Picture Controls & Nikon Recipes

At the end of 2025, Nikon introduced Film Grain into their cameras. For me that was the final thing I was waiting for to pull the trigger on my first (digital) Nikon camera the Nikon Zf. The day my Nikon arrived I started designing my own Custom Picture Controls and Imaging Recipes to shoot JPEGs and I haven’t looked back.

I’d really appreciate a shout out on Instagram or YouTube if you try these Picture Controls or Imaging Recipes for yourself and if you like them, why not come back and drop a little something in the Tip Jar.

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N-3

N-3 is a little more alternative than any Picture Control I’ve seen out there. It has muted colours, soft tone curve, warm mids, cool shadows, and minty highlights…

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B-7

B-7 is a rich, warm, pastel coloured Picture Control not based on any one particular film stock but I think it's almost reminiscent of Kodak 250D…

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