Toning

This lesson we used two different toners, sepia, giving a bronzed effect and the other being a deep blue.

• The first step was to have sample prints to test with. Soak each print in water.
• Then once left to soak for about a minute, if toning with

- The sepia, bleach the print for two minutes, then remove and rinse of excess toner

- With the blue toner bleaching is not necessary as the bleach was mixed in with the toner.

• Finally the print would be left in the toner, for any amount of time to achieve the desired effect
• During the toner it's the metallic silver which is converted into a sulfide compound. A good example of a professional who is known for their toning is Henry Fox Talbot, he is one of the major Victorian photographers, he used sepia toning for many of his photographs. Just below to the right is an example of his work.

I have a double page spread in my photography book with my toning examples

We have been planning a short film for a while now and i have had the idea of filming myself on my motorcycle, i will have clips of me riding with various viewpoints, many which are unusual but have a good effect, i think thta one of the best viewpoints hads got to be wormseye, i love this effect because it has an empowering factor, my motorcycle has a mean image and so will go well coupled with wormseye as well as black and white, the music will be of my choice and i will sample a number of tracks which i think suit