I would love to see your favorite prints on Ilford Multigrade FB Cooltone Paper

[grainfall]

I have some botanical 4x5 shots I did in-studio and I have this feeling they might look good on cool tone paper. I've never used it and haven't seen too many examples out in the wild.

If you've used it, I would be very grateful if you shared your experience in the darkroom - any way in which you'd have to work differently? I'd love to see your favorite examples if you don't mind sharing.

Much appreciated!

 

[MattKing]

This is on the RC glossy version:

Tatra T-87

• MattKing
• Oct 23, 2023
• 5

A friend of mine has restored and loves to drive his 1948 Tatra T-87.

Although I'm not sure how much one can glean through the internet.
FWIW, the RC version responds well to toning - both cooling down in Selenium, and warming up in something like Sepia toner.

 

[grainfall]

This is on the RC glossy version:

Tatra T-87

• MattKing
• Oct 23, 2023
• 5

A friend of mine has restored and loves to drive his 1948 Tatra T-87.

Although I'm not sure how much one can glean through the internet.
FWIW, the RC version responds well to toning - both cooling down in Selenium, and warming up in something like Sepia toner.

Interesting, nice shot. I've been going down a rabbit hole of digitizing prints in a color/tone-accurate way and more or less abandoned scanning efforts and just shoot them in my studio as it's a far more familiar scene to me than scanning.

I'd be very curious to hear how the cool tone paper reacts to selenium as it's already pretty neutral/cool.

Thanks for the insight!

 

[MattKing]

I can't recall whether that scan is of my selenium toned version, but it probably is.
Remembering of course that the RC version will respond at least slightly different than FB to both toning and developer choice, I do see a cooling in selenium. The amount of that effect is subtle but noticeable.
The RC Cooltone happens to be a favorite paper in general for me.

 

[Alex Benjamin]

I've been exploring this paper lately. Interesting possibilities.

Scan of print on Ilford Cooltone fiber glossy.

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• Alex Benjamin
• Jan 31, 2026
• 1

 

[Alex Benjamin]

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• Alex Benjamin
• Feb 1, 2026
• 1