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LaurieLPhotog
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June 30, 2021
Question

Image looks completely different when it opens in Camera Raw

  • June 30, 2021
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Can anyone help me understand why my image looks completely different in camera raw? I'm fine with how it's shot, then I open it, it opens in camera raw, and looks terrible!! All blown out and contrasty!! And that's the way it stays when I open it in Photoshop. What's going on? I'm attaching a sample... Camera Raw is on the Left, Bridge view (and how it looked on the back of my camera), is on the Right.

Shooting with a Nikon D700 and using the latest versions of PS and CR. Thanks!

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    Francesco Della Peruta
    Community Expert
    June 30, 2021

    Hi, I agree with mglush, I think the issue is due to a profile mismatch.

    Please check your color setting and color workflow:

    https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/color-settings.html

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    LaurieLPhotogAuthor
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    June 30, 2021

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    LaurieLPhotogAuthor
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    June 30, 2021

    My camera says it's set to sRGB... so I'm not sure why the Embedded Profile says Adobe RGB. I'm confused...

     

    mglush
    mglush
    Community Expert
    June 30, 2021

    Hi!

    What are you shooting in your Nikon--sRGB? It looks like the profile in your picture is Adobe Color and that could be the difference in what you looking at.

     

    Here is an article by Julianne Kost on the Camera Raw profiles that might be helpful: https://jkost.com/blog/2018/04/adobe-camera-raw-april-update-raw-and-creative-profiles.html

     

    Also, here is a help doc about Camera Raw profiles that you might find interesting: https://helpx.adobe.com/in/camera-raw/using/adjust-color-rendering-camera-camera.html

     

    Let us know if these help to solve the issue, or if you have any additional questions.

    Michelle

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    LaurieLPhotogAuthor
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    June 30, 2021

    It's not a camera issue. And yes, I always shoot in sRGB. The image looks fine on the back of the camera as well as in Bridge. It's not until I open it (it automatially opens in Camera Raw), that it looks blown out and basically, just awful.

    Thanks for your feedback...

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