Are there certain colours that lab just can't print properly?

[albertdarmali]

I've been trying twice to print out my flower picture, one of them was with a

shop that pros go to print their pictures.

 

But both gave me disappointing results, the colours are way off from what I see

on the screen. I don't think it's monitor calibration, because the picture looks

okay on different PCs, but print result is just wrong.

 

I also already converted the file to SRGB as the shop instructed. Attached is

part of the picture, can you have a look at it and tell me is it difficult to

produce that colour?

 

After printed, the colour looks like it's lost its 'pink' and looks like it's

being mixed with a tiny bit of dark purple instead, making the colour dull.

 

Thanks.

[ronald_moravec1]

Films have trouble with some blues and purples, but if it shows on the monitor ok, it

should print.

 

Sometimes there can be small inconsistencies between brand A film and brand B paper.

 

I think your lab is out of control and do not want to print it again.

 

To resolve this with a consumer lab, I would paste the pic + a small MacBeth color

checker on one white page. Then tell them to get the color checker right. If that is right,

then there is a problem they can not easily resolve.

[albertdarmali]

Sorry it's not from a film, it's digital file.

[alberto_c]

<i>Sorry it's not from a film, it's digital file.</i>

 

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Then you should post it in <a href="http://www.photo.net/bboard/forum?topic_id=1701">Digital Darkroom forum</a>

[robert lee]

It is possible that your file is out of gamut for the lab's printer.

 

Get the ICC profile from the lab. Softproof in Photoshop, and make sure that out of gamut warning is turned on. Any area that flashes gray will not have accurately reproducible colors.

 

Try a dye based inkjet. These things generally have a wider gamut than the typical ra-4 print.

[aaron_muderick]

It is also possible that what you are seeing is the difference between a backlit image and an image printed on paper. A monitor or slide which is lit from behind is going to be perceived differently than an image where light is reflecting off a piece of paper.

 

Good luck!

[roger_smith4]

"Get the ICC profile from the lab"

Sure, do softproofing. Also try converting to the lab's profile before giving them the image and see if that works. If they don't have a profile you can pay a service to make one for you.