My Ricoh GR Recipes

My collection of the Ricoh recipes I use to capture everyday life with subdued, natural tones, where rich pops of colour show up when present, like in flowers or my son running through a meadow.

Quiet Life

My everyday colour recipe. I shoot a lot in nature, and like subdued, earthy tones, with richness directed towards light and pops of colour that appear naturally. This lets a cloudy day retain its melancholy, or a colourful flower take centre stage as it ought.

I feel like this reflects how I draw, too; subdued tones with pops of creativity and life springing up from unlikely places, regardless of surroundings or circumstance.

This look has been my default baseline in Lightroom for a few years, so I translated it into a Ricoh recipe so I can get the look straight out of camera.

Setting Configuration
Image ControlNegative Film
Saturation+1
Hue-1
High/Low Key0
Contrast+1
Contrast Highlight-2
Contrast Shadow-2
Sharpness-1
Shading0
Clarity-1
White BalanceDaylight
WB ShiftA1, G1
Highlight CorrectionOn
Shadow CorrectionLow
Peripheral Illumination CorrectionOn
High ISO Noise ReductionOff
Exposure Compensation0 EV by default; adjust per scene
HDFOff by default; use deliberately
File FormatRAW + JPEG

Quiet Mono

My black-and-white variation of the same idea. Deep blacks, lots of greys and softer highlights, without crushing everything into a gritty high-contrast look. Quiet and atmospheric, but still full of detail and life.

More contrast than the colour version, as removing colour allows for the volumes and shapes do more of the talking.

I use this one when shapes have something specific to say.

Setting Configuration
Image ControlMonotone
High/Low Key-1
Contrast+2
Contrast Highlight-3
Contrast Shadow-2
Sharpness-1
Shading0
Clarity0
Filter Effect2
ToningOff
Grain Effect1
Highlight CorrectionOn
Shadow CorrectionLow
Peripheral Illumination CorrectionOn
High ISO Noise ReductionOff
Exposure Compensation0 EV by default; adjust per scene
HDFOff by default; use deliberately
File FormatRAW + JPEG