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Sepia Toned Print Presentation

Merg Ross

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Question pertains to Sepia toned gelatin silver prints. Can they be dry mounted, or will the heat adversely affect the image? Thanks,
Merg
 
No problem whatsoever.
Some times the heat will have a subtle effect on the level of gloss, which in turn can have a subtle effect on the appearance of the tone, but that applies to untoned pints as well.
When I tone my prints - usually RC but sometimes FB - I make it a practice to use a hardening bath before the final wash. There probably isn't as a great need to do that, because modern paper emulsions are quite robust, but toning does make even them at least a little bit more prone to physical damage. Heat can accentuate that vulnerability.
I just use the little bottles of Part B hardener that ship with Kodak Rapid Fixer. They need to be diluted 1 + 13. I have no idea what the print capacity is for that mixed solution.
 
Thank you very much, Matt. Just what I needed to know. The last time I did any sepia work was about fifty years ago in a portrait studio; we just put the prints loose into folders.
 
The beautiful thing about brown/sepia toning is that any image degradation (which usually manifests itself as brown spots) will go unoticed because the print is already brown.
 
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