My image looks like a "negative"

[Karen Salazar]

Hi Damien, I was saving my documents in CMYK, (because that was the only mode that doesen't modifies me the colors of the final image), but later then, I followed a tutorial of saving images to upload them to faceboo k, and now then, when saving in CMYK, they look like a "negative" (in black colors). Do you know what the problem is?

[Damien Symonds]

3 minutes ago, Karen Salazar said:

(because that was the only mode that doesen't modifies me the colors of the final image)

Holy mackerel.

Let's begin by knocking this nonsense on the head.  Who told you this crap?

[Karen Salazar]

No one, It just happens with my last configuration. Just in the CMYK mode. 

[Damien Symonds]

WHY are you in cmyk mode?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

[Damien Symonds]

I can't tell you how bad this is.  There is no need for a photographer to EVER work in cmyk mode.

[Karen Salazar]

Just convert the final image after editing (TO cmyk). This is the only way that I can print without problems of desaturate colors. Also peole open the file with the right colors! Just by saving in CMYK, thats why!

[Damien Symonds]

NO, Karen.  The reason you're getting desaturation when printing is because of stupid Lightroom's stupid colour space.

Have you installed Bridge yet?

[Damien Symonds]

In the meantime, this: https://www.damiensymonds.net/color-space-settings-for-the-lightroom-user/

[Karen Salazar]

Yes! It's a mess I don't know how to fix  I doesen't have enough space, but I'm working of it on wensday (with some help) to cleen out my laptop. 

[Karen Salazar]

Thanks for the article! I think it would help a lot!  

[Damien Symonds]

sRGB will solve all your problems, and you never have to use stupid CMYK again.

[Karen Salazar]

I know that sRGB is the way! I'm exporting (from Lr) in this mode! but... appears that not (thats what I'm searching in the article)! in photoshop i've never had problems with the colors, neither printing! But yes, this is a Lr problem, I would need to resolve it, and also download bridge. The thing I like of Lr is the fast editing presets, are they compatible with bridge?

[Damien Symonds]

Of course they are.

[Karen Salazar]

Thanks a bunch, Damien! ☺️

[Damien Symonds]

How did you go, @Karen Salazar?  Is Bridge installed now?