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    Default Which Color space do you shoot in ? Why?

    I have been SHooting in Adobe RGB for a long time. No informed decision behind it. A friend who ins very good at PP told me in my earlier days. before that I shot in sRGB. When I edit those pics now with newer techniques I am learning the colors on the final product when I post or upload on the web are all messed up. I know what causes is so I go back and fix it and repost.

    Was just wondering if sRGB is the all accepted color space then why bother shooting in Adobe RGB? I know MANY shoot in Adobe RGB. WHay do they do when such a conflict arises if at all?

    Finally, Important question- WHat settings do you use in camera and how do you set up you photoshop for this? Do I have to face the Color space management dialogue each time I open a conflicted image?

    I hope my question was clear enough.


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    Hi Amol,

    I'm not a very technical person so here is my simple answer for you. RGB has a wider colour gamut than srgb, and theoretically also more detail to achieve especially at either end of the spectrum and is better for print. Unfortunately for web viewing many web browsers (including IE) are only able to read srgb correctly so the colours and contrast are skewed when not converting for web. So, I have the camera set up for RGB and have all my images stay in RGB, but convert my web-resized images to sRGB for posting on BPN or other internet sites such as my website.

    P.S. I moved your thread to "Digital Photography Workflow"...

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    Surely it doesn't matter what colour space you shoot in when you shoot raw? It's at the converter stage you choose what colour space you need

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    So, I have the camera set up for RGB and have all my images stay in RGB, but convert my web-resized images to sRGB for posting on BPN or other internet sites such as my website.
    That's the way to go Amol, Daniel is spot on.
    Post Production: It’s ALL about what you do with the tools and not, which brand of tool you use.

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