| 1) Shoot RAW if you can. You'll be able to control the saturation better.
2) When shooting, view the RGB histrogram to see if you notice any clipping in the red channel.
You might also consider (for RAW/ACR processing only) rendering the image into a wide-gamut color space such as ProPhotoRGB so as to better "contain" the saturated reds....although that could also introduce the issue of your display profile clipping the saturated reds anyway. In this scenario, the saturated reds may not be clipping (they have detail) in ProPhoto but the display itself isn't able to display the reds in ProPhoto w/o clipping them but they may print just fine. Unless you have a rather high-end display like an EIZO CG series or similar, chances are that your printer (Epson with either Claria or Ultrachrome inks for example) has a wider gamut than your display. Colors that may clip to the display may print with nice detail to a good printer using a good media such as Ilford Gold Fiber Silk or similar. These better printer/media combinations can actually exceed AdobeRGB in certain color areas.
These days, with RAW rendering to wide-gamut spaces and with current printer/ink/media capabilities, the display is quickly becoming the limiting factor ("smallest" color container in the imaging pipeline) unless you go for the latest high-end wider gamut displays.
Regards,
Terry |