I've been using Centennial POP from Chicago Albumen Works for a little while now with great success using the two part gold toner sold by Photographer's Formulary. My results are consistent and as predictable as they can be using POP, with anything from a warm-toned orange-brown to a very cold blue-grey tone possible with amazing regularity. Anyway, my question relates to other toners, specifically sellenium. When I attempt to sellenium tone, my results are less than pleasing. The prints seem to lack sharpness (accutance, really) in comparison to the very sharp gold-toned prints. Does anyone have any experience (or any theories) relating to this?

-- Chad Jarvis (chad_jarvis@yahoo.com), May 18, 1999

Answers

I think I've found the answer (for anyone who cares): tone in selenium after fixing, rather than before. Toning in gold still should be done before, but toning in selenium after fixing will eliminate the problem.

-- Chad Jarvis (chad_jarvis@yahoo.com), June 08, 1999.