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The Darkroom Cookbook, 5th Edition
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The Darkroom Cookbook, 5th Edition

by Steve Anchell
April 2025
Intermediate to advanced
518 pages
14h 4m
English
Routledge
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13Toning Prints

DOI: 10.4324/9781003353317-17

“Surely, it is the result that counts, no matter how it is achieved. A photographer can even become a prisoner of his own rules. Unless he invents new ones, he will soon copy himself, and his work will become sterile and repetitive.”

—Bill Brandt

There are two reasons to tone prints: one is to change the color of the image; the other is for longevity. While some formulas both change the color and protect the image, this is not always the case. For example, prints treated with iron toners, while attaining a rich blue color, often will not last more than a few years.

There is a difference between toning paper and tinting. A toner affects the silver in the print; a tint stains the paper base without ...

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