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Kodak Portra 400 Sample Photos

What Kodak Portra 400 actually looks like — 57 photographs shot on it by members here.

ISO 400 · Color negative · 57 photographs
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Kodak Portra 400 is the color negative film many photographers treat as the default: natural, slightly warm skin tones, fine grain for its speed, and gentle contrast that scans and prints easily. It was designed for portrait and wedding work, but it is just as common for travel, landscapes and everyday shooting, in 35mm, 120 and sheet film.

Its biggest strength is exposure latitude. Portra 400 handles two or three stops of overexposure with little harm — many people rate it at 200 on purpose for brighter, cleaner color — while underexposure brings muddy shadows and grain sooner than most expect. When in doubt, give it more light. For finer grain and softer contrast see Kodak Portra 160; for more saturation, Kodak Ektar 100; for a less expensive 400-speed roll, Kodak UltraMax 400.

Photographs shot on Kodak Portra 400

Clementine — Kodak Portra 400, Holga 120N Clementine Terry McDaniel Four o' Clocks — Kodak Portra 400, Canon EOS Rebel 2000 Four o' Clocks Terry McDaniel Watermelon bloom — Kodak Portra 400, Canon EOS Rebel 2000 Watermelon bloom Terry McDaniel Pleated Inkcap — Kodak Portra 400, Canon EOS Rebel 2000 Pleated Inkcap Terry McDaniel Four o' Clocks — Kodak Portra 400, Canon EOS Rebel 2000 Four o' Clocks Terry McDaniel My ball — Kodak Portra 400, Canon EOS Rebel 2000 My ball Terry McDaniel American Beauty Berry — Kodak Portra 400, Canon EOS Rebel 2000 American Beauty Berry Terry McDaniel Cardinal Flower — Kodak Portra 400, Canon EOS Rebel 2000 Cardinal Flower Terry McDaniel Common Boneset — Kodak Portra 400, Canon EOS Rebel 2000 Common Boneset Terry McDaniel Nose licking — Kodak Portra 400, Canon EOS Rebel 2000 Nose licking Terry McDaniel Portra 400 — Kodak Portra 400, Canon EOS Rebel 2000 Portra 400 Terry McDaniel The path behind the grove — Kodak Portra 400, Fuji GSW690 III The path behind the grove thinbegin entered as “Kodak New Portra 160VC” New Tattoo Shop in Old Town — Kodak Portra 400, Zenza Bronica ETRS New Tattoo Shop in Old Town thinbegin entered as “Kodak New Portra 400” Entrance of Light — Kodak Portra 400, Zenza Bronica ETRS Entrance of Light thinbegin entered as “Kodak New Portra 400” Red Entrance — Kodak Portra 400, Zenza Bronica ETRS Red Entrance thinbegin entered as “Kodak New Portra 400” Backdoor Basketball — Kodak Portra 400, Zenza Bronica ETRS Backdoor Basketball thinbegin entered as “Kodak New Portra 400” Watermelon flower — Kodak Portra 400, Canon FTb QL Watermelon flower Terry McDaniel Naked Lady — Kodak Portra 400, Canon FTb QL Naked Lady Terry McDaniel Spanish Gold — Kodak Portra 400, Canon FTb QL Spanish Gold Terry McDaniel Land's End - Sonoma Coast, CA — Kodak Portra 400, Leica M6TTL Land's End - Sonoma Coast, CA FogdogPhoto Fire in the Sky — Kodak Portra 400, Nikon FM2N Fire in the Sky Ken Mullinix The Red Maple — Kodak Portra 400, Nikon FM2N The Red Maple Ken Mullinix Pine Needle — Kodak Portra 400, Nikon FM2N Pine Needle Ken Mullinix Fall Colors — Kodak Portra 400, Nikon FM2N Fall Colors Ken Mullinix The Sugar Maple in the Fall — Kodak Portra 400, Nikon FM2N The Sugar Maple in the Fall Ken Mullinix Bumble Bees — Kodak Portra 400, Nikon FM2N Bumble Bees Ken Mullinix Amanita chrysoblema — Kodak Portra 400, Nikon FM2N Amanita chrysoblema Ken Mullinix PFDs - Marshall, CA — Kodak Portra 400, Leica MP PFDs - Marshall, CA FogdogPhoto Studebaker Lark - Pt Reyes Station, CA — Kodak Portra 400, Leica MP Studebaker Lark - Pt Reyes Station, CA FogdogPhoto Sunset - Bodega Head, CA — Kodak Portra 400, Pentax Spotmatic F Sunset - Bodega Head, CA FogdogPhoto Love on the Beach — Kodak Portra 400, Canon F-1 Original Love on the Beach FogdogPhoto Just a Walk on the Beach - Bodega Bay, CA — Kodak Portra 400, Canon A-1 Just a Walk on the Beach - Bodega Bay, CA FogdogPhoto Seattle Public Market - Seattle, WA — Kodak Portra 400, Nikon F100 Seattle Public Market - Seattle, WA FogdogPhoto Flowers and berries — Kodak Portra 400, Pentax K1000 Flowers and berries Terry McDaniel Backlit — Kodak Portra 400, Pentax K1000 Backlit Terry McDaniel Old walkway — Kodak Portra 400, Pentax K1000 Old walkway Terry McDaniel Rough-leaf Dogwood berries — Kodak Portra 400 Rough-leaf Dogwood berries Terry McDaniel A Wine Country Fall - Napa, CA — Kodak Portra 400, Pentax Spotmatic A Wine Country Fall - Napa, CA FogdogPhoto Lake Hashawha — Kodak Portra 400, Leica M6 Lake Hashawha Ken Mullinix Hashawha — Kodak Portra 400, Leica M6 Hashawha Ken Mullinix A Foggy Morning — Kodak Portra 400, Leica M6 A Foggy Morning Ken Mullinix Nathalie — Kodak Portra 400, Leica M6 Nathalie Ken Mullinix Film photograph by staceylamb — Kodak Portra 400, Minolta xg-m staceylamb entered as “Portra 400” Distant Thunderstorm. — Kodak Portra 400, Holga 120n Distant Thunderstorm. Terry McDaniel Love is in the air — Kodak Portra 400, Nikon F2 Love is in the air Justin Kruse Beauty in Odd Places — Kodak Portra 400, Nikon FM2N Beauty in Odd Places Ken Mullinix Film photograph by Ken_Mullinix — Kodak Portra 400, Hasselblad 500cm Ken Mullinix Lanterns — Kodak Portra 400, Mamiya 6 MF Lanterns rguzmanphoto Lanterns — Kodak Portra 400, Mamiya 6 MF Lanterns rguzmanphoto Twilight reflections off a building facade — Kodak Portra 400, Fuji Klasse Twilight reflections off a building facade thinbegin entered as “Kodak Portra 400 (expired)” Photographer in an art installation — Kodak Portra 400, Fuji Klasse Photographer in an art installation thinbegin entered as “Kodak Portra 400 (expired)” Reflections — Kodak Portra 400, Leica M6 Reflections Ken Mullinix Invasive or Beautiful? — Kodak Portra 400, Nikon FM2N Invasive or Beautiful? Ken Mullinix No Entry — Kodak Portra 400, Nikon FM2N No Entry Ken Mullinix Wachusett Reservoir — Kodak Portra 400, Hasselblad 500cm Wachusett Reservoir Ken Mullinix The old church — Kodak Portra 400, Hasselblad 500C/M The old church turkeylegs4lyfe entered as “Kodak Portra 400VC” The Musketeer — Kodak Portra 400, Pentax Spotmatic II The Musketeer Tollef

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How members developed this film

25 of the 57 photographs here include developing details, recorded by the photographer. Times and temperatures are what they each used, not a recommendation — and the negative each one produced is right there beside it.

Cinestill Cs41 20 photographs
Clementine — shot on Kodak Portra 400
1:1·3:54·39°C (102.2°F)·4 inversions every 30 seconds
by Terry McDaniel
Four o' Clocks — shot on Kodak Portra 400
none·3:50·39°C (102.2°F)·twizzle stick every 30 seconds.
by Terry McDaniel
Watermelon bloom — shot on Kodak Portra 400
none·3:50·39°C (102.2°F)·twizzle stick every 30 seconds.
by Terry McDaniel
Pleated Inkcap — shot on Kodak Portra 400
none·3:50·39°C (102.2°F)·twizzle stick every 30 seconds.
by Terry McDaniel
Four o' Clocks — shot on Kodak Portra 400
none·3:50·39°C (102.2°F)·twizzle stick every 30 seconds.
by Terry McDaniel
My ball — shot on Kodak Portra 400
none·3:50·39°C (102.2°F)·twizzle stick every 30 seconds.
by Terry McDaniel
American Beauty Berry — shot on Kodak Portra 400
none·3:50·39°C (102.2°F)·twizzle stick every 30 seconds.
by Terry McDaniel
Cardinal Flower — shot on Kodak Portra 400
none·3:50·39°C (102.2°F)·twizzle stick every 30 seconds.
by Terry McDaniel
Common Boneset — shot on Kodak Portra 400
none·3:50·39°C (102.2°F)·twizzle stick every 30 seconds.
by Terry McDaniel
Nose licking — shot on Kodak Portra 400
none·3:50·39°C (102.2°F)·twizzle stick every 30 seconds.
by Terry McDaniel
Portra 400 — shot on Kodak Portra 400
none·3:50·39°C (102.2°F)·twizzle stick every 30 seconds.
by Terry McDaniel
The path behind the grove — shot on Kodak Portra 400
3:30·39°C (102.2°F)·10 seconds of rotation every 30 seconds
by thinbegin
New Tattoo Shop in Old Town — shot on Kodak Portra 400
3:30·39°C (102.2°F)·10 seconds of rotation every 30 seconds
by thinbegin
Entrance of Light — shot on Kodak Portra 400
3:30·39°C (102.2°F)·10 seconds of rotation every 30 seconds
by thinbegin
Red Entrance — shot on Kodak Portra 400
3:30·39°C (102.2°F)·10 seconds of rotation every 30 seconds
by thinbegin
Backdoor Basketball — shot on Kodak Portra 400
3:30·39°C (102.2°F)·10 seconds of rotation every 30 seconds
by thinbegin
Rough-leaf Dogwood berries — shot on Kodak Portra 400
340:40·102°F (38.9°C)·Twizzle stick every 30 seconds.
by Terry McDaniel
Twilight reflections off a building facade — shot on Kodak Portra 400
5:45·95°F (35°C)·10 seconds of rotation every 30 seconds
by thinbegin
Photographer in an art installation — shot on Kodak Portra 400
5:45·95°F (35°C)·10 seconds of rotation every 30 seconds
by thinbegin
Wachusett Reservoir — shot on Kodak Portra 400
3:30·102°F (38.9°C)·4 inversions every 30 seconds
by Ken Mullinix
Kodak Flexicolor C-41 4 photographs
Lake Hashawha — shot on Kodak Portra 400
3:15·100°F (37.8°C)
by Ken Mullinix
Hashawha — shot on Kodak Portra 400
3:15·100°F (37.8°C)
by Ken Mullinix
A Foggy Morning — shot on Kodak Portra 400
3:15·100°F (37.8°C)
by Ken Mullinix
The old church — shot on Kodak Portra 400
No details beyond the developer.
by turkeylegs4lyfe
Developer not recorded
Love is in the air — shot on Kodak Portra 400
Constant rotation
by Justin Kruse

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