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Grainy & Pushed Looks

Fast emulsions with visible structure, for night, concerts and atmosphere.

Grain is spatial texture, so no LUT can produce it — these stocks supply the colour and contrast of pushed fast film, and the tool's grain slider supplies the texture. Together they give you the look of shooting at ISO 1600 in a bar. Reach for these when the picture is about atmosphere rather than detail; the noise is doing narrative work.

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8 looks in this selection

Ilford Delta 3200

The classic fast black and white film — enormous grain, unmistakable atmosphere.

5 renderings

Kodak T-Max 3200

The fast T-grain film — big grain, low contrast, built for the dark.

6 renderings

Fuji Neopan 1600

A fast Japanese emulsion with tighter grain than its western rivals.

5 renderings

Fuji Superia 1600

Very fast consumer negative — heavy grain, compressed colour, strong night-time character.

4 renderings

Fuji Superia 800

Fast consumer Superia: grainier, contrastier, still unmistakably green-cool.

4 renderings

Ilford HPS 800

A discontinued fast Ilford emulsion sitting between HP5 and Delta 3200.

1 rendering

Kodak Portra 800

Portra colour rendering at ISO 800, with more contrast and visible grain.

5 renderings

Fuji Superia HG 1600

An earlier high-speed Fuji emulsion with coarser grain and cooler colour.

1 rendering