Question

[R.C. Golding]

What file format are you saving your images to when creating a tread? TiFF, Jpeg etc. After posting my images they seem to lose color, saturation etc. I am saving them in PS to my desk top as JPEGS then posting.
THX
Bob

 

[Ben Egbert]

jpg is correct but you also need to convert to profile and select srgb

 

[R.C. Golding]

Thank you. Could you please explain"convert to profile".

 

[lionking]

The best solution to "save for web" , and of course make sure to work in sRGB.

 

[JimFox]

Thank you. Could you please explain"convert to profile".

What are you processing your photos in?

Most typically if a photo loses "color" it's because the color profile of the photo is not set to sRGB. The color profile tells a device (Monitor, Printer) how to display the Photo. So if your photo is still set to Adobe RGB (the most popular color profile for setting in the Camera when you shoot), then it's color will be off because most printers and web devices want sRGB.

Let us know what you are processing with, and we can help better.

 

[R.C. Golding]

Again thanks. My D7100 is set to sRGB. And in PhotoShop "Working Space" is set to sRGB. Under "Color Management Policies" I have 3 options, 1.) OFF 2.) Preserve Embedded Profile 3.) Convert to Working RGB. Mine is set 2.) Preserve Embedded Profile.

 

[R.C. Golding]

I just posted the same Wild Horse pic here in the post processing and there is a difference. I start in Light Room which was set to RGB then go to Photo Shop to resize etc. I changed the setting in LR to sRGB and I think that fixed it thanks. Any feed back on the 2 pics would help.

 

[AlanLichty]

I always keep my camera, Lightroom, and Photoshop set to use ProPhoto RGB to keep the best color range for any images I might decide to print. One of the last things I do before I save the image as a JPEG is to convert the color profile to sRGB in Photoshop using Edit>Convert-to-Profile. The only time I use sRGB is when I am saving a copy for web posting.

 

[JimFox]

Again thanks. My D7100 is set to sRGB. And in PhotoShop "Working Space" is set to sRGB. Under "Color Management Policies" I have 3 options, 1.) OFF 2.) Preserve Embedded Profile 3.) Convert to Working RGB. Mine is set 2.) Preserve Embedded Profile.

That should be good then. That's really odd, it's almost always involved with the Color Profile, but if you are strictly working in sRGB, then that's not an issue.

 

[JimFox]

I always keep my camera, Lightroom, and Photoshop set to use ProPhoto RGB to keep the best color range for any images I might decide to print. One of the last things I do before I save the image as a JPEG is to convert the color profile to sRGB in Photoshop using Edit>Convert-to-Profile. The only time I use sRGB is when I am saving a copy for web posting.

I do the same Alan, but I like Adobe RGB instead.

But if Robert is using sRGB across all of his shooting and posting, then the color profile shouldn't be the cause of the problem.

 

[R.C. Golding]

I always keep my camera, Lightroom, and Photoshop set to use ProPhoto RGB to keep the best color range for any images I might decide to print. One of the last things I do before I save the image as a JPEG is to convert the color profile to sRGB in Photoshop using Edit>Convert-to-Profile. The only time I use sRGB is when I am saving a copy for web posting.

Thanks for the feed back.
Bob

 

[JimFox]

I just posted the same Wild Horse pic here in the post processing and there is a difference. I start in Light Room which was set to RGB then go to Photo Shop to resize etc. I changed the setting in LR to sRGB and I think that fixed it thanks. Any feed back on the 2 pics would help.

Oh good, if that solved it!

 

[Ryan10]

The only way I've found my images to stay 100% the same as what I see in LR or PS is to export in JPG and post here at no larger than 800px on the long end. Seems the forum software resizes anything larger than 800x900px on the long end, and that's when I lose detail and colors.

 

[R.C. Golding]

I do the same Alan, but I like Adobe RGB instead.

But if Robert is using sRGB across all of his shooting and posting, then the color profile shouldn't be the cause of the problem.

I was not, my camera and photoshop were set to sRGB but my Lightroom was not, I changed it and it seems to have fixed the problem, see test photo.
THX
Bob

 

[JimFox]

Hey Bob, definitely the test photo looks good.

Now you should go edit your thread in the Wildlife forum and replace the old photo with the new one. This new one definitely looks better.

 

[R.C. Golding]

Thank You All !!
Bob

 

[Sasquatchian]

"That should be good then. That's really odd, it's almost always involved with the Color Profile, but if you are strictly working in sRGB, then that's not an issue."

Really, the most important thing is that your jpeg file is saved with an embedded profile (it doesn't matter what color space you decide to use but sRGB IS the default internet standard) AND you use a web browser that is color managed and that color management is activated. Then, on your own end, you need to have a good hardware monitor calibration with associated monitor profile. It's the combination of source profile - the one embedded in your file and destination profile - in this case your screen, that makes it possible to display correctly.

 

[JimFox]

"That should be good then. That's really odd, it's almost always involved with the Color Profile, but if you are strictly working in sRGB, then that's not an issue."

Really, the most important thing is that your jpeg file is saved with an embedded profile (it doesn't matter what color space you decide to use but sRGB IS the default internet standard) AND you use a web browser that is color managed and that color management is activated. Then, on your own end, you need to have a good hardware monitor calibration with associated monitor profile. It's the combination of source profile - the one embedded in your file and destination profile - in this case your screen, that makes it possible to display correctly.

Good points here, thanks for tying it all together.