QTR-Quadtone RIP

I belong to such an online group:  

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBW-PrintExchanges/

We exchange every quarter.  There are fourteen people who contribute 
and the list varies somewhat from quarter to quarter.  Right now, 
the moderator is getting ready to mail the 1st Qtr 2008.  There are 
contributors from the US and several foreign countries.  The 
contributors vary from good/very good to some very nice fine art 
printers.  Others are very welcome to join as the moderator has some 
difficulty from time to time filling the 14 slots plus 3 
alternates.  I have been doing this for one year, and I am getting a 
very nice collection of Black and White prints and learning a ton 
about B&W printing.  

To participate, you must notify the moderator that you want to join 
for the quarter, send in 14 copies of your prints by the due date 
with a separate description of the print (how it was taken and 
printed, the paper, inks, printer, etc. and then receive back 14 new 
copies of prints.  There is some voluntary feedback on line 
afterwards.

Nancy

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "p_bien" <p_bien@...> wrote:
>
> Anyone interested in participating in a photo exchange?  I'm 
thinking 
> of something simple and easy to easy to manage.  I know some folks 
make 
> money (or their living) in selling their photographs.  I'm not 
looking 
> for freebies from the pros (although I'd love to have you 
participate 
> as well).  I was thinking of the amateur folks who enjoy creating 
their 
> own work and collecting works of others.  We could limit paper 
sizes to 
> something reasonable (8.5X11 or 11x14) and send a single favorite 
image 
> in exchange for same from others.  I finally have my printing 
going 
> well with Eboni matt-black-only using an Epson R1800/3MK/QTR 
system 
> with fine papers.  
> Let me know of any interest and I'll create a mailing list.
> 
> Thanks
> Paul Bien
> p_bien@...
>