Another color/profile question...

[sigler]

Greetings,

I got my Spyder to work a little better on my laptop... Anyway, new question:

1. I edit an image, select proof color, fix it up, then finally convert to the profile I want (in this case the MPix profile). Then save...

2. When I reopen that same file in Photoshop, it looks terrible!

Is this normal? I tried posting some pics on the web that had been converted to the mpix profile, and their color is a bit off:

http://homepage.mac.com/rsigler/evan

I'm guessing that once a picture is saved after being converted to a profile, it isn't meant to be opened again?

Thanks for any advice! (Hopefully this is normal)

rob

[maderito]

A couple of points:

First -- beautiful subjects!!

1. I don't know what the MPix profile is (and I don't have it), but ... once you've converted your pics to that profile, they can only be viewed or printed on an output device (e.g. my monitor or a printer) that is calibrated to that profile.

2. If I had the MPix profile, I could open up your file in Photoshop and "assign" that profile to the image, and it should look the same as when you're viewing it on your monitor (using your MPix profile and proof viewing setup).

3. The few images I examined are quite overexposed. That makes everything else difficult. If you're adjusting your white balance to the white background (during RAW processing), you might have problems with midtone flesh colors.

4. The skin tones are difficult in this image since the pinkish baby flesh tones are quite different from the mom's adult-like (more yellow than magenta) skin tones. However, this wouldn't be a problem requiring color corrections if the overall white balance was OK.

5. You really need a reference gray/white card or color chart to get the exposure and WB properly adjusted while processing in RAW before doing further edits.

6. Is your background exposed at the same color temperature as your subjects? If not -- it will make color corrections hard. What is the lighting setup?

Hopefully, at least one of these points is helpful. :)

BTW - this posting properly belongs in "Post Processing and Printing" forum.