Fujichrome Velvia
1990–presentThe landscape photographer's film — hyper-saturated greens and blues that made nature look more vivid than nature.
Ultra-fine-grain E-6 reversal film. Engineered for maximum color saturation, especially greens. ISO 50.
Japanese
Launched 1990. Made greens greener, skies bluer, sunsets more dramatic. Defined the landscape photography aesthetic for 20 years.
ISO 50 for maximum saturation and minimum grain. Greens and blues pushed to near-surreal levels. Skin tones too saturated for portraits.
Velvia hyper-green
Unnaturally vivid green — Velvia's defining characteristic.
Material: Cyan + yellow dye layers, maximally saturated
RGB(26, 138, 58)
Velvia sunset
Sunsets pushed to blazing intensity.
Material: Magenta + yellow dye layers, high saturation
RGB(203, 64, 32)
Velvia deep sky
Polarizer-deep blue sky — the Velvia look.
Material: Cyan dye layer, maximum saturation
RGB(26, 74, 154)
Velvia autumn
Golden autumn foliage — intense, almost fluorescent.
Material: Yellow + magenta dye layers, autumn subjects
RGB(216, 160, 32)
Blue shadow
Shadows go cool blue — contrast with warm highlights.
Material: Low-density area with cool dye bias
RGB(45, 58, 90)
Tropical water
Turquoise-teal of tropical water — Velvia's best subject.
Material: Cyan dye layer, medium density
RGB(42, 138, 138)
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