{"id":354231,"date":"2026-04-10T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fujifilm-x.com\/?post_type=story&p=354231"},"modified":"2026-04-08T00:27:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T00:27:40","slug":"velvia-fs-recipe-x-dominic-stone","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.fujifilm-x.com\/uk-ua\/stories\/velvia-fs-recipe-x-dominic-stone\/","title":{"rendered":"Velvia FS RECIPE x Dominic Stone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

FS RECIPE for rich, impactful results in the outdoors<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For traveling outdoor photographer Dominic Stone, photography is a way to \u2018engage with the mystery of life\u2019 that surrounds him. Dominic\u2019s work, which puts him in the heart of the action at major surfing and running competitions, is a reflection of his own deepest passions. It\u2019s an exchange with the natural world \u2013 one he\u2019s been having since long before he ever picked up a camera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recently, Dom created a custom FS RECIPE on FUJIFILM X-E5, using the famously saturated Velvia as his foundation. The process was an exploration of tension that blended Velvia\u2019s vibrancy with a softer, more subtle mood to create images that feel beautiful and impactful. The result is a genuinely personal take on color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo 2025 \u00a9 Dominic Stone | FUJIFILM X-E5 and FUJINON XF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR, 1\/800 sec at F6.4, ISO 200<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

An Intuitive Leap into Photography<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dominic admits that he used to despise the beach, associating it with hot sand and long family car rides. But that changed when a 1940s-era beach cottage joined his family, providing a foundation for a relationship with the ocean. It was there that his love for surfing began. \u201cOnce I stood on a surfboard for the first time, I never looked back,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yet, it wasn\u2019t until he was 26 years old that a camera found its way into his hands. With a bit of money saved and a few weeks to spare before starting a master\u2019s program, he walked into a camera store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dominic began documenting surf photography, and a chance encounter at a local longboard contest led to a sponsorship for a waterproof housing. Suddenly, he was in the water, creating the perspectives he had grown up romanticizing in magazines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI remember the first session I swam out with my camera; I don\u2019t think I\u2019ll ever forget it,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo 2025 \u00a9 Dominic Stone | FUJIFILM X-E5 and FUJINON XF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR, 1\/640 sec at F6.4, ISO 160<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Photo 2025 \u00a9 Dominic Stone | FUJIFILM X-E5 and FUJINON XF500mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR, 1\/800 sec at F5.6, ISO 200<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Crafting a Softer Velvia Film Simulation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dominic\u2019s creative style has an appreciation for color, so he was excited to build a FS RECIPE from Velvia\u2019s base with X-E5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While he was confident that it would work perfectly for landscapes, he was curious to see how it would render the blues of the ocean. His goal was to balance the Film Simulation\u2019s intensity with a gentle touch, letting its personality shine through without creating an \u2018overcooked\u2019 image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He describes his FS RECIPE choices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTo bring a bit of softness to an image that I expected to have stronger contrast than I\u2019m used to, I knew I wanted to reduce the CLARITY in my FS RECIPE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI lifted the blacks just a touch to really lean into that softness, sort of working in tension with Velvia\u2019s character.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, he reduced the overall saturation slightly while adding a strong COLOR CHROME EFFECT for the blues. The aim was to create a FS RECIPE that was \u2018subtle yet steadfast in its impact\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dominic views his finished photos as a kind of Trojan horse, \u2018being pretty and easy on the eyes at first, but unleashing something with a bit more impact once we\u2019ve softened enough to receive it\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo 2025 \u00a9 Dominic Stone | FUJIFILM X-E5 and FUJINON XF56mmF1.2 R, 1\/500 sec at F6.4, ISO 100<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Photo 2025 \u00a9 Dominic Stone | FUJIFILM X-E5 and FUJINON XF56mmF1.2 R, 1\/800 sec at F5.6, ISO 320<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Straight-Out-of-Camera Freedom<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Creating a finished look in-camera was an engaging and freeing experience for Dominic. \u201cAs soon as I decided on my FS RECIPE, I made sure my camera was only making a single image at a time,\u201d he notes, compared to his usual burst mode preference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The entire process, the feel of the camera, the view through the EVF, and his custom FS RECIPE encouraged him to slow down and be intentional with his composition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This approach stands in contrast to his typical workflow of creating with RAW files and pulling details from the shadows in post-production. Dominic found the process of creating a straight-out-of-camera image he was happy with \u2018really liberating\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI love editing, but it was nice just to transfer a photo to my phone wirelessly and have it ready to go,\u201d he says. It\u2019s a method Dominic sees lending itself to photojournalism, travel, and even providing real-time turnaround at competitions using X-E5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo 2025 \u00a9 Dominic Stone | FUJIFILM X-E5 and FUJINON XF56mmF1.2 R, 1\/1000 sec at F3.6, ISO 125<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Going Beyond the Image<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

What keeps Dominic inspired is a perspective that life and art are a \u2018conversation with the unseen and unknowable\u2019. For him, every moment is an expression of something flowing through us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dominic\u2019s goal is not just to make a picture, but \u2018to create imagery which will somehow translate the ineffable and transcend our concepts of self, to strike us deeply at our core\u2019. The only way to achieve that, he believes, is to continue the dialogue with nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s what keeps him going.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By taking the legendary look of Velvia and carefully molding it to fit his vision, Dominic crafted a look uniquely his. Creating a finished image directly in-camera gave him the freedom to stay in the moment and focus on the story he wanted to tell, one frame at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo 2025 \u00a9 Dominic Stone | FUJIFILM X-E5 and FUJINON XF8mmF3.5 R WR, 1\/320 sec at F6.4, ISO 200<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Dominic Stone\u2019s \u201cPacifica 100\u201d FS RECIPE<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

FILM SIMULAITON: <\/strong>Velvia
MONOCHROMATIC COLOR: <\/strong>N\/A
GRAIN EFFECT: <\/strong>STRONG, SMALL
COLOR CHROME EFFECT: <\/strong>WEAK
COLOR CHROME FX BLUE: <\/strong>STRONG
SMOOTH SKIN EFFECT: <\/strong>OFF
WHITE BALANCE: <\/strong>AUTO \/ R +2, B -2
DYNAMIC RANGE: <\/strong>DR100
D RANGE PRIORITY: <\/strong>OFF
TONE CURVE: <\/strong>H 0, S +2.5
COLOR: <\/strong>-1
SHARPNESS: <\/strong>0
HIGH ISO NR: <\/strong>+1
CLARITY: <\/strong>-2<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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