Hi Tim! Thanks for dropping by since I also like a bit of tech talk. Here is my workflow: In camera my settings for Picture Control is set to Vivid, AdobeRGB colour space and RAW lossless compressed at 14 bit. The Vivid setting is for in-camera preview purposes only since this setting is lost when I import the RAW file into Adobe Lightroom with no sharpening, noise reduction, etc., and automatically converted to Lightroom's native ProPhotoRGB colour space. In Lightroom I do my sorting, rating, cataloging and basic global photographic editing, including the crop. I then open the file in Photoshop CS3 for local editing (still in ProPhotoRGB and 16bit,) apply any specialty filters, resizing and output sharpening. If the editing in Photoshop is extensive, then I will also have a saved a copy of the 16bit Tiff file in my Lightroom catalog. If output to the web, I will have a my file converted to 8bit, JPG, sRGB. My other workflow, which I used a year ago, involved importation into Capture NX for most editing and then output in Photoshop in similar fashion.
I am guessing that your image inconsitency is due to lack of colour management. Your web browser assumes your JPG image is sRGB, whereas you likely saved it as an AdobeRGB in Photoshop. Always convert your final output web images to sRGB colour space before saving, (EDIT > CONVERT TO PROFILE > select sRGB.) The other factor is a calibrated monitor. Given that both are taken care of, there is no reason for your web image to not be very close to how you saw it in Photoshop. However, I do recommend keeping your Photoshop colour space as AdobeRGB for the wider colour gammut it provides. ProPhotoRGB is an even wider gammut which I prefer to use for my printing output. Let me know how it works for you!
I have not yet switched to Vista and see little reason to do so until I get the complimentary copy that I won as a door prize. I will likely operate with a dual boot configuration, retaining Windows XP until everything runs smoothly in Vista. Eb
the auto focus on the D300 is super! Are you using Microsoft Vista? just got a new system and it is a bit wacky for me still...i feel like a Ludite with all the new tech stuff needing fresh understanding...lol. Having a bit of trouble getting Photoshop to create a consistent image when saved to the hard drive. It comes out lighter and less saturated then when in photoshop. Also are you shooting RGB or sRGB?
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