Color control for Ilford Art 300

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I bought a box of the paper about 7 years ago and only used it once until now. I’m getting inconsistent color, and it looks to have a bit of a pink or magenta tint. I’m not sure what affects the color and or how it can be manipulated, sans toning.

 

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sruddy Can I take it that the one full print you show and the others that we cannot see all show a pink and magenta tint ? I ask because all I can see is a ivory tint in the borders but this may be due to the off-white colour of Ilford Art 300

I cannot see any pink or magenta in the picture of the flowers in the vase

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I thought the same when I took the iPhone photo. Maybe my eyes or viewing lighting. I’ll find the first print I made when paper was new and compare. I do see some brightness irregularities which maybe due to fog.
 

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I guess it depends on the monitor, it looks pink to me as well. Might be fogged after 7 years, maybe your viewing light is warm, or your developer turned it warm? I know this didn't happen with yours, but it looks similar to the Foma papers I once used that were too close to the safelight. Quite liked it though, the prints looked nice.
 
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At least it’s not only me. I just found a print that I made when I first purchased the paper and you can see that it’s fogged. Still will work for some stuff.

 

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Yes I see the difference in the borders between the "old and new". I may be seeing the same colour as you and momus despite it not seeming pink to me. Yes I agree it looks like the start fogging but the borders, although now different still look OK

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