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[RichSchwab]

I'm finally getting this off.

I am Rich Schwab. I started doing photographic darkroom work when my uncle helped me set up a B/W lab when I was 8 years old in 1948. Hooked! Started doing weddings and portraits while in my teens, then (after college) industrial and commercial photography in my twenties. Got interested in colour separation work related to printing, so went back to school in Southern California for a few more years. Lots of darkroom work before processors, lots of back masking on huge process type cameras. Then came drum scanners, Scitex, Mac and Photoshop along with electronic colour correction and retouching.
A number of years back I started my own company dealing with ColorSync on the Mac as well as colour management on Windows. I do consulting and implementation. My company is Color Target Consulting in Colorado Springs, USA and in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Funny thing is that colour management is being used in the States more and more, but I'm not finding very much interest here in the UK, even though it would save designers, printers, and agencies etc. loads of time and money in the long run. I can't figure it out.
Anyway, I am semi-retired, but would be happy to help those who would like and need to take some of the guesswork away from colour reproduction. I've been in the business for almost 40 years.
By the way, I am still hooked on photography and have recently acquired a Minolta 7i digital camera. Took it to Rome recently and was impressed with the results. Still have, and use several film cameras as I have film scanners that do professional quality output (something I also provide through my company).
I think I am running on here.
Thanks,

Richard Schwab
Colour management solutions
Color Target Consulting
57 High Quay/City Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 2PD
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
www.colortarget.com

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