Picture not printed correctly / Photobox problem??

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Just want to get another opinion on an issue i'm getting.

I went to my local printer in my town (Snappy Snaps) and wasn't expecting over the moon results. Looking at the photo in the store, I said to the clerk that it looks a bit flat. Has there been any colour correction applied? The woman respond yes and didn't really thought about it much as it only cost 25p.

Took the image back home and checked it against my monitor which has been colour collaborated and the photo was washed and bland.

So I had some free credit from Photobox and thought I'll try them, they just arrived and the outcome is very similar to the prints from the local company. Any suggestions what I can do to ensure I get the right results next time?
 
As you're looking at a calibration issue between monitor and printing I'll shift this into computers for you :)
 
Are the files you're sending to print sRGB or aRGB.? Most printers require sRGB and a file supplied as aRGB will come back very flat. Been there, done that :lol:
 
Photoshop CS5, I found out how to see what colour collaboration I'm using.

Next problem, for example this is some data from one of my photos.

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And here are the general settings in CS5

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I've been doing some tests, some show as sRGB when creating a new image but the example above says its uncalabrated.

I need to convert some wedding photos back or into sRGB to obtain the right colour match when printing.
 
Think I just answered my own answer, because of the photos taken as RAW and edited. I did not create a new layer with the sRGB colour management on it. Either with my 40D or with the RAW editor it keeps the photos with aRGB in tact.

So the only way to get around this is to ensure photoshop has the correct colour management settings enabled. Copy the photo with aRGB, and paste it onto the new image with sRGB.
 
In CS5 goto edit>convert to profile>destination space>sRGB IEC61966-2.1

I believe this is the best way to do it rather than assign profile etc.

If you never need aRGB it may be best to convert the profile in the output settings of the raw converter. At least that way everything will be ready for the web or most printers
 
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