HELP! PHOTOS DESATURATED WHEN SAVED!

[ecolacurcio]

I generally begin my editing in LR, then finish in PS before doing a final save as a JPEG. Note: I shoot in RAW and always save as a TIFF file up until I send to a client. Everything in LR and PS look great, and so do my TIFF files, however, my JPEGS are super desaturated for some reason! I had this problem once a few years ago when an update changed my color spaces and I didn't realize it, but everything appears to match this time so I am not sure what the deal is. Does anyone have any advice?? I am soooo frustrated and cannot figure this out for the life of me!

[D Fosse]

Always convert to sRGB for use outside Photoshop/Lightroom.

It's not the saving - it's what application you are viewing the file in. Anything other than sRGB needs full color management.

(This is simplified, but just to get you started in the right direction)

[Derek Cross]

If your final save is JPG why are you bothering with TIFF.

(By the way, always keep your layered original PSD file whatever the final output.)

[ecolacurcio]

My color space window shows that I am already working in sRGB. I have tried to convert the image before saving as well, but it doesn’t change anything.

[D Fosse]

This sounds like a ProPhoto file viewed without color management.

What color profile is the document itself? Nevermind your color settings or working space - those are just defaults for new documents. An embedded profile will override that - and coming from Lightroom that's most likely ProPhoto.

Check the profile here:

What specific application are you viewing the file in?