Robbie Ryan photographed Poor Things on film with fisheye and ultra-wide lenses, moving from a stark, near-monochrome Victorian London into a surreal, hyper-saturated world of candy skies and pastel Lisbon exteriors. The look is intentionally artificial and storybook — bold complementary colours, painted backdrops, and a heightened palette that treats every frame like a diorama under glass.
Recipes
Victorian Near-Mono
The desaturated, near-monochrome London chapters
Film SimulationEterna Bleach Bypass
GrainStrong/Small
Color ChromeOff
CC FX BlueWeak
White BalanceShade
WB ShiftR-1 / B+2
Dynamic RangeDR400
Highlight-1
Shadow+2
Color-4
Sharpness-2
Noise Reduction-3
Clarity-2
ISOISO 800–1600
Lisbon Candy Sky
The surreal, saturated pastel exteriors under painted skies
Film SimulationVelvia/Vivid
GrainWeak/Small
Color ChromeStrong
CC FX BlueOff
White BalanceDaylight
WB ShiftR+2 / B+1
Dynamic RangeDR200
Highlight-1
Shadow+0
Color+3
Sharpness+0
Noise Reduction-2
Clarity+1
ISOISO 200
Steamship Cobalt
Deep blue night tones aboard the ship
Film SimulationClassic Chrome
GrainWeak/Small
Color ChromeWeak
CC FX BlueStrong
White BalanceShade
WB ShiftR-2 / B+4
Dynamic RangeDR400
Highlight-1
Shadow+2
Color-1
Sharpness+0
Noise Reduction-1
Clarity+0
ISOISO 800
Shoot this look
These recipes run on Fujifilm's film-simulation engine — any current X-series body will do. A pairing to start from: