to use in a lot of cases. thanks for watching!

[@paultaylorphotography9499]

@@doriyancoleman agreed mate even at the paper we shoot Jpgs purely for speed. The only time I'll switch to RAW these days is if I'm shooting in a ropey lighting situation other than than jpgs for me.

[@doriyancoleman]

funny how RAW is marketed as “the professional” file format, but people like yourself, myself, and others i know use jpeg for work. gotta make sure we spread the info to others!

[@paultaylorphotography9499]

@@doriyancoleman nowt wrong with a well exposed jpg mate 📷📷📷

[@lamarjones5426]

great video bro! keep it up!

[@doriyancoleman]

thanks homie! not stopping 🔥

[@aziatik]

Hi, can you use film simulations in videos?

[@doriyancoleman]

yep! that’s my preferred way of recording

[@aziatik]

@@doriyancoleman Thank you. I don’t really like colour grading so this will be handy..

[@robertyoung1777]

Are there specific film simulations that you like best for white, black or Asian skin types? I ask in all seriousness because I don’t think a one size fits all approach to color works with all skin types. Thank you.

[@into_lunch4556]

very good, you made some great points.

[@doriyancoleman]

i appreciate you watching johnny ✊🏾

[@jtes1442]

I have the X100V to go along with my Z6II/Z7II that I use for work. The Nikons have a clean neutral color which I like more, but I also enjoy using the more Fuji daily for the street. I’ve only had the Fuji for a month, so I’m still trying to figure out which simulations I like best. Nice video.

[@doriyancoleman]

thanks for watching! yeah the z6 definitely does have a more neutral color, which can be more malleable for a lot of people. i think you’ll grow to love the fuji over time, be safe shooting out there!

[@min10596]

Is it possible to take photos while on video mode? I'm looking to buy my first camera and im loving these film simulations. Are they also available on cameras such as sony or ricoh? I want to achieve that kind of film look but I also want a compact pocketable one.

[@doriyancoleman]

you aren’t able to in a “screenshot” sort of way, but since many fuji cameras record in 4k (and now 6k), grabbing a frame from a video could potentially look pretty good! sony and ricoh cameras have their own versions of color profiles, but neither look as good or “filmic” is fuji if you ask me. good luck!

[@min10596]

@@doriyancoleman Thank you so much! I'm really torn on the Sony RXVII or a compact fuji. The look of fuji is just super spot on for me. Do you have a recommendation for travel size fuji models? :)

[@valdiskrebs566]

Having learned photography shooting Kodachrome and Ektachrome, I am naturally attracted to shooting JPGs in the digital world. My fav JPG camera is the Olympus Pen-F with that amazing/flexible Color/Mono dial. Also enjoy the XT-1 with manual lenses… like the old analog film days, w/o the hassles of film. 😉

[@doriyancoleman]

gotta say, i’m envious you got to shoot with the real deal kodachrome. JPG’s are so convenient!

[@bhargavchavda1478]

Amazing Video, thank you for making ✨

[@doriyancoleman]

absolutely, thank you for watching

[@tipsybean]

Can you actually film on the xt30 using film simulation? Thanks!

[@doriyancoleman]

you can, it’s actually my preferred way of filming video 🙏🏾

[@tipsybean]

@@doriyancoleman nice, thanks!

[@jon-sully]

This is awesome. Love finding newer / smaller Fuji-based channels 😎 - What / how are you using to make the prints in the background behind you? They look like extra large Polaroid style 😆 Would love to learn more about that! I love my X100V wirelessly printing straight to my SP-2 but would be curious for bigger options too!

[@doriyancoleman]

thanks i appreciate you reaching out! so for those, i have fuji’s “instax sp-3 square” printer, which i believe is around $120, and the film itself is 10 or 20 dollars a box. great for photo albums, or in my case a manifestation board. cheers!

