Photoshop - Costco: From my Photoshop to Costco my colors are way off. I asked Costco and they said go to printer profiles and Dry Creek Photos will help you. I did just that, ever try...

Jules Karney Loc: Las Vegas, Nevada

From my Photoshop to Costco my colors are way off. I asked Costco and they said go to printer profiles and Dry Creek Photos will help you. I did just that, ever try to understand what Dry Creek is talking about. For an old guy it's not me. Any easy answers out there?
Thank you.

Paloviejo

I've been very pleased with BayPhoto.

Lucius Loc: Denver, Colorado

Are you allowing them to adjust the color or are you not checking the box that instructs them not to make any changes to what you send int

James Van Ells

I have been very pleased with Costco especially their metal prints. I do calibrate my monitor on a regular basis.

wildconc2001 Loc: Chicagoland

That made all the difference with me, when they adjusted, they messed up what I had done. I calibrate regularly andI don't use their profile and the color seems fine. What find is the brightness and contrast are a bit off. Their tools allow you to fine tune brightness and contrast very well so with a bit of adjustment and checking off do not change, one can get good results.

James Van Ells

Do not allow any changes to your images. I quit doing that years ago and have been satisfied ever since.

bleirer

One thing you could try is to make sure you have converted to srgb when sending the file, just click that checkbox when you 'export as.' SRGB is a safe bet because the printer for sure can print every color in it. Adobe rgb is also probably fine.

The place to turn off their color correction is in your user profile on the Costco photo site, an oddball place to put it.But if you do that you are managing the color so you have to have a calibrated monitor and maybe a softproofing profile, which is what the dry creek thing is, but I think those profiles apply only to some costco printers such as posters.

Jules Karney Loc: Las Vegas, Nevada

bleirer wrote:

One thing you could try is to make sure you have c... (show quote)

Costco was great until I bought a new computer and monitor.

bleirer

Jules Karney wrote:

Costco was great until I bought a new computer and monitor.

Do you calibrate the monitor? Do you white balance by eye or use some standard?

Calibrating is a device, say a datacolor spyder, about $170 from B and H, that brings the monitor into standard colors. There are 'assistants' through windows that try to help you do it without the device, but they are not as good as the real thing.

White balance can also wreak havoc with color so think through how you do that. If you white balance by eye but your monitor colors are out of wack you will see it in the print. Also uncalibrated monitors are too bright meaning your prints will be too dark.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

James Van Ells wrote:

Do not allow any changes to your images. I quit doing that years ago and have been satisfied ever since.

"Print as is" I believe.

Photographer Jim Loc: Rio Vista, CA

1) Be sure to calibrate your monitor. VERY important!

2) Download the printer profiles provided by Costco on their site, and install in Photoshop. (Directions easily found on internet)

3) when you edit in photoshop with the intent to print at Costco, first select the Costco profile. [View > Proof Setup > Custom > (in the pop up window, select the Costco profile under Device to Simulate)

4 edit the image (saturation, brightness, exposure, etc.) until it is what you want.

5) save the file ( I usually designate it’s the Costco proof in file name)

6) upload file to Costco.

7 Be SURE to check box indicating that Costco NOT do any color correction.

You resulting print should be more of what you expect.

Jules Karney Loc: Las Vegas, Nevada

bleirer wrote:

Do you calibrate the monitor? Do you white balance... (show quote)

Actually the prints are too light.

bleirer

Jules Karney wrote:

Actually the prints are too light.

It would help to know if and how you calibrate or adjust the monitor. If not calibrated, how do you judge the monitor brightness? This is possibly a worthwhile article, or maybe at least interesting. https://www.groovypost.com/howto/calibrate-monitor-color-display-windows-10/

JD750 Loc: SoCal

Jules Karney wrote:

From my Photoshop to Costco my colors are way off. I asked Costco and they said go to printer profiles and Dry Creek Photos will help you. I did just that, ever try to understand what Dry Creek is talking about. For an old guy it's not me. Any easy answers out there?
Thank you.

I went to Dry Creek Photos wow that’s an old school web site. Lots of text. Not real easy to understand.

Easy answers? Let me see if I understand. You take pics then adjust them on you computer (and monitor) then send jpg, .tif, .bmp, or .png files to Costco? Is that right?

Also you said the colors are way off then later you said the prints are too light. What exactly is wrong with the colors? Are the colors washed out? Have you noticed if you are adjusting the photos to be brighter on your new monitor? Are you using the new monitor in a brighter room than with the other computer? Have you tried viewing the two monitors new and old side by side to see if there are differences in color?

Jules Karney Loc: Las Vegas, Nevada

JD750 wrote:

I went to Dry Creek Photos wow that’s an old school web site. Lots of text. Not real easy to understand.

Easy answers? Let me see if I understand. You take pics then adjust them on you computer and monitor then send jpg, .tif, .bmp, or .png files to Costco?

Yes that's right. My photoshop finished shots are right on with exposure, etc. Send to Costco and they come back much lighter. She ran them twice once with auto on and once with don't touch my exposure. They were nice about it.
Dry Creek is to much for me to understand at my age. Help!!