colours are all wrong

did the test and I'm not colour blind (think I remember that from biology lesson many years ago!). A good thing when taking photographs i would think.

would it be the way I am saving files or calibration between my image and printers - heard you have to do this, but unsure if I do if I'm getting a third party to print for me...?
 
there is a thing called GAMUT - its the range of colours a device can show or print.

The sRGB space that most labs specify is because photographic printers like the Noritsu and Fuji can print most, if not all of these colours. Strong pure colours - most often Red, but also some greens will not print.... If you find a lab using Fuji Pearl paper you'll find these have a much extended range available - particulary in the red.

If you use ADOBE98 there are many colours that silver hallide printers cannot print... only some of the 12 colour inkjet printers can.
 
The Beta version of Lightroom 4 has an option in the develop module to Soft Proof the image.

If the lab provides copies of their printer profiles , you can use these to see how the image will print on that particular printer. Alternatively you could simply select sRGB as the output profile within the Soft Proofing tab. This will show you how your image will print, and the differences if any you will see when printed.

I agree with Sam that sticking to sRGB is probably the best option anyway
 
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