In windows viewer and the internet my photos are much more saturated than Photoshop. It is very frustrating as most my photos are posted on the internet and to make them look ok on the web I have to make them look ridiculously flat and desaturated in photoshop, which is not a good way to work.

In photoshop I use sRGB as I have heard that it is better to use for internet photos therefore I don't understand why there is an issue. I notice when I change adobe gamma that it does affect the photo in windows viewer, which I didn't think it would because I heard that windows viewer etc is not color managed. I'm sure the monitor I have is not great LG Studioworks 710s and am wondering if that is an issue. Also I am using 6500 white point, gamma 2.2. I have no idea of what phosphors my monitor is so I'm using p22-ebu.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Hi NikkiB, welcome to the forum.

Yes, this sounds very frustrating. You're certainly doing the right thing using sRGB. Your problem is not so common - usually people find that their beautiful bright colours are dying on the web, but once they change to an sRGB workflow, they're ok.

In your case, I think it has a great deal to do with your monitor. Two things come to mind:

1) Get a monitor calibrator. I can't encourage this enough. Adobe Gamma is clumsy at best. A basic calibrator (a Huey) can be purchased for about US$70, I understand. It won't guarantee your problem will be fixed, but it'll help.

2) Have you had a look at your web photos on somebody else's computer? I'd be interested to see if they look exactly like yours, or duller. If you know someone with a calibrated monitor, that would be even better.