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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dave_W" data-source="post: 75822" data-attributes="member: 9521">The subject of color management is perhaps every bit as deep and complicated at the subject of photographic composition. There is no "one size fits all" nor can you generalize and say one gives "muted" colors while the other does not. To answer the OP question, you should work in the best space possible which is ProPhoto RGB but you should also be ready to convert to AdobeRGB and/or sRGB when needed. And the "when needed" is a big questions because every color lab has different requirements. Check with the lab first but also understand that in order to get good looking prints you have to understand the color management in your computer and within your monitor. They absolutely need to be calibrated to one extent or the other in order to achieve prints that look like the image on your monitor. On a related topic (sorry to hijack your thread Tami Jo) I started a thread a couple months ago fishing for fellow printers who have dealt color management issues but didn't get a lot of response. I've done a lot of work on my own system and have maxed out what I can do short of using a calibrator like Spyder. It's a ton of work but it's also very rewarding when you sync your printer with your monitor and produce your own printing. Believe me when I say printing is an amazing way to push your photography to the next level. Variables such as paper type - matte, cotton rag, natural, gloss, etc. - open up an entire new avenue of expression. At least to me, printing my own works has been as challenging and rewarding as capturing the image in the first place. And I understand now what others meant when they said capturing the photo was only the first part of producing a piece of art.</blockquote>

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