color reproduction problem

Question

I just noticed a problem reproducing colors when opening files in Elements 13. See the examples above: the top file was downloaded directly from my SD card onto the (Mac) desktop. For the other one, I opened the downloaded photo in Elements and saved it, without any modifications, right back to the desktop. I get the same result whether or not I go through Camera Raw. In the first photo, the petals on the flower on the left have a rich, silky pink color, where in the other photo the overall look is more "bland" and somewhat washed out. Zooming up helps to see the difference. I have chosen "no color management" under color settings, because this gives the closest result to the original. Still, this is unsatisfactory. What settings do I need to change?

hatstead · Accepted Answer

Hi Hatstead,

I did go back and retry "optimize for printers" in PSE and it did improve! I haven't tried printing the result yet, but I'll look into the "Printer manages Colors" option as well. Thanks for the response!!

I guess that I did not make myself clear. In Editor>Edit menu>Color settings, check "Always optimize colors for computer screens."

Next, go to File>print>more options>color management tab. In the drop-down under color handling, select "printer manages colors."

shpurvis · Answer

After posting these photos, I see that the differences don't really show up in this post.  You'll have to take my word for it.

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