Thanks again for the nice feedback, I'm surprised by all the positive attention.

In-camera (Canon PowerShot SD800) I shoot in Manual mode & have the color set to VIVID.

Then in Photoshop I like going in to the levels & crushing the SHADOWS & opening up the HIGHLIGHTS. The MID-TONES usually stay the same, unless the detail in the face needs to be opened up.

I usually go in to Hue & Saturation & pull the saturation down because when you mess w/ the levels in the fashion I do, usually the image becomes unnaturally over saturated.

I then go in & add the SHARPEN filter.

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Camera has excellent color saturation and crispness
I thought he'd upped the saturation in photoshop, as it seems too much.
The colors looking over/under saturated is dependent on the monitor you're looking @ them on. On some monitors my photos looks over saturated, & others the colors look rather flat.

I would prefer over-saturated to flat. I'd worry about color calibration on my monitor if I was going to have these printed.

Thanks again everyone.