Three Ilford Darkroom Photo Papers Compared - Shadows and Light

Fine art photographer Keith Dotson compares three darkroom photo papers from Ilford

In this video, I’ll show you the results of my darkroom work with three Ilford darkroom photo papers: Ilford Classic Glossy, Ilford Classic Matt, and Ilford Warmtone Semimatt.

See my gallery of small darkroom prints for sale on my main website here

Video: Ilford Darkroom Photo Papers Compared

Sample prints

For the best view of the papers, be sure to watch my video above, but the close-up images below are intended to give an idea of the papers’ textures and color.

Close-up photo of the surface of the Ilford Classic Glossy reveals a slight but pleasing bit of texture and some shine.

This close-up photo of the surface of a print made on Ilford Classic Matt shows good blacks and very little reflected light in the form of shine.

The surface of Ilford Warmtone SemiMatt looks very similar to the surface of Classic Matt, but warmer, with blacks looking more like a dark warm gray or brown.

This photograph of a classic car on the lford Classic Matt shows the characteristic paper curl of fiber-based papers. They must be flattened before mounting and framing.

Black and white gelatin silver darkroom print of the Alamo, printed on Ilford Warmtone Semimatt paper, mounted on acid-free backing board, signed on the back in pencil. Buy this print here.

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