Sepia Tone

I was trying to get a picture of Syndi, and after getting several great shots of the palm of her hand, I surreptitiously selected the 2 second timer on my Canon Digital Rebel XTi and lowered the camera body to hang by the strap around my neck. Timing is everything, and for this one, I was very lucky. I knew right away when I saw the image in the LCD screen that this picture would be a great addition to my personal favorites collection... and I knew it would be a sepia tone (or perhaps a black and white). For sepia tone alterations, I usually use the hue and saturation filter in Adobe Fireworks. This is instead of the pre-set sepia tone filter provided by Fireworks. Why? Because it allows me to test and correct the hue and saturation, of course! Ok, so technically, the Sepia Tone Filter does utilize the hue/saturation filter to do it's work... It's preset value is Hue: 27, Saturation: 20, Lightness: 0. It's a good starting point. Adjust your saturation up or down SLIGHTLY and examine your results. When you've got it where you like it, get up and go in the kitchen for at least 30 seconds. Return and view the image again. Still like the Sepia Tone you chose?