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Old 13th November 2017, 02:40 PM
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Default My VIDEO on 'Sepia Toning' from scratch !

I did a VIDEO showing how I do 'Sepia Toning' using the basic chemicals- you can see it here :
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I put it in the wrong place so here goes again will you be doing a video on the smelly one is one better than the other one .. what gives the best sepia tone finnish
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I enjoyed the video but when you watch it through, you tend to forget what the original prints looked like. A before and after shot of both sets would have been welcome.

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Big Paul --- NO I have NO Sodium Sulphide so will NOT be doing the 'Smelly' one - also Sulphide fumes Fog Photographic emulsions as well as making the Wife angry!
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I put it in the wrong place so here goes again will you be doing a video on the smelly one is one better than the other one .. what gives the best sepia tone finnish
I think the smelly one gives a richer sepia colour, but it doesn't have to be smelly, as you can tone the print in the open air, outside in the garden.
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Sepia toning is incredibly versatile. My technique is to dilute the bleach to about 1/10 of the recommended strength and take the print out when the differentiation between subtle highlights starts to disappear. Wash the print in running water for about 10 minutes to remove any trace of the bleach, then tone with the toner at the recommended strength until no more change occurs. This will give a very subtle split tone with warm highlights and cooler shadows, depending on the paper.
A further refinement is to then tone the print in selenium (I generally use it at 1:9) until your desired colour is achieved. The particular effect will vary depending on paper, paper developer etc. The most satisfying results I have achieved have been in Ilford MGWT fibre paper.
If toning is your thing I highly recommend Tim Rudman's book!
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The colour of the sepia toner will also depend on the specific mixture - simply said, the more alkaline, the darker/browner. Rudman's book is indeed highly recommended, I wouldn't part with mine. Take care not to pay ripoff prices for it since it's unfortunately out of print...
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