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<p>Keven, and others, thank you for your feedback. It seems likely I'm dealing with a committee member for the event, so thanks for explaining the nuances for these kinds of situations.<br>

Update: The person contacted me today (after several days of not hearing anything) and said "it's a deal." So apparently my negotiating worked. I plan to take it a step futher and will bring my laptop with me to the event so I can burn the files to cd-rom on site after shooting, take the $$$, and hand them the disk. Not sure why I didn't think of that before.</p>

<p>My sense was that he was subcontracting this work out, and if he could get away with paying me $125 (1/2 the amount) and "losing contact" after I mailed him the disk... well, "trust" was an issue here, to be sure, especially since he didn't show up on a google search and he wouldn't give me any company names to research online. <br>

Thanks for the feedback, though. I will consider a "face to face" exchange of images/goods for future negotiations. </p>

<p>I recently placed a free ad for my services. Got a response needing portraits at a class reunion, $250 for 3 hours, about 150 images, no editing, all images on disk mailed after event. I said ok, fine. Payment arrangements? They said 1/2 now, 1/2 after I mail the CD. I said, well, since it's my first time working with you, I'd prefer full payment after event is shot, and prior to releasing images on disk. Didn't hear back from them...<br>

So... was I smart? Dumb? Is it customary to get final payment after the customer gets their files, or should I always get payment first? <br>

I know when I go to the grocery store they don't let me out the door with my goodies until after I check out at the register. I'm new at this so thanks for any feedback, sarcasm, etc. </p>

<p>Gry Garness' work is phenomenal and I'm looking forward to reading this e-book. It looks great from the preview. Thanks for recommending it! ~Victor</p>

<p>Andrew- Thank you!</p>

<p>Thank you for the responses. I will admit, though, that I am still confused. BUT... I am learning, and I appreciate the dialogue.<br>

Richard- I did not "assign" to sRGB, but used Photoshop's feature that does specify "convert to." It is this <strong>one single step</strong> where, on my machine, I notice the color changes to the images. Everything else is consistent throughout, at least to my eyes. <br>

I will explore using the internal colorimeter to create a custom profile. if at the end of the day I need to work with an external color measuring device, then I will consider purchasing one. I read that the Spyder II is a good device.</p>

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<p>Tim, You are correct, I do not fully understand it, and that is why I am posting on this forum for advice and recommendations. If I fully understood it, I wouldn't have posted. <br>

When I say "display is set to Adobe RGB," that is exactly what I mean. The OS Display preference is set to Adobe RGB. My camera settings preference is set to Adobe RGB. If this is not how one is supposed to choose preferences, then please advise. <br>

As I said above, I am viewing images in Lightroom, and Photoshop. I also view the images in Safari as well as the basic system image viewer. On other machines, I view the images in Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. The problem mainly seems to occur with skin tones, and specifically images turning more orangish after conversion to sRGB. </p>

<p>Tim, I think you only caught one part of what I was saying. True, I was working incorrectly for 2-3 weeks, meaning my display, digital file color profile settings, and software workspace were not on the same page. I have since corrected this problem. The workflow on my machine seems to be working well at this point. EXCEPT... <strong>when I convert Adobe RGB image files to sRGB for online viewing, I see bigger changes to my images than I would like to see</strong>. My question is: Is this normal? Does converting to sRGB alter the way the image looks, as in the samples I posted above? Or am I doing something wrong in the conversion process? Should I accept these changes and move on, or do I need to take an extra step to correct this problem? <br>

For clarification: My display is set to Adobe RGB, and files in my camera are set to Adobe RGB.<br>

The other part of my question was simply soliciting advice for any improvements or changes to my current workflow as stated in the original post. I appreciate the feedback. </p>

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<p>Thank you Colin and Charles. I used the Colorsync utility and no errors were reported on 49 profiles. <br>

Part of the issue is that over the holidays I switched from PC to Mac, and for 2-3 weeks I was using the default display setting on the MacBook, and yet working in Lightroom and Photoshop under Adobe RGB. When I viewed some of my files on another machine, I completely freaked out because minor touch-up marks were showing erroneously on the other monitor. I went back and had to re-work many files. That issue has been resolved, thankfully. But I'm still slightly paranoid about color settings.<br>

I'm uploading an Adobe RGB file that, on my MacBook looks fine to me. There is hardly any orange in it; it's the way I intend it to look. The second file will be the sRGB converted file from Photoshop. It looks orangish to me.</p>

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<p >I’m fine-tuning my digital workflow and would appreciate any feedback, tips or recommendations for improving the process. One of the problems I’m currently having is an orange hue for skin tones on my sRGB web files as viewed on other computers (PCs at home and work). The orange hue is not there on the original files (I do adjust/match the white balance settings in camera according to the light source or manually set the temp before shooting). I’ve tried to adjust the color in Photoshop but it seems to have limited effect after I optimize the file for online use. Here is my equipment and current workflow:</p>

<p >Nikon D90, 12.3mp, Adobe RGB, JPEG, fine, medium size (should I shoot in RAW?)</p>

<p >MacBook Pro, Display=Adobe RGB (should I use ProPhoto RGB?)</p>

<p >Import into Lightroom II:</p>

<p > Export as: JPEG, Adobe RGB, 100%, 300 dpi, long edge 1608</p>

<p >Import into Photoshop, export as:</p>

<p > Web: JPEG, Quality = 90%, Optimized, W=800px, Convert to sRGB</p>

<p > Print: “Save As,” JPEG, Quality=12, Maximum, Baseline “Standard”</p>

<p >I prefer the color of the non-converted sRGB files, but I’ve read that the files should be converted to sRGB for maximum consistency across platforms.</p>

<p >I’ve been uploading files to Ritz for printing and use the original file size option (instead of “faster upload”) but I haven’t been 100% happy with the prints; the clarity/sharpness has been somewhat lacking, but not always.</p>

<p >Victor</p>

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<p>This is my first contribution to "Nikon Wednesday." This image was captured a few weeks ago, just before the winter weather started visiting us in the northeast. I had given myself a photo assignment at the National Aviary, and afterward I discovered a wonderful hidden park with a group of trees still shedding their bright yellow leaves. Equipment: Nikon D90 and Nikkor 18-55mm lens with some pp in Lightroom 2.<img src="http://picasaweb.google.com/victorbarbetti/1031HalloweenAviary#5399596714289820658" alt="" /></p><div></div>