Kodak UltraMax

Kodak UltraMax 400 is a consumer-grade color negative film — the kind you used to find at drugstores in the yellow-and-red box. Rated at ISO 400 with a cooler, slightly contrasty palette, it sits between Portra's warmth and Ektar's precision without fully committing to either. Grain is visible but not distracting, and colors shift depending on the light — sometimes leaning blue, sometimes green. That unpredictability is part of the appeal. UltraMax works well for street scenes and casual shooting where perfection is beside the point. In this portfolio, it fills the role of the everyday film — the stock loaded when there is no plan, no particular subject, just a walk and whatever turns up. The results feel less polished and more accidental, which for this kind of work is often exactly right.