RE: Toning Question

James,

Certain papers will often with exotic colors in Selenium. The exact reason
for this has never been completely explained. As for your wish to replicate
your previous results: You can certainly replicate the results broadly
speaking. But, you will very likely never replicate them *exactly* (i.e.
the exact results from any specific print). The results from most toning
procedures are always one-of-a-kind - especially when sabbatier or
mordancage has been done first. Personally, I think this is a good thing!

I utilize numerous toning formula's in my own work - in various combinations
with different papers - to achieve fairly exotic range of effects. Selenium
is just one of the toners I use, often in combination with gold.

Tim Rudman - a frequent contributor to this list - has a very good book
entitled, "The Photographer's Toning Book." And, my personal website
(www.jonathan-bailey.com) will give you a look at the effects I'm getting.
Also reproduced on the site are two articles I wrote for CAMERA ARTS
magazine, the first describing my appreciation of the history and
antecedents to modern "split" toning; and the second giving working notes
and formula for my signature selenium and GP-1 gold toning process
(http://www.jonathan-bailey.com/pages/writings_camarts1.html).

Good luck with your experiments! Be sure to keep good notes! They are
surest path to recreating these effects!

Best - Jon
www.jonathan-bailey.com

-----Original Message-----
From: James Matthews
Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 3:02 PM
To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
Subject: Toning Question

Here's a another question from a new-comer to the
list. It's not exactly alternative process related,
but since there are so many "alchemists" on the list,
I thought I'd ask. I recently made some sabattier
effect prints on RC paper, toning them in Selenium.
Surprisingly, they came out in a very wierd and very
nice copper color. Processing was pretty much the same
as for other sabattiers I've done so I can't figure
out why they ended up copper colored. I'd like to do
some more of these. Any ideas on how to replicate
this?

Jim

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Received on Fri Nov 26 07:20:36 2004