Selecting Preserve Embedded Profiles and/or checking the Ask When Opening for Profile Mismatches in that same dialog will help prevent any profile mismatches. The RGB Working Space is your choice, but whichever you choose to use, you’re best to set the same in Lightroom’s External Editor preferences and Export dialog. In Photoshop, go to Edit menu > Color Settings to view the Color Settings dialog. The same principles will also apply to opening photos in other software, not just in Photoshop. We’ll also need to confirm that the color spaces match across the 2 programs. The corrupted monitor profile is very easy to check, and there are instructions here. ProPhoto RGB photo incorrectly displayed as if sRGB: ProPhoto RGB photo correctly displayed as ProPhoto RGB: For example, a ProPhoto RGB photo mistakenly rendered as sRGB will display as desaturated and flat. Either it’s a corrupted or incompatible monitor profile or often it’s incorrect color space settings.
So, why do your photos look different in Photoshop? A mismatch in colors is usually due to one of two reasons. Sometimes you open a photo in Photoshop from Lightroom and the colors are different – often dull.
