indie summer

(INDIESMR_UNIVERSAL)

Recipe:

  • Base Picture Control: Toy

  • Effect Level: 60

  • Quick Sharp: 0

  • Sharpening: -2.0

  • Mid-range Sharpening: -2.0

  • Clarity: -3.0

  • Contrast: -2.0

  • Saturation: -1.0

Other settings:

  • White Balance: 6800K

  • WB Shift: M 0.0, G 0.75

  • Active D-Lighting: Extra High

  • Exposure compensation: +0.3

  • High ISO NR: off

This recipe is designed to evoke the feeling of a carefree summer afternoon captured on an old point-and-shoot camera or expired consumer film. It moves completely away from modern, sharp photography to create a highly stylized, warm, and dreamy aesthetic.