Set the tone

Tim Rudman

Tim Rudman works exclusively with film and darkroom printing processes. He has taught masterclass printing workshops around the world, and his books on printing include the go-to book on toning The Master Photographers Toning Book. His latest book, Iceland: An Uneasy Calm, is available from www.iceland-anuneasycalm.com. The exhibition is currently touring the UK. For more, see www.timrudman.com .

Both Fotospeed Palette yellow toners – titanium and vanadium – were used sequentially here for stronger colour and to convey the feeling of calm and warm evening light

Toning is an integral part of the darkroom print-making process and it has often been said that a print is never finished until it is toned. As discussed in the first part of) toning is commonly undertaken to increase print luminosity and archival ‘permanence’ with or without significant colour change.