Discover What's Possible
Look closer. Explore your photographs. Discover what they could become.
Photography is more than making a picture. It's noticing things, exploring possibilities, and making choices about what we see.
Merely Tones helps photographers discover new possibilities in their photographs and develop their creative eye. Through photographic tools, thoughtful articles, and hands-on experiments, we explore not just what a photograph is, but what it could become.
The Photograph First. Your Eye Decides.
From the Journal
All entriesLooking BackNovember 1, 2026
Looking Closer: Bandits' Roost
An alley in New York City, photographed in 1888. At first glance, it may seem like a straightforward street photograph. But spend a little time looking, and you'll find layers of people, small details, and unanswered questions. Let's take a closer look at what’s happening in this remarkable image.
ExperimentsOctober 17, 2026
Meeting in the Middle
Exploring vivid color and black and white led me somewhere unexpected: a muted color edit that brought together the qualities I wanted from both.
Look AgainOctober 17, 2026
A Second Chance
Revisiting an underexposed photograph from nearly ten years ago reveals what modern tools can do—and why it's worth keeping your old RAW files.
