Help! My photos are faded when I upload them...

Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM

05/12/2006 11:55:30 PM · #1

I'm having trouble with my photos. They look great in Photoshop, but when I go to upload them to dpchallenge, they look faded... and all the comments I get are that the colors are dull and things like that. What am I doing wrong? I read the how to save tutorial... there's one step that says go to Image > Mode > Convert to Profile and then pick some sRGB thing, but that might be an older version of PS. I can do Image> Mode > RGB... is that the same? I don't have the Convert to Profile option.... and is that really my problem anyway? Any tips would be much appreciated. Again, they look great in PS, dull in dpchallenge.

fotomann_forever

05/13/2006 12:02:43 AM · #2

Let's get some info from ya:

!) What version of PS are you using?
2) Do you have a photo you can post to let us see?

Edit: No, Mode >RGB isn't the same thing.

Message edited by author 2006-05-13 00:03:15.

oOWonderBreadOo

Canon EOS-5D

05/13/2006 12:10:35 AM · #3

make sure you click on view>proof setup> monitor RGB.

Alecia

Canon EOS-10D

05/13/2006 01:28:35 AM · #4

are you using a mac?

Bosborne

Canon EOS-30D

Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM

05/13/2006 01:34:52 AM · #5

If you're in Photoshop CS2.
Save to Web.

ClubJuggle

Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

05/13/2006 01:36:17 AM · #6

Originally posted by Bosborne:

If you're in Photoshop CS2.
Save to Web.

If she's shooting in Adobe RGB she'll still need to convert to profile -> sRGB first.

~Terry

bvoi

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

05/13/2006 07:54:33 AM · #7

I use a mac and CS2 and have the same issue. I spend a lot of time adjusting the color only and end up with a de-saturated version when I "save for web". I shoot in Adobe RGB 1998 and then convert it to sRGB. I tried using the view proof setup- monitor RGB and the results look pretty good. I think I may have solved the problem, but I'll have to see when I'm editing for the next challenge. Does monitor RGB restrict the colors to 256 like the web?

hanneke

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

05/13/2006 07:57:25 AM · #8

@ bvoi: I used to have that problem on my mac too, but proof colors - monitor works great with me. just make sture the proof colors is checked when you start editing for DPC, to avoid problems when you save for web.

Message edited by author 2006-05-13 07:57:51.

Tallbloke

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

05/13/2006 08:05:29 AM · #9

There's one pic on the camera info page

link

Steve

05/13/2006 11:09:39 AM · #10

Yes, Mac & CS2... I don't remember this being a problem on my old Mac running pre-CS PS. :) Proof colors sounds familiar... biteme, do you just go Proof Setup > Moniter RGB? Or which one do you do? BTW, y'all rock. I had a late night phone call last night that took me away from the forum and I just now got back to check.

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

05/13/2006 11:10:33 AM · #11

Originally posted by oOWonderBreadOo:

make sure you click on view>proof setup> monitor RGB.

That must be the answer. I'll try it out! Thanks y'all!!

hanneke

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

05/13/2006 11:11:06 AM · #12

yep, that's the way!

after that, click proof colors and then you have it :)

05/13/2006 11:13:21 AM · #13

Originally posted by ClubJuggle:

Originally posted by Bosborne:
If you're in Photoshop CS2.
Save to Web.

If she's shooting in Adobe RGB she'll still need to convert to profile -> sRGB first.

~Terry

Not to be ignorant, but how do I know if I'm shooting in Adobe RGB? I've downgraded to a p&s, so I don't know if I even have such options. And then where's the convert to profile thing in CS2?

Olympus 50mm f/1.8 MF Normal Zuiko

05/13/2006 11:13:38 AM · #14

Originally posted by biteme:

yep, that's the way!

after that, click proof colors and then you have it :)

Thank you!!!

emorgan49

Olympus E-5

05/28/2006 06:46:45 PM · #15

bump and watch

front_element

Nikon D700

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

05/28/2006 07:00:24 PM · #16

Originally posted by annasense:

Not to be ignorant, but how do I know if I'm shooting in Adobe RGB? I've downgraded to a p&s, so I don't know if I even have such options. And then where's the convert to profile thing in CS2?

To the best of my knowledge, not many cameras offer Adobe RGB as an option when capturing.

On the sRGB matter, I wouldn't convert the original to this profile, rather make a duplicate and adjust the look in that one. Adobe RGB has a wider colour gamut that allows more colours to be saved.