Chrome Fog

Ross McCon

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.