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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 269006" data-attributes="member: 9240">sRGB is the most tonally compressed profile, and the more reproducible by most printers, so it's the one recommended by default if you're sending images out for printing.&nbsp; So you're OK with the profile setting.&nbsp; It matters in RAW as it determines what levels of color can be achieved when the photo is taken.&nbsp; Adobe has a wider color space than sRGB, but some of those colors may not be reproducible on a printer, and maybe not even on some monitors.&nbsp; As for color correcting, since you do not have a calibrated monitor it's entirely possible that what you see will not match what they see.&nbsp; Additionally, monitor calibration is to a specific profile, but printers may not match that profile 100%, so printers will often calibrate a dedicated monitor for the printer to match what comes out of that printer.&nbsp;&nbsp; My understanding is that &quot;color correction&quot; offered by print houses has more to do with that than with correcting it against a profile.&nbsp; The assumption is that the file they receive looks the way the photographer intends on a calibrated monitor - they have no way of knowing if the overly warm or cool tones are an error or a &quot;look&quot;.If you're using LR5, there's a Soft Proofing feature in the Develop module that will allow you to see the difference in color profiles.&nbsp; When you check the box you'll see a new set of options under the histogram that will allow you to toggle between profiles, including printer profiles for and photo printers you have.&nbsp; If you're shooting sRGB you should see no difference when you toggle to Adobe since they overlap 100%.&nbsp; But if you're shooting in Adobe you may see color loss highlighted when you go to sRGB.&nbsp; I have only started using Soft Proofing since I just picked up a good photo printer.&nbsp; There are some good tutorials out here if you're using LR5 (I vaguely remember you being on an earlier version).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 269006, member: 9240"] sRGB is the most tonally compressed profile, and the more reproducible by most printers, so it's the one recommended by default if you're sending images out for printing. So you're OK with the profile setting. It matters in RAW as it determines what levels of color can be achieved when the photo is taken. Adobe has a wider color space than sRGB, but some of those colors may not be reproducible on a printer, and maybe not even on some monitors. As for color correcting, since you do not have a calibrated monitor it's entirely possible that what you see will not match what they see. Additionally, monitor calibration is to a specific profile, but printers may not match that profile 100%, so printers will often calibrate a dedicated monitor for the printer to match what comes out of that printer. My understanding is that "color correction" offered by print houses has more to do with that than with correcting it against a profile. The assumption is that the file they receive looks the way the photographer intends on a calibrated monitor - they have no way of knowing if the overly warm or cool tones are an error or a "look". If you're using LR5, there's a Soft Proofing feature in the Develop module that will allow you to see the difference in color profiles. When you check the box you'll see a new set of options under the histogram that will allow you to toggle between profiles, including printer profiles for and photo printers you have. If you're shooting sRGB you should see no difference when you toggle to Adobe since they overlap 100%. But if you're shooting in Adobe you may see color loss highlighted when you go to sRGB. I have only started using Soft Proofing since I just picked up a good photo printer. There are some good tutorials out here if you're using LR5 (I vaguely remember you being on an earlier version). [/QUOTE]

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