P400, a free Portra 400 style filter
Soft, warm and flattering: P400 is our take on the look of Kodak Portra 400, the color negative film portrait and wedding photographers have loved for decades.
About Kodak Portra 400 and P400
Portra 400 is a professional ISO 400 color negative film known for natural skin tones, wide exposure latitude and a gentle, low-contrast palette. Photographers often overexpose it slightly to get its creamy, airy highlights.
P400 recreates that feel on a digital photo. It warms skin without turning it orange, lifts and softens the highlights into pastel tones, and keeps contrast gentle so faces and fabrics stay smooth. Greens lean slightly toward olive and skies stay soft rather than electric blue.
Color at a glance
Each pair shows a color before (left) and after (right) P400.
Best for
- Portraits and couples
- Weddings and events
- Golden-hour and window light
- Everyday people pictures
Tips
- Add a little Grain (Amount around 15 to 25) for a scanned-film texture.
- If skin looks too warm, nudge Temperature cooler instead of lowering the filter strength.
- Raise Exposure a touch before applying it: Portra looks best a little bright.
How to use P400
- Click Try P400 on your photo. The editor opens with P400 ready.
- Choose a photo, RAW files included. The look is applied as soon as it opens.
- Adjust Filter strength on the Filters tab, and fine-tune with the Adjust tab.
- Save it as JPEG, PNG, WebP or TIFF on the Save tab.
Use P400 on video and in Lightroom
You can take this look into other apps. Open it, then on the Save tab download it as a LUT (.cube) for Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut or CapCut, with versions for log footage, or as a Lightroom profile with an Amount slider. Both carry the look's color; add grain and glow in the other app.
Open P400 to make a LUT · Open P400 to make a Lightroom profile
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