Im doing an edition of POP prints and can seem to get the exact same toning results with each print – why not?
A. As with any manual process, consistency comes only through practice and experience. Start by making your working conditions as consistent as possible: expose your prints to the same level, pre-rinse your prints for exactly the same time, use a good volume of toner and replenish it carefully, make sure you have full spectrum lighting over the toning tray, and keep the temperature of the toning solution constant from session to session. Also, when judging the degree of toning, it is sometimes hepful to note when a certain portion of the image changes color, rather than concentrating on just what color the image has become. Thus, you will find for each image a certain area, that, when it changes from warm to cool in tone, acts as an indicator: whether the toning has been fast or slow, when that area changes, toning should be stopped and the print placed in the fix.
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