Chrome Fog

Picture this… your favourite film simulation, shot through a steamy window! That’s Chrome Fog.

I’ve been playing around a lot on Lightroom with the Dehaze and Clarity sliders and so I thought I would try to recreate that hazy, foggy look as a recipe and so Chrome Fog was born. I started by creating quite a simple clean Classic Chrome look and then pulled the Clarity slider all the way down. After reducing the DR and adding a bit more beef to the shadows this recipe started coming to life. I found that weak/large grain and setting the sharpness at zero helped the grain cut through the haze.

If you can’t get your hands on a Pro-Mist lens filter, this might be a good second option for that atmospheric foggy look. Check out some Chrome Fog JPEGs below taken on a foggy morning around Bangor, Co Down.

Chrome Fog

Classic Chrome
Dynamic Range: 200
Highlight: 1
Shadow: +2.5
Color: +4
Noise Reduction: -3
Sharpening: 0
Clarity: -5
Grain Effect: Weak, Large
Color Chrome Effect: Off
Color Chrome Effect Blue: Strong
White Balance: Auto (R2 B-3)