Here I was, getting ready to go to bed in India when I saw the email from VSCO announcing another stunning edition of film presets : VSCO Film 07, Eclectic Films. I then HAD TO buy it immediately, apply it to some of my favourite photographs from the month of May and write about it on the blog. Because, HELLO! It’s VSCO! For the contrast-lover photographer, there are two presets that are my favourites out-of-the-box, no tweak required. These are Ektachrome 64 and Agfa Ultra 50. ( You can, of course, tweak the contrast within Lightroom and make these presets your very own! ) Without much ado, here are some photographs, with the preset used mentioend under each. I’m obsessed with the square format currently – although I photograph everything in full FX scale on my Nikon D810 or D800, I am testing the square crop almost 90% of the time.
Both above and below : Agfa Portrait XPS 160- ( Original story with this photo is the Mother’s Day feature. )
Above, Agfa Portrait XPS 160 Cool with a bit of upped contrast. ( Photo first appeared in the 35th Edition of CoverUp. )
Above Kodak Ektachrome 64 ++ ( Photo has not appeared on the blog earlier. )
Above, Kodak Elite II 50 ++ ( Photo has not appeared on the blog earlier. )
Above, again, Kodak Ektachrome 64 ++ ( clearly one of my favourite presets from this release! Photo has not appeared on the blog earlier. )
Above Agfa Optima 100 II Warm. ( Photo has appeared earlier on the AkankshaRedhu.com blog as part of a series I photographed for Akanksha for the GAP India launch. )
Above Ilford Pan F Plus 50 ++ ( Photo has appeared earlier on the AkankshaRedhu.com blog as part of a series I photographed for Akanksha for the GAP India launch. )
Above Kodak TRI-X 320 +++ ( Photo originally appeared as part of the 36th Edition of #CoverUp. )
Above Agfa RSX 50 II ++ with vibrance upped a bit. ( Photo originally appeared as part of the 36th Edition of #CoverUp. )
Above Agfa Ultra 100. ( Photo is part of the Shruti Tomar, Writer, Stylist, Zealot #EyesForPeople series. )
Above Agfa RSX 200 II ++ with contrast upped. ( Photo is part of the Shruti Tomar, Writer, Stylist, Zealot #EyesForPeople series. )
Above Agfa Optima 100 II ++ ( Photo is part of the Shruti Tomar, Writer, Stylist, Zealot #EyesForPeople series. )
Above Agfa Optima 100 II Cool. ( Photo is part of the Shruti Tomar, Writer, Stylist, Zealot #EyesForPeople series. )
Above Agfa RSX 200 II ++ with upped contrast. ( Photograph is part of a #ComingSoon story on AkankshaRedhu.com. )
Above Agfa RSX 200 II Warm. ( Photo is part of the 37th Edition of #CoverUp but has not been published earlier. )
Above Fuji 160S with upped contrast. ( Photo is part of the 38th Edition of #CoverUp but has not been published earlier. )
Above Fuji Sensia 100 Alt. ( Photo is part of the 38th Edition of #CoverUp but has not been published earlier. )
Above Agfa Ultra 100 with upped shadows and contrast. ( Photo is part of an #EyesForBeauty feature that is #ComingSoon on Naina.co )
Above Kodak TRI-X 320. ( Photo is part of the #EyesForBeauty feature CHANEL Les Beiges & Sublimage but was published in colour earlier. )
Above Agfa Ultra 50 with upped contrast. ( Photo is part of the 39th Edition of #CoverUp that is #ComingSoon. )
Above Kodak Ektachrome 64 Alt with upped contrast. ( Photo is from the 40th Edition of #CoverUp that is yet to be published on Naina.co. )
These are pretty mush as-is applications of the latest VSCO Film 07 release. I usually tweak a lot more and each series of photographs from one particular story is consistent in tone and contrast as much as possible. I’m definitely leaning towards Kodak Ektachrome 64 and Agfa Ultra 50 as my two absolute favourites in this set. Love it!
All photographs above have been photographed on the Nikon D800 or the Nikon D810.
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