Color issues - Computer vs Other Devices

[JFelt]

Hey guys! I am having some color differences that are really upsetting me! I have been editing my photos using Adobe CS6 and my edits appear great on my screen. My laptop is maybe 2 months old, my color settings are where they should be...When I share photos on Facebook (which already destroys the quality of photos) when I view them on the computer the color is still good, however when I pull them up on my mobile device they have a really orange tint to them. I have noticed this with the graphics I use on my blog as well, but I'm worried when it comes to the photos I'm going to send off to get prints and my kiddos are going to look jaundiced in them.

Has anyone else had this happen? What should I do? Here are some of the photos. Thanks for any help!

 

[Patriot]

You need to calibrate your monitor with something like the Spyder4Pro. The screen your using now might not be calibrated to where it needs to be at.

 

[Scatterbrained]

If you're not working off of a calibrated monitor you really have no idea what your images look like. Beyond that, once you calibrate your monitor colors and contrast will look off on every other device you use, but not likely to be nearly as bad as it is now.

 

[CdTSnap]

Mobile screens are usually always over saturated. But im going to try that screen calibration also.

 

[Patriot]

I took me awhile to get use to after I calibrated my laptop. At first the colors were over saturated and now they look as should(I think).

 

[JFelt]

Patriot & Scatterbrained - Thanks! Not going to lie...I was hoping for a less expensive solution...lol...I only take photos of my kids and nieces and nephews, but I still want to be able to offer them the best quality I can.

CdTSnap - Thanks for the info...That totally makes sense!

 

[Scatterbrained]

You don't have to shell out for the SpyderPro. If you only have one device the express should be fine. There are also other calibration devices on the market, but the Spyder is what I use personally. When your computer screen is propperly calibrated, you should be able to get prints that pretty much match your screen. Just make sure to embed the color profile in the image : in Ps that would be under edit>convert to profile, then select sRGB, do this after all other work is done and right before you save the image. If you really want to be anal you can download an ICC profile from the printer and then softproof the image with that profile. This will allow you to make adjustments to the image specifically to compensate for the paper and printer.

 

[JFelt]

That's looking significantly better cost-wise. lol I realize I entered a pretty expensive hobby as it is...Saving the extra tips as we speak in a word doc. <3

 

[Scatterbrained]

FYI, all of the Spyder devices of the same generation are the same. It's the software that's different. You can buy the software upgrade later if you feel you need to.

 

[KmH]

X-Rite brand calibration hardware/software is recommended by a lot of professional print labs and image editing experts.
X-Rite ColorMunki Display

The wide range of electronic products used to display photos do not all use the same color standards.
You have no control over how other people configure settings on their electronic display devices.
So what you see and what they see may be very different as far as colors go.

You want to be sure all your photos destined for electronic display are in the sRGB color space.
When you want to get photos printed, online print labs will be able to print your photos with them in the sRGB color space, but some labs can handle both sRGB and Adobe RGB color spaces. Adobe RGB has a broader color gamut than the sRGB color space
Tutorials on Color Management & Printing

When you use CS 6 do you start your editing in Camera Raw with Camera Raw set to the ProPhoto RGB color space and a 16-bit color depth?
Photo Editing Tutorials