[@jon-sully]

@@doriyancoleman Rad! They look so much bigger than I thought the Square prints did! I'll have to check it out in person sometime 😎 - Can't wait to see your next content!

[@craig_cunha]

Fuji jpegs are great, but I can’t move away from RAW for the latitude they offer and old habits die hard! Another good video Doriyan.

[@doriyancoleman]

they definitely have their time and place! next year i plan to embrace raw more and experiment. thank you 🙏🏾

[@VishalReddy_Travel]

Why can't we use both raw and jpegs

[@yongkysiaw6597]

Same! I can't even look at other cameras without film simulation like fuji. For doing photography as a hobby, it's insane how much time you save not post processing.

[@doriyancoleman]

on the photography side, it’s like that for me as well! panasonic has my eyes for video (once i get some better equipment), but like you said film sims save time & make it so fun!

[@vanholderd]

I really enjoyed this video, thanks

[@doriyancoleman]

absolutely 🤝 shooting JPEG has made things a lot more enjoyable for many people

[@vanholderd]

@@doriyancoleman I'm using a Fujifilm XT4 and edit the RAW files in Capture One. Using the available film simulations as a starting point is really nice.

[@FotosyMas.]

Hey man. I used to be on the same boat but after a while those film simulations started to look like Instagram filters to me. I reluctantly went back to editing RAW.

[@doriyancoleman]

i see. both definitely have their places, but whatever helps you get the images you’re proud of is the route you should take 🙏🏾

[@ekofotoz8260]

I agree. Why raw when the jpegs are so amazing.

[@doriyancoleman]

for the average shooter 100%. my shooting needs have changed so now i balance both 💯

[@d.cassarino]

JPEG straight to my phone, that's convenient, but on my pc always back up the raw files, never know if a year or two you would like to try a different simulation

[@doriyancoleman]

true! these days i shoot jpeg + raw for that reason, plus i like the flexibility of raw. additionally, it helps with the work i do for organizations from time to time. the efficiency and quickness of jpeg is still awesome!

[@jradamsjr]

Dorian I recently realized when I use in camera simulations, shooting both RAW and JPEG, that Capture 1 does not recognize the sims as part of the EXIF data. It processes the image with the simulation, but by looking at the RAW file data there is no indication of which one I used. Therefore, I am really better off just using JPEG only with sims in-camera, or doing the simulations in post. Does that make sense? 🤔 FYI, just recently found you and did subscribe - enjoy the straight forward nature of your work. Keep it up! 👍🌞

[@doriyancoleman]

I don’t use capture one! What I can say though is that I typically apply film simulations these days in post. Super late response but thank you for subscribing!

[@showdaKOs]

Astia and CC are very good for black skin compared to other brand's SOOC look or even other Fuji simulations. CC desature a lot (the red, orange part of the skin loose a lot with it) but in exchange, it makes browns feel like chocolate in my opinion...

[@doriyancoleman]

astia especially! what you’re talking about is one of the underrated characteristics of fuji. across skin tones, it usually does a pretty nice job, but at times there is some give and take like you said.

[@jennifergrainger2480]

Good tip! Thanks 🤎

[@doriyancoleman]

i’m glad you enjoyed it! 🤍

[@mishnanua2038]

I have been shotting in jpeg and raw and found that the family & friends photos look better as jpegs, but my street photography, I have stuck in my mind that it should be raw, I am going to go on a stint of just shooting jpegs and hope this makes shooting more enjoyable as the editing can be taxing.

[@doriyancoleman]

there’s no right or wrong way to go about it! give it a shot. i’ve started doing more raw + jpeg again due to shooting style, but the convenience of jpeg’s are hard to beat

[@mishnanua2038]

@@doriyancoleman I agree, especially when away from home and they can be put on to my phone easily and shared out

[@boroch2563]

Andrew & Denae told Classic Chrome is the black and white .., I like classic negative,Good video!

