Sepia is sepia is sepia !!

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Permalink Reply by Doug Weise on April 8, 2010 at 4:14am

Lew,

Since you work with prints from many of the photographers that originally processed using sepia would you mind if I asked this question? As I am quite interested in this effect when I see actual antique photos that used this method I notice a vignette effect. I would like to know if this was an effect that was purposely placed in the photo or if it was part of the process of shooting with a pinhole camera box? And also was there a uniform pink color or did it vary. Some photos are very pink some I see are more brown and again some are more of an orange or salmon color. What exactly is the desired color if I wanted to create a more authentic look when using Photoshop to create this effect?

Thanks for your input
Doug Weise

Permalink Reply by Kantilal Doobal TOURIST GUIDE on September 17, 2011 at 9:00am

To make True Black white photo into sepia - o.5 liter water add alum 50gms and boil this water and now try with useless B&W photo to test the solution and dip the print into the alum boiling water and as it turn sepia remove it from boiling water and wait to cool down the print when it cool down wash it in running water now this print of sepia is permanent sepia ! Test this method with test strip and then use it for good print !