A wonderful tool that can be found here is called the
TargetedAdjustment(youwillalsofindthistoolinother
adjustmentlayerboxes).By simplyclickingand holding
directlyontothesectionoftheimage youwouldliketo
change,slidingtheicontotheleftwilldarkenallsimilar
tones and moving to the right will lighten.
Another extremely useful toolthat can be found in the
blackandwhiteadjustmentboxistheTintoption,greatfor
sepiaandbluetoningimages.Simplychecktheboxand
choosethecolouroptionbyclickinginthelargerboxtothe
right.Againifyoufindagoodlevelforyourworkflowit
would be worth saving some presets.
Tinting and Toning
Printtoninginfilmphotographywasoriginallyatechnique
usedtoaltertheoverallcolourofmonochromeimages.A
chemical process was used to change the original
silver-based print, using a variety of chemicals such as
SeleniumorSodiumSulphide(Sepia),whereeachwould
havetheirowncolourqualitiestoimpartvarioustintsand
tonesontheprint.Processessuchastheseleniumandsepia
toningwerecommonly usedto enhancethelongevity of
the final print, rendering the image more stable. Other
styles of tinted images such as the Ambrotype and
Cyanotypeweredevelopedfromadifferentwayofprinting
entirely, where an original silver-based image was not
needed but an original printwasmade using chemicals,
giving either an Amber or Cyan cast asa resultof the
technique used.
Theeffectsoftheseprocessescannowbereproducedin
thedigitalageusingvarioussoftwareapplications,andare