[@doriyancoleman]

shout out to andrew & denae! and classic negative truly is something else. i appreciate you watching & commenting, thank you

[@grandpascuba]

I was shooting film when the actual ASTIA film was was produced by Fujifilm. Their marketing at the time said the “AST” in ASTIA stood for “Accurate Skin Tone”. It also had the same softness to it that the digital ASTIA has. At the time, I was shooting a lot of outdoor nudes and ASTIA became my favorite film.

[@doriyancoleman]

tbh that’s super accurate, i’ve always loved how astia handles skin tone, no matter the complexion. that’s cool how you got to use the OG version!

[@grandpascuba]

@@doriyancoleman tYes, I loved that film.

[@วัชรจาตุประยูร]

I LOVE CLASIC NEG BUT U MAY NEED TO PUSH YOUR HL UP THEN ITS LOOK VERY GOOD

[@doriyancoleman]

i STAY over-exposing classic negative 💯

[@morrisyang4255]

Very few channels will say that shooting JPEG saves battery life. One battery can take more than a thousand pictures.

[@doriyancoleman]

that’s true! jpeg can definitely give some battery savings. slipped my mind to say that

[@Sykamori]

Very informative big man lol

[@doriyancoleman]

much obliged good sir 😎

[@parey555]

I barely edit. Never liked heavy manipulation. It’s good to learn for paid stuff.

[@doriyancoleman]

same. outside of the most minor of exposure adjustments, these days i’d rather do just about anything else lol

[@prince2thethrone]

yo!!!!!... the deez nutz, got me!!!! came out of nowhere ...lololol

[@doriyancoleman]

I forgot about that 😂

[@olympus2OM]

The futile tries of the digital pixel and screen peepers to imitate analog film are ridiculous. If you want real colors, authenticity instead of fake, you have to shoot film and stop pretending. Honest shooting without screen and multi automatic settings will let you grow as photographer. You stay more in the scene without starring on the screen every moment. Therefore you don't miss the right moments and get better shots. Film photos are sooooo much better than digital ones. The colors, the grain, the mood, the natural look and the actual paper-print keep the good memories. The digital photos on the hard disk got forgotten, inaccessible or lost within time.

[@doriyancoleman]

appreciate you watching olympus. there’s certainly a multitude of ways someone can grow as a photographer, and to say film is pretending is a bit limiting. surely photography reached incredible heights through film, but it doesn’t make autochrome or pictorial any less real. the most convenient means necessary of consistently getting shots is how i’d advise anyone to photograph, or even shoot a basketball, and plenty of contact sheets / film photos have been lost as well. perhaps if they had digital, those photos would be on a website somewhere lol. appreciate the comment!

[@doriyancoleman]

*digital is pretending*

[@leedeleon2745]

Olympus, those are some beautiful words and your passion for film absolutely shows. However, as a film and digital photographer myself- I cannot disagree more about how film’s aesthetic je ne sais quoi and slower process automatically makes the photo better. That gatekeeping elitist mentality only serves to stagnate the creation of good images. Good photographs stand on their own no matter what medium, not because of the color interpretation and chemical processing of the film stock that was shot. I love film as much as the next person but it is not objectively better than digital. Garry Winogrand, who shot a roll of film walking down a block, would have loved to have a digital camera in his hands that would equal to a thousand rolls of film to shoot for the whole day. Would Vermeer’s paintings be better if he chose to paint on another specific surface or use a different series of brushes? I digress but you get the point. TL;DR: A bad photo will always be a bad photo on film and digital.

[@doriyancoleman]

well said!

[@TRU2Sk9ng1992]

I’d argue that in a lot of ways, film is a crutch. People such as yourself will often give a pass to a bad photo, because it’s shot on film. I also think the romanticism of the medium is getting old. Film is still popular mainly because of nostalgia. Point blank, period. One day, the current look of digital will also be looked at with nostalgia. Will these same arguments be made against whatever will replace our current digital cameras? Likely. Keep that in mind.