Hi Damien,
I just received an order of 6x4s back from my lab (a pro lab). I have my screen calibrated to as close a match as I can get. My target luminance using using colormunki display is 80 (the lowest setting), the calibration print is slightly desaturated (especially the blues) compared to what I see on screen, but I felt it was close enough. Haven't had trouble before and just ordered an album from another supplier and was happy with the result. These prints I got back seem quite grey/desaturated and there's a tinge of magenta in them. They're just a bit "blah". I'm trying to work out why. Could it be the lab was having a bad day? Is there something wrong with my calibration? Where should I go from here? I definitely want to get them right for my clients but don't want to end up with the same results. I've checked and I'm definitely in sRGB.
I've attached a couple of the images... both looked really good to me onscreen...the one of the girl has printed with a magenta tinge on the wall in the background and I just can't see it in my file. Can you see it?
Thanks for any help you can offer!