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Color Correction vs. No Color Correction

Color ManagementWe have a highly trained staff of Color Correction technicians to color correct your images. This includes adjustments for Lightness/Darkness, Red, Green, Blue, Saturation and Contrast. Each image is viewed and color corrected individually by hand. We fully guarantee all of our prints ordered through our Full Color Correction Version of Bay ROES: Bay ROES Professional.

Our Economy Version of Bay ROES does not include color correction by one of our Technicians. This version is for those of you that prefer to do your own Color Correction. We calibrate our machines regularly throughout the day to insure consistent results. For No Color Correction, please use the Economy Version of Bay ROES. In the Bay ROES Economy Version you will find our free Evaluation Print Product. This allows you to order Evaluation Prints at no charge. For this Evaluation, use a variety of images, reflective of a wide range of your work. When you get your free Evaluation Prints, compare them to your monitor. Remember that the lighting in your print viewing area is critical.

Color Management & Calibration for Photographers who Prefer to do their Own Color Corrections

  • When using our Non Color Corrected Economy service, in order to insure that the colors on your monitor match the colors in the prints you receive from Bay Photo, it is best to have a properly calibrated and profiled monitor. You can try some evaluation prints without calibrating your monitor but you will get more consistent and repeatable results if you do calibrate.

Photoshop Settings

Additionally, you need to make sure that you are embedding an ICC profile into the files you send to BAY PHOTO. We recommend that you use either sRGB or Adobe RGB (1998) as a working colorspace.

Below are the directions for proper setup of your Photoshop Color Settings:

    1. Open Photoshop
      • For Mac Users:
        • In the Menu Bar go to Photoshop > Color Settings
      • Windows Users:
        • In the Menu bar go to Edit > Color Settings
    2. Go to Working Spaces and for RGB Files select either "sRGB IEC61966-2.1" or "Adobe RGB (1998)"
    3. Under Color Management Policies next to RGB select “Convert to Working RGB"
    4. Next to Profile Mismatches check “Ask When Opening” and “Ask When Pasting”

Whenever you open a file that is in a color space other than your working space, Photoshop will prompt you to convert to the working color space. If you would rather not be prompted when opening a file with a different imbedded profile than your working space, you can uncheck the “Ask When Opening” box and the “Ask When Pasting” boxes next to Profile Mismatches. Photoshop will then apply your working space to files that are in a different color space or with a missing profile.

VERY IMPORTANT: When you save your files, make sure to check the “Embed Color Profile” checkbox in the Save dialog box or your working profile will not be embedded and we will not know the colorspace of your files leading to inaccurate color.
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