In my ongoing series of experimenting with film-inspired Fujifilm recipes, I tried Fluorescent Night — a recipe designed to give digital photos a striking night-time aesthetic with cool, vibrant tones under artificial lights. Although this is not based on an actual analog film stock, it channels a certain cinematic mood that reminds you of shooting color film under neon and fluorescent lighting.
Fluorescent Night is a Fujifilm film simulation recipe created for modern Fujifilm X-Trans cameras (such as the X-T5, X-H2 series, and X-S20), using in-camera JPEG processing to produce images with: a cool, pronounced blue cast that enhances fluorescent and neon lights, A film-like grain texture and strong color , balanced performance for both night photography and surprising daytime use when you want a blueish mood.
This recipe isn’t modeled after a specific analog film, but it’s comparable in spirit to tungsten-balanced emulsions (like Fujicolor NPL 160T or Kodak Portra 100T) — films originally designed to perform under artificial lighting, especially at night.
Unlike many warm, golden-hour film looks, Fluorescent Night leans into cool, moonlit blues and artificial lighting. This makes it perfect for capturing scenes where light has personality.
