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Adding Sepia Tone to Your Photos

What's unique about sepia toning?  Sepia tone is a digital photo treatment in which the picture appears in shades of brown. Adding sepia tone to photographs is a favorite way photographers and photo editors evoke a sense of nostalgia in today's images. It's often associated with images from the late 19th century.

Before the invention of digital photography, sepia could only be produced in the darkroom. Today, it can be produced using a camera's digital software or a computer's photo-editing software. After a photograph has been sepia toned, it tends to look softer than it would in grayscale or black and white. The warm brown and gold tones of sepia photographs help make photos feel more alive to some viewers.

Toning Color Photos

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Original color image of a railroad track.

Original color image

Sepia toning adds warmth and an air of nostalgia.

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Not too long ago, these cuties shared a first kiss.

Original color image

A nostalgic mood was created by toning the image with soft, warm-brown hues.

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Original photo highlighting gasoline prices of yesteryear.

Original color image

Toned with sepia coloring, this image suggests a return to "the good ole days."

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Original photo of young shepherd boys and girls in church.

Original color image

Toning with sepia coloring adds softness to this photo of three young shepherds.

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   Toning Black-and-White Photos

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Original black-and-white image of a long, empty pier on a rainy night.

Original black-and-white image

Sepia toning eliminates the rainy night's chill.

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Original black-and-white image of a young missionary family at a baptism celebration.

Original black-and-white image

Sepia toning adds warmth and softness.

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Black-and-white grenade image awaits sepia toning.

Original black-and-white image

An olden-days mood is achieved by toning the image with warm-brown hues.

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Original black-and-white close-up photo of a camera lens

Original black-and-white image

In this image, sepia toning produces a distinctive style rather than a nostalgic mood.

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