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Re: Selenium-toning Van Dyke Brown prints



Jordan,

I've toned VDBs in Kodak's Selenium before, and I was actually quite
disappointed.  I guess I just prefer the untoned colors for my VDB prints.

Camden Hardy

camden[at]hardyphotography[dot]net
http://www.hardyphotography.net



On Mon, September 25, 2006 9:06 am, Jordan Wosnick wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I would be interested in hearing from people who selenium-tone their
> VDB prints.
>
> I was prepared to be disappointed when I tried it (based on Wynn
> White's article on Unblinkingeye and posts on APUG) but was actually
> quite pleased. I used a tiny amount of Kodak Rapid Selenium Toner
> (literally a few drops in a tray of water) and toned after fixing. The
> colour change began almost immediately and eliminated the somewhat
> sickly reddish-brown of the VDB, pushing it much closer to a warm
> gray-brown.
>
> Based on what I had read, I was expecting a huge amount of image
> reduction, but I didn't see much at all.
>
> Anyone else tone their VDBs in KRST?
>
> Thanks
>
> Jordan
>
>
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>
> Jordan Wosnick
> jwosnick@fastmail.fm
>