VSCO X Film Presets and What They’re Best For (Update)

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Fuji Superia 100 (FS1)

FS1 is a film designed for consumers and pros alike. It yields cool shadows with warm highlights, creating a natural color contrast. It excels at everyday snapshots and portraits, preserving beautiful color even when underexposed.

Fuji Superia X-TRA 400 (FS4)

FS4 is an all purpose consumer film with a natural color rendering and medium contrast. Compared to Kodak films, Fuji yields greener greens and pinker skin. Over and underexposure result in small changes to color and saturation. The film remains visually appealing no matter the scene or variation.

Processed with VSCO with FS4 preset

Fuji Superia 1600 (FS16)

FS16 is an ultra high-speed color negative film. Also known as Natura 1600, it features a unique blend of lower contrast, a natural color palette, and a greenish fade. FS16 is great for dark and challenging lighting situations, as well as any photo that warrants a moodier feel.

Fuji T64 (FT6)

FT6 is a cool-balanced film designed for interior and exterior nighttime photography. The “T” stands for Tungsten, referring to the warn tungsten lighting that illuminated darker scenes in the decades before LEDs. Ideal for snowy cityscapes and winter evenings, use FT6 to create beautiful blue-tinted auras.

Fuji Velvia 50 (FV5)

Since Kodachrome, no film has attracted as loyal a following as FV5. With its high contrast and richly saturated colors, it quickly became the go—to film for landscape photographers. A slight magenta cast and warm color palette make FV5 especially suited for autumn, desert, and sunset scenes.

Ilford HP5 (IH5)(BW)

IH5 is a versatile, medium contrast black and white film. While underexposure lowers contrast and fades shadows, overexposure increases contrast and deepens shadows. IH5 is an ideal choice for photojournalism and portraits. Add a medium amount of grain for an authentic look.

Processed with VSCO with IH5 preset

Kodak Ektachrome E1OOG (KA1)

Famous for enhanced saturation, strong blues, and a crisp look, KA1 was released at the height of film’s popularity in 2000. Unlike other films by Kodak, character control works backwards with KA1, strengthening color and contrast when exposure is low. Ideal for fashion, editorial, architecture, and nature photography, adjust Character and Warmth to push the limits of a classic look.

Kodak Ektachrome E100VS (KA3)

With its dynamic contrast, warm tones, strong reds, and deep blues, KA3 is ideal for still life, nature, and food photography. Negative character increases saturation and contrast while fading the look, and positive character softens the image considerably.

Kodak Color Plus 200 (KCP2)

Widely thought to be Kodak’s Kodacolor VR 200 from the 1980’s in new packaging. It features low contrast, low color saturation, and slightly warm inclination. It’s well suited for a wide variety of subjects, but especially excels at casual snapshots and portraiture.

Kodak Ektar 100 (KE1)

KE1 is known for bold contrast and vivid colors. It is remarkably resilient to exposure changes, showing little variation when overexposed and slight fading when underexposed. KE1 is an all-purpose film suitable for nature, still life, architecture, and fashion. Add a small amount of grain for an authentic look.

Processed with VSCO with KE1 preset

Kodak Gold 100 (KG1)

KG1 is the last of a long lineage of consumer films created by Kodak starting in 1942. As a low contrast, all-purpose film developed in the 90s, KG1 is ideal for high contrast and sunny scenes. Apply negative character to KG1 to darken warm colors with a purple tint and apply positive character to create a glowing, rosy look.

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