Collection 004 / Everyday Color
Kodak Portra 400
Gentle structure for tender light.
Fourteen portrait-led looks spanning clean, muted, deep, lifted, bright, and vivid directions.
Lightroom edition / one-time purchase$24.80 USD
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Why it exists
Centered on indoor and outdoor portraiture, especially the transition from yellow through red in skin and warm surrounding color.
Clean skin, readable whites, low-pressure contrast, and expressive variants with cooler blue-green shadow color.
Window light, cloud cover, open shade, pale interiors, and low-contrast mixed light.
How the color is made
Real film. Real chemistry.
Graded by hand.
- 01Shot on real film
Every collection begins with real rolls exposed in real scenes — weddings, portraits, streets — not synthetic test charts.
- 02Developed with EVO chemistry
Negatives are processed with EVO chemistry for a clean base tone and translucent dye-layer depth.
- 03Scanned on the Hasselblad X5
The Hasselblad Flextight X5 records the negative's full texture and color response at reference quality.
- 04Corrected by hand
Each look is graded manually from those scans before it becomes a preset, LUT, or style.
Before / After comparison
The photograph first.
The color second.
Move the divider to compare the supplied before reference with the finished photograph.
Compare the supplied before reference and finished color. Reconstructed references are clearly labeled beside the image.
Included looks
Every direction,
clearly listed.
Select a look to view its finished photograph.
Kodak Portra 400Original +1Select a name to preview its finished photograph.
What you receive / Lightroom
One direction.
One clear ecosystem.
For Lightroom Classic, Lightroom, Adobe Camera Raw, and compatible photo LUT workflows. The customer ZIP includes concise English installation notes and checksums.
Adobe XMP
56 XMP records across the relevant RAW and JPEG/TIFF branches, with linked profiles where required.
Photo CUBE
28 LUT files in 33-point and 65-point sizes for compatible global photo color workflows.
English guide
Installation, branch selection, compatible Adobe applications, LUT use, and checksum verification.
Easy editing / four considered moves
A preset begins the edit.
It does not replace judgment.
Choose a direction
Begin with Standard S or Standard -1 for delicate portraits and pale interiors.
Set exposure
Keep white fabric below clipping; use Lift after the highlight decision rather than as an exposure repair.
Balance the light
Set skin and nearby neutrals before choosing between the clean and scan families.
Finish the frame
Use -3 when the light needs more structure, -2 for restraint, and Original when the scene can support a stronger signature.
About this collection
Useful answers,
kept specific.
Where should I begin with this collection?
Begin with Standard S or Standard -1 for delicate portraits and pale interiors.
When should I choose another collection?
Graphic scenes that need a sharp chrome response Night work built around dense practical light
RAW/JPEG branches, Capture One differences, stacking, compatibility, and installation are explained once in the Help Center.
Lightroom edition / one-time purchase
Kodak Portra 400
Choose the Lightroom edition above for secure Paddle checkout and verified digital delivery.
Continue exploring / Lightroom
Related directions.
Collections with a shared scene or a neighboring color intention, kept inside the same ecosystem.
