Saturday, October 16, 2004
Last night I decided to start experimenting with split toning with selenium and sepia toner. Ran to the photo store to get some supplies, including Ilford Warmtone Fiber paper, since I've read that it tones better than the regular Ilford fiber paper, which I normally use. Of course...I use a different paper (well I do use Oriental sometimes) and the prints have this weird subtle mottling. But when I do a second fix bath the mottling gets worse. Very strange, never seen this. So I make sure the safe light isn't fogging the warmtone paper (setting quarters on the paper for a couple minutes under the safelight). That doesn't seem to be the problem. But that sheet of paper got the mottling thing happening. So tonight I'll just mix up new LPD, because maybe it got contaminated somehow. I can't believe there is anything wrong with the paper. If after making a new batch of LPD it still happens I'll try using the paper I always use.
What a pain in the ass! I was going to print last night and tone tonight. Maybe I can print and tone all tonight and stay up real late.
A few posts ago I talked about what it is I really want to photograph, or I could have said what I want my photos to look like. So I'm trying to go down the path of what I want instead of what I think will sell best. It sounds easy, but it's not. After spending so much time working towards being a self supporting artist, every decision is tied to making money. I feel I have made the break, hence the experimenting with split toning.
What a pain in the ass! I was going to print last night and tone tonight. Maybe I can print and tone all tonight and stay up real late.
A few posts ago I talked about what it is I really want to photograph, or I could have said what I want my photos to look like. So I'm trying to go down the path of what I want instead of what I think will sell best. It sounds easy, but it's not. After spending so much time working towards being a self supporting artist, every decision is tied to making money. I feel I have made the break, hence the experimenting with split toning.
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