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How do I force Adobe Camera Raw to use monitor color profile ?
I shoot in RAW. sRGB is set on camera.
The problem is that after I open my photo in Photoshop and enable "Proof Colors" (set to "Monitor RGB") it looks pretty different that it was in Adobe Camera Raw (ACR).
That means I can't do color correction in ACR.
What should I do ?
Using the Monitor RGB profile to display an image on a monitor calibrated to use the same profile is equivalent to turning off calibration, are you sure this is what you want?
You can turn off Proof Colors in the View menu while editing . It's not necessary to keep turned on unless you are proofing an image for a specific viewing environment/print setup, which can be done after all major editing has been finished.
In order for your image to look the same in Camera Raw and Photoshop you need to make sure that they are set to use the same color space. In Camera Raw you set the color space by clicking on the underlined information at the bottom of the interface. In Photoshop you use the Edit > Color settings screen.
UPDATE: The 'Proof Color' option in Photoshop is intended for simulating the appearance of an image on a specific output device, which should be done after general editing is complete. The result of general editing should be an image that looks correct in the working space, which will reduce the level of tweaking required to get the best possible output for any specific device. You can see this question for more details on color management and this question for how to make it easy to get back into camera raw after opening an image.
How do I force Adobe Camera Raw to use monitor color profile ?
You probably can't without some serious hacking, but device profiles should not be used for editing anyways. If you insist on converting the image to device profile, use ProPhoto RGB and do Convert to Profile (specifying the device profile) later in PS.
I shoot in RAW. sRGB is set on camera.
The sRGB setting in camera does not have impact here. It is used for the embedded jpg preview and for the actual image only if you shoot jpeg.
The problem is that after I open my photo in Photoshop and enable "Proof Colors" (set to "Monitor RGB") it looks pretty different that it was in Adobe Camera Raw (ACR).
I think this is a sign that there is something wrong with the soft proof setting or the Monitor RGB profile is not actual measured profile of the monitor in its current setting.
That means I can't do color correction in ACR.
The colors you get and see in ACR are probably more correct than those you see in the soft proof with Monitor RGB. I only use soft proof for print preparation, but if I wanted to figure out what is wrong with the Monitor RGB profile, at this point I would recalibrate my display, get one or more of the test images available on the internet to verify the soft proof is working correctly, shoot Xrite Color Checker and see if the representation in ACR or soft proof is correct. I would also try soft proof with sRGB, which should not change the colors compared to ACR almost at all.
