Film
Kodak
Kodak Tri-X 400
In production since 1954, Tri-X 400 is a black-and-white film whose grain structure, broad exposure latitude, and response to push processing made it the dominant film in photojournalism and street photography for decades.
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Eggleston used Kodak Tri-X for his early black-and-white work before moving to color; documented in retrospective accounts of his practice.
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"Gypsies" (1975) and the Prague 1968 work were shot on Tri-X; the film's latitude allowed for the available-light conditions and rapid, unplanned shooting that characterize his documentary work.
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Levitt's black-and-white street photographs were shot on fast film stock to allow available-light photography without flash; Tri-X provided the grain and latitude her low-light, fast-moving street subjects required. Her film choice is documented in technical notes accompanying her MoMA and Fogg Art Museum retrospectives.
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