Photographers' Formulary 5lbs Potassium Bromide

SKU: PYPBR5LB MFR: 10-0931 5LB
$96.95
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Key Features

  • Achieve fine grain in your black and white photos with our Potassium Bromide.
  • Ensure archival quality prints; use as a restrainer in your developer solutions.
  • Enjoy easy mixing with this granular powder, perfect for consistent results.
  • Long shelf-life ensures your Potassium Bromide is ready when you need it.
  • Enhance tonality in your prints with this essential darkroom chemical.
  • Potassium Bromide acts as a fog preventer for clear, professional results.
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Photographers' Formulary Potassium Bromide Specifications

  • Synonyms

    Bromide
    Bromide of potash
    Bromide of potassium
    Bromide salt of potassium

  • Appearance

    White, deliquescent, granular powder
    Odorless

  • Uses

    Fog preventer and restrainer in developing solutions
    Ingredient in intensifying, reducing, toning, and many other photographic solutions

  • Chemical Formula

    KBr

  • Weight

    5lbs (2.27kg)

About Photographers' Formulary Potassium Bromide

A vital component in the world of photography, the Photographers' Formulary Potassium Bromide is a 5lbs package that serves as a crucial ingredient in a variety of photographic solutions. This product is primarily used as a fog preventer and restrainer in developing solutions, ensuring the clarity and quality of your images.

Potassium Bromide is recognized for its versatility, playing a significant role in intensifying, reducing, and toning processes, among other photographic applications. It's worth noting that Potassium Bromide is the most frequently used restrainer in developing formulas, particularly those incorporating hydroquinone, pyrocatechin, or pyrogallol.

The strategic addition of Potassium Bromide typically results in a reduction of contrast, subtly manipulating the image's visual dynamics. Moreover, it can induce a warming effect on image tone when utilized in paper developers, adding a unique touch to your photographs.

In essence, the Photographers' Formulary Potassium Bromide is a must-have for photography enthusiasts and professionals alike, offering a range of benefits to enhance the photographic development process.

Photographers' Formulary Potassium Bromide Features

  • 5lbs package of Photographers' Formulary Potassium Bromide for photographic development
  • Acts as a versatile ingredient in intensifying, reducing, and toning photographic solutions
  • Most commonly used restrainer in formulas with hydroquinone, pyrocatechin, or pyrogallol
  • Enhances image quality by preventing fog and restraining development in solutions
  • Manipulates image contrast for unique visual dynamics
  • Induces a warming effect on image tone when used in paper developers

Key Features

  • Achieve fine grain in your black and white photos with our Potassium Bromide.
  • Ensure archival quality prints; use as a restrainer in your developer solutions.
  • Enjoy easy mixing with this granular powder, perfect for consistent results.
  • Long shelf-life ensures your Potassium Bromide is ready when you need it.
  • Enhance tonality in your prints with this essential darkroom chemical.
  • Potassium Bromide acts as a fog preventer for clear, professional results.