Photoshop messing up contrast?

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I've put this here as there's more chance it'll get seen.

I'm a beginner to photography hence only just started to use Photoshop.
The problem I'm having is that in Windows Photo Viewer (before edit) it looks fine, but once I open in Photoshop the image appears brighter/more contrasted?

Any ideas which settings I need to change?

Best image I can example it on unfortunately;

Before opened in Photoshop (Windows Photo Viewer) -> http://flic.kr/p/dH8f5S

What's shown in photoshop -> http://flic.kr/p/dH2Pzr
 
Your colour profile settings are probably wrong in Photoshop, you should be working in sRGB ideally and saving with sRGB profiles.

Edit > Colour

Your links show the outputs changing though as well so this means you're not working with consistent colour profiles when saving.

Use sRGB, make sure Photoshop's save as dialogue has sRGB profile set and not anything else.
 
mrk said:
Your colour profile settings are probably wrong in Photoshop, you should be working in sRGB ideally and saving with sRGB profiles.

Edit > Colour

Your links show the outputs changing though as well so this means you're not working with consistent colour profiles when saving.

Use sRGB, make sure Photoshop's save as dialogue has sRGB profile set and not anything else.
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This. If you use aRGB (default IIRC) it will look flat and desaturated when you try to post it on the web.
 
Neither of those images had been edited in any way. They came straight off the camera. I was meaning as soon as I open Photoshop then it's noticeably different than what it looks like in Windows Photo Viewer.

Haven't changed any of the PS settings.
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I know what you mean.

For example, I load up a Jpeg from windows photo viewer, then the same image in viewnx2, it looks different. When I mean it looks different, there is like a layer of some sort on the picture, like its looks laminated. Hard to explain tbh.

An Exception, I've sent you a trust by the way, if you wouldn't mind reading it, that would be great!
 
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