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Best Film Looks for Street Photography
Contrast, grain and speed — looks that suit uncontrolled light and fast decisions.
Street work is shot in whatever light exists, usually quickly, often at ISO 400 or faster. The looks that suit it are forgiving of exposure error and have enough contrast to survive flat overcast conditions. Traditional-grain black and white dominates for historical reasons that are also practical ones, but the muted colour simulations have become the modern default.
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20 looks in this selection
Agfa APX 100
A traditional-grain European film with straight, neutral tonality.
1 rendering
Agfa Vista 200
The budget European consumer film with unmistakably strong reds and magentas.
1 rendering
Fuji Neopan 1600
A fast Japanese emulsion with tighter grain than its western rivals.
5 renderings
Fuji Provia 400F
The predecessor to 400X — flatter and more neutral.
1 rendering
Fuji Superia 1600
Very fast consumer negative — heavy grain, compressed colour, strong night-time character.
4 renderings
Fuji Superia 200
The everyday drugstore Fuji look: bright greens, cool shadows, cheerful contrast.
1 rendering
Fuji Superia 400
The workhorse consumer Superia — green-forward colour with usable grain at ISO 400.
4 renderings
Fuji Superia HG 1600
An earlier high-speed Fuji emulsion with coarser grain and cooler colour.
1 rendering
Fuji Superia Reala 100
Fuji's fourth-layer emulsion, built for accurate colour under mixed and fluorescent light.
1 rendering
Fuji X-Trans III Acros
Fujifilm's premium monochrome simulation, with optional colour filters.
4 renderings
Fuji X-Trans III Classic Chrome
Fujifilm's documentary simulation — muted colour and hard shadows, evoking Kodachrome.
1 rendering
Ilford Delta 400
Tabular-grain 400 from Ilford: cleaner than HP5, warmer than T-Max.
1 rendering
Ilford HP5 Plus 400
Tri-X's British counterpart — flatter, softer and easier to print.
5 renderings
Ilford HPS 800
A discontinued fast Ilford emulsion sitting between HP5 and Delta 3200.
1 rendering
Kodak Elite Color 400
The 400-speed Elite Color: same golden warmth, more grain and contrast.
1 rendering
Kodak Kodachrome 200
The fast Kodachrome — the family look with grain and slightly cooler colour.
1 rendering
Kodak Kodachrome 64
The most famous colour film ever made — dense reds, restrained blues, archival permanence.
2 renderings
Kodak Tri-X 400
The definitive photojournalism film: gritty grain, deep blacks, enormous latitude.
6 renderings
Polaroid 672
A medium-speed peel-apart black and white film.
1 rendering
Polaroid Px-680
The 600-format Impossible colour film — slightly more contrast and colour than PX-70.
16 renderings