Rendering profile
- Sharpness
- high
- Color biases
- natural skin tones, soft pastels
- Tags
- portrait, studio, fine grain
- Best use cases
- studio portraits, fashion, bright outdoor portraits
Film stock wiki
Kodak Portra 160
Kodak Portra 160 is a professional C-41 color negative film with fine grain, soft contrast, and natural color.
Key specs
- Brand
- Kodak
- Model
- Portra 160
- ISO
- 160
- Process
- C41
- Formats
- 135, 120
- Production status
- In production
Grain
very fine
Contrast
low-medium
Saturation
medium-low
Latitude
wide
Technical details
- Film base
- acetate
- Push/pull
- Best near box speed.
Handling notes
- Exposure
- Give adequate light for the cleanest shadows.
- Development
- Standard C-41 process.
- Scanning
- Preserve soft contrast unless the customer requests punchier color.
Profile notes
Portra 160 is suited to studio, portrait, fashion, and bright outdoor work where smooth tonality and subtle color are preferred over speed.
Aliases
Portra 160
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