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Hi all,
I've got a few questions about colour workflow and getting good colour accuracy when using print labs.
Previously I have exported images in sRGB from Lightroom as jpgs and send them directly to Photobox or Ashton Photographics to get printed using thestandard consumer options (i.e. standard small print sizes and no 'pro' services)
Now that I'm wanting more colour accuracy I am noticing that the prints feel quite off in the red channel (an approximation in PS would be lightness and saturation reduced by -20 in the red channel). I am aware that different printers/devices have limited gamuts and may not be able to print the full spectrum of colours visible on a computer but as I'm not a printer nor print at home it's all theoretical knowledge for me from here.
I can soft proof in PS using a variety of printer profiles from photobox and elsewhere and they yield the same red issue I describe so I am assuming there is a certain limitation to the colours I am able to get in a print.
My question is firstly am I in the right ballpark here and even if I'm not what is the best workflow (if at all possible) to getting files to printers that will result in great colours. Is it worth getting soft proofing in Lightroom? Do I need to have an 'overcrancked' preset to apply to images to send out to compensate for printers? Or do I have to suck it up and live with not-so-good-colours on £0.16 prints?
Any help is appreciated,
John
I've got a few questions about colour workflow and getting good colour accuracy when using print labs.
Previously I have exported images in sRGB from Lightroom as jpgs and send them directly to Photobox or Ashton Photographics to get printed using thestandard consumer options (i.e. standard small print sizes and no 'pro' services)
Now that I'm wanting more colour accuracy I am noticing that the prints feel quite off in the red channel (an approximation in PS would be lightness and saturation reduced by -20 in the red channel). I am aware that different printers/devices have limited gamuts and may not be able to print the full spectrum of colours visible on a computer but as I'm not a printer nor print at home it's all theoretical knowledge for me from here.
I can soft proof in PS using a variety of printer profiles from photobox and elsewhere and they yield the same red issue I describe so I am assuming there is a certain limitation to the colours I am able to get in a print.
My question is firstly am I in the right ballpark here and even if I'm not what is the best workflow (if at all possible) to getting files to printers that will result in great colours. Is it worth getting soft proofing in Lightroom? Do I need to have an 'overcrancked' preset to apply to images to send out to compensate for printers? Or do I have to suck it up and live with not-so-good-colours on £0.16 prints?
Any help is appreciated,
John