Toning

After developing my black and white negatives and then exposing these negatives up to prints, I then wanted to add some colour into the photos to make them more interesting and effective. To achieve this colour I used toning of a black and white film.

To tone a balck and white image you have to follow a few simple stages; 1. Soak the print into a water bath so that the papers' glossy surface is loosened slighty meaning that late on the bleach and toner can soak into the paper and not just wash off. The print needs to be left in the water for around a minute.
2. The next step is to put the chosen print into a tray of bleach. This lightens the print slightly so that the toner has more of an effect on the print. The longer the print is left in the bleach, the lighter it becomes. Around thirty seconds is a susal time but it is dependent on the print and can go up or down.
3.The last step in the toning process is to put the print into a toner, these come in a range of colours. Similarly to the bleaching, the time that the print is left in the liquid for depends on the print itslef and also the depth and vibrancy of the toner colour that you want to achieve on the final print.

There are also other way that images can be toned. Digital toning using programs like photoshop to create the same effect as well as toning using other media like felt tip pens and paints.