Pantelis writes: “Why do jpgs and blogger images loss colour from a Photoshop image?”

Pantelis, I assume you are referring to your images, when posted (or uploaded) to the Web, do not look how they are supposed to. Dull, less contrast, less vibrant.. This is a very common problem. You spend time working on an image, get it just right, and post it to the net… And sit back and look at it and think, “Gee, that looks a little drab.. Looked a lot better in Photoshop..”

Photoshop is a powerful program but was not really designed as a web tool, at least not originally. Your problem has to do with color space. The default color space of every web browser is sRGB, and I would almost bet, when working on your image in Photoshop, the color space you are using is Adobe RGB. Minor difference, no big deal, right? Wrong.

This is what I do:

I work on a photo with the intent on printing the image. To me that is the most important thing, and posting it to the Web is of secondary importance. Because of this, I prefer to keep my default color space within Photoshop set to Adobe RGB, which has a broader color spectrum, and the printers I work with prefer to use images in Adobe RGB.

When I get an image exactly how I want it, and have saved the image for printing, I go up to Edit > Convert to Profile > and select sRGB (followed by a bunch of numbers). This forces Photoshop to convert the color space without any loss of color, or any funky color shifts.

You can then continue on to Save For Web, select jpg (or whatever format you prefer), and will no longer have to be worried about loss of contrast or the color changing on you.

If you don’t think you’ll be printing many images, and will likely only be posting them to the net, you can change the default color space to sRGB by going to: Edit > Color Settings (shortcut is Shift+Ctrl+K), and select the Web/Internet preset. Or you can simply choose sRGB as your RGB working space.

Hope this Helps!!!

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