The silvering went fine with my Halo-Chrome toner, but when I put the print in the fixing bath, the silver disappeared. What went wrong?
You used the wrong fixer, probably a liquid fixer, also known as “rapid” fixer. Rapid fixers, based on ammonium thiosulfate, often can cause bleaching of a print. Only hypo-based fixers (those using sodium thiosulfate) will fix and harden a print without bleaching. This is why we strongly recommend a hypo-based hardening fixer over rapid fixers for use with all Rockland products. The most available of these is Kodak Fixer, sold as a powder; there are a few others. Back to top I bleached and toned the Halo-Chrome print according to instructions, but not much of the picture is silver, it is more sepia. The silvering will be complete in the totally exposed areas. That is why we recommend a high-contrast negative. In intermediate areas, the silver will look brownish because the layer of silver is too thin to see. For best silvering, use a negative with strong blacks and clear highlights for contrast. Back to top Can I use Halo-Chrome with Liquid Light emulsion? You can, but the results wil
