Kodak Portra 400 35m 36exp Film Professional 5 Pack

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In that same tradition, the new PORTRA 400 Film is the ideal choice for portrait and fashion photography, as well as for nature, travel and outdoor photography, where the action is fast or the lighting can't be controlled. PORTRA Films give you beautifully matched prints across all speeds and formats, due to Single-Channel Printing Technology. Originally there were two variants of Portra: 'Vivid Colour' and 'Natural Colour' but a technical update in 2010 made the difference redundant with a new and improved film.

It means they leave the film in the developer longer and really helps get more out of the midtones and highlights. At true ISO 400 speed, this film delivers spectacular skin tones plus exceptional colour saturation over a wide range of lighting conditions. Although, the Portra 400 is also stated to be ideal for fashion, nature, travel, and outdoor photography. If you have any concerns or questions regarding our products or services, please don't hesitate to reach out to us. Ask around the internet for everyone's favorite film rolls, and it wouldn't take long before you hear the mention of the Kodak Portra 400.The light gets a lot softer (meaning the area of the brightest parts are much closer to the darker parts of a scene). Portra 400 is an iconic 35mm film that captures the honesty of life's moments with beautiful results every time! If you’re going to spend the time and money shooting and processing film, I think it’s worth a couple extra bucks up front to make sure you get the best possible results. The guys were nice enough to have a chat with me and were very helpful with tips and tricks to better my photography.

By setting my light meter to 320 ISO it helps me stay more in the green box below, erring on the side of overexposure, which film can handle a lot better than being underexposed (see the left muddy size of the chart below). The film handles underexposure and overexposure well considering the amount of details it manages to preserve. If you shoot mid-day in full sun, the brightest parts of a scene and the darkest shadows have a massive contrast making for harsh light and unfavorable looks in my opinion. It means how many stops of light can the film handle from the darkest shadows to the brightest highlights. But outside of those two situations, I would use Portra for photographing while hiking, vintage car shoots, or photographing friends in an outdoor environment.

This film is sometimes thought of as boring as it renders colours, especially skin tones in a neutral and accurate way.