Absolute Beginner's Guide to Digital Photography

Let’s open the image you created earlier and see what color space Photoshop is cur-

rently using:

1. In the Missing Profile dialog box, assign a color space to the image by click-
   ing Assign Profile. Assign the sRGB color space to the image and then click
   OK. The image will open for editing.


2. Now let’s see what color settings your version of Photoshop is using. In
   Photoshop, choose Edit, Color Settings. The Color Settings dialog box will
   appear (see Figure 18.8).

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FIGURE 18.7
Photoshop asks
for a color pro-
file if one is not
embedded in
the image.

FIGURE 18.8
The Color
Settings dialog
box in
Photoshop. This
is where you set
up your work-
ing color
spaces.

Two sections comprise this small dialog box: Working Spaces and Color Manage-

ment Policies. The Working Spaces settings determine what color space is used by

Photoshop. The bottom section determines how Photoshop handles ICC color profiles

for images that are opened for editing.