Pawel Pogorzelski shot Midsommar in near-constant Scandinavian daylight, trading darkness for a bright, high-key dread — blown highlights, pale skies and pastel florals under a sun that never sets. The palette is soft and lifted, unsettling precisely because it is so open and luminous.
Recipes
Endless Daylight
The blown-out, high-key meadow under a sun that never sets
Film SimulationAstia/Soft
GrainWeak/Small
Color ChromeWeak
CC FX BlueOff
White BalanceDaylight
WB ShiftR+1 / B+0
Dynamic RangeDR400
Highlight-1
Shadow+3
Color+0
Sharpness-1
Noise Reduction-2
Clarity-2
ISOISO 200
May Queen Bloom
The floral crowns and pastel dresses in soft light
Film SimulationAstia/Soft
GrainWeak/Small
Color ChromeWeak
CC FX BlueOff
White BalanceDaylight
WB ShiftR+2 / B-1
Dynamic RangeDR200
Highlight-1
Shadow+2
Color+1
Sharpness-1
Noise Reduction-2
Clarity-1
ISOISO 200
Ättestupa Flat
The flatter, cooler daylight of the cliff ritual
Film SimulationEterna/Cinema
GrainWeak/Small
Color ChromeOff
CC FX BlueWeak
White BalanceDaylight
WB ShiftR+0 / B+1
Dynamic RangeDR400
Highlight-1
Shadow+2
Color-2
Sharpness-1
Noise Reduction-2
Clarity-1
ISOISO 200–400
Shoot this look
These recipes run on Fujifilm's film-simulation engine — any current X-series body will do. A pairing to start from: