I discovered he’s been using a camera I recently acquired. A painting with masterful brushstrokes, incredible use of color, and painstaking attention to detail will forever be more impressive to me than an abstract painting of colorful splatters on canvas.Found it interesting that you mentioned how VC looks grungy, wondered if it was shot fresh whether or not it would still produce the look.Why NOT hike a mile into a State Park only to prop my phone up and do choreographed TikToks? I shot these inside with Portra 800 intentionally becuase I knew that the indoor, darker lighting would work better with ISO 800 film. The film stock is made in three speeds: 160, 400, and 800. I mostly use portra 160 if I know I might sell some of the photos that I am taking. Thanks for sharing your thoughts (and the film via giveaway)!Basically, you’re just trying to add light to your exposures to overcome the fact that aging has created a “starting point” for your film that is denser than that of fresh film.Good article!
I remember feeling a very similar way when seeing Brassaï’s photos for the first time. Each film stock from Portra’s line is versatile, unique in its own way, and compliments each other. Awesome to scan, and beautiful colors. The same updates that were implemented to Portra 400 in 2010 were now being made for Portra 160 and although Kodak was stopping the production of the variety of these films (NC & VC), they were now producing the highest quality stock showing that quality always comes before quantity.For more analog articles and film photography resources, be sure to check out some of our other articles including: When the film was first created, it was offered in speeds of 160, 400, and 800, and since then Kodak has introduced new qualities and capabilities, while continuously keeping these three film speeds in their lineup. In fact, Portra 800 has a high grain content and sets the stage for the main subject in your photo.Hey there, sorry about that. Let’s take a look between the Portra 400 and 800 films in more depth below.One of the main similarities of Portra 800 and Portra 400 is the color saturation. Playing with flash and various ISO’s will help you find the perfect grain content that you are looking for.Today we’ll be covering the differences between film stocks. And, documenting the mundane, everyday life of our family isn’t for them.
I have always wondered the same about why my modern film photos look so different from my parents’ film photos. It's a terrific film and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it in medium format. It’s not for me. With studio lighting and well-lit subjects, the film performs at its peak. Some of my favorites are even older than my mom and dad! But the fact that there’s more pressure with film to have some real technical knowledge about light and it’s interaction with our outdated photography equipment, and that there is again that ability to be far more involved in the process of making the image, speaks to the artist in me and causes me to be grateful that I still have the opportunity to shoot in film and explore what it truly means to be a photographer.Based on my experience with expired C-41 film I wonder if some additional exposure would help with the saturation and flatness issue?I was born in the 90’s so my younger years were spent toting compact 8mp Canon’s for school field trips. It is great that through photography, and in special getting more involved with the process as it happens with analog photography today, it is possible to achieve that.Thanks once again for your blog!Nice photos and a very interspersed concept. Were they processed at box speed or pull-processed to match the over exposure?freakin dope shots and neat read! It’s so interesting to see what once was and never will be again.In that same way, a photograph taken on film will, I think, forever be more impressive to me than one taken on a digital camera.
Maybe that’s why I like it so much. 400VC is lovely to see in use, need to get my hands on some of it…It’s nice to see some great photos from the New England area. Kodak’s slowest offering in the Portra lineup is also one of their most intriguing. I have ancient portra 120 in the fridge begging to be shot.VC used to be my favorite color film. The film stock is made in three speeds: 160, 400, and 800. In the act of slowing down I do feel more connected to the moment (I tend to remember way more detail about my film shots vs digital) while also getting a chance to appreciate the technology and methods of the past.Lovely last paragraph, particularly the last sentence. It was really handy to see the corrosponding shots to the description of the development and postprocessing.Fascinating phenomenon — shooting with expired film in old film cameras, as a trip into the past! It would be amazing to shoot some of the older stocks, but I don’t know where to look for them.I am more of a bnw film person, but Portras are what I love the same!Love how the colours turned out, and it’s even all the more amazing with expired film! Kodak Portra 400 vs. Kodak Portra 800 Ilford HP5 Plus Film Stock Review Super 8 Test Footage – Boston, MA Fuji Superia 800 vs. Kodak Portra 800 Polaroid Sun 600 Review Kodak Brings Back T-MAX P3200 B&W Film Stock Not worrying about the kids, but being in the moment.