KODAK · 1998

Kodak Portra 400Portrait Film, Warm Skin Tones

The Kodak Portra 400 (1998) recreated as a live camera effect on your iPhone. Real color science, lens character, and film grain — all in real time.

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YEAR1998
TYPEFilm stocks
MAKERKodak
FORMATPortrait Film, Warm Skin Tones
HISTORY

About the Kodak Portra 400

Introduced in 1998 and reformulated in 2010, Kodak Portra 400 is widely considered the finest color negative film ever made. Its natural skin tones, subtle pastel palette, and extraordinary exposure latitude — usable from ISO 200 to 1600 — make it the universal choice for portrait, wedding, and editorial photography. Portra 400 has become the most popular professional film in the world, and its aesthetic heavily influences digital color grading.

RetroCam recreates this look using real optical data: color temperature curves, aberration profiles, grain structure, and tonal response. The result is a live camera effect that feels authentic, not just a filter slapped on top.

THE LOOK

Effects applied

Each effect is calibrated to match the real optical and chemical characteristics of the Kodak Portra 400.

Color TemperatureExposure BiasSaturationContrastChromatic AberrationBarrel DistortionVignetteFilm Grain
SAMPLES

Shot with Kodak Portra 400

Sample photos taken with the Kodak Portra 400 effect in RetroCam.

Photo taken with Kodak Portra 400 filter in RetroCam app
Kodak Portra 400 — Sample 1
Photo taken with Kodak Portra 400 filter in RetroCam app
Kodak Portra 400 — Sample 2
Photo taken with Kodak Portra 400 filter in RetroCam app
Kodak Portra 400 — Sample 3
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