Yearly Archives: 2011

2011, News, Raw Talent

2011 Audience Picks

Posted by on October 3, 2011 at 8:41 am.

Attendees of Raw Talent 2011: The Third Annual 12×12 Vancouver Photo Marathon Exhibit were given the chance to fill out ballots to cast votes for their favourite photos. Here are the results from the tally. Audience Pick for Best Series: #39 Kenny Louie Audience Pick for Best Series Runner-Up: #46 Eric Tong Audience Pick for Best Photo: [...]

2011, News, Raw Talent, Winners

2011 Winning Photos

Posted by on October 2, 2011 at 11:42 pm.

Updated: 11.10.03 at 4:07PM 60 marathoners registered for the third annual 12×12 Vancouver Photo Marathon and all 60 handed in their 12exp 35mm rolls by 10pm on Saturday August 6th, 2011. From the 720 photos that we had developed, our judges selected winners for Best Series and Best Photo, along with Runner-Ups for both categories, and [...]

2011, Raw Talent, Stories

Aaron MacFarlane Takes 12×12 to Spain!

Posted by on September 21, 2011 at 12:47 pm.

8806km didn’t deter 2-time 12×12 Vancouver Photo Marathoner Aaron MacFarlane from taking part in the 2011 cycle! Though not an ‘official’ participant, he nonetheless shot his photo set in real time from Ibiza, Spain. We held the marathon from 10am – 10pm so your math is correct, Aaron was running around with his 35mm from [...]

2011, Raw Talent, Stories

1, 2, “I Do?”…12×12′s First Wedding!

Posted by on September 19, 2011 at 11:29 am.

You’d think that a wedding shoot would keep you from taking part in the 12×12. You’d probably also never consider lugging around yet another camera when the three or seven in your bag are already breaking your back. If that’s what you think, then you obviously don’t know Lisa King. Here’s the story (told by [...]

2011, Stories, video

Shadowing Ryan & Ruwan: The Perfect Frame

Posted by on September 17, 2011 at 12:22 am.

You fascinate me. Yes, YOU. The one whose eyes are following this line of text across the computer screen. I wasn’t always so curious. It was only later in life that I realized how intriguing each and every person I came across could be. No matter how much you’ve done or how much you’ve yet [...]

2011, News, Raw Talent

Raw Talent 2011: The 12×12 Exhibit

Posted by on September 15, 2011 at 11:42 am.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Vancouver, BC (September 15, 2011): For 12 hours on a sunny Saturday, 60 adventurous people roamed the streets of downtown Vancouver capturing their interpretations of 12 themes with only 12 exposures of 35mm film. To see what these photographers shot, along with those of the other marathoners, everyone is invited to help [...]

2011, Stories

2011 12×12 Recap

Posted by on August 10, 2011 at 3:32 pm.

We thought about whipping up a post-12×12 account of the day’s events but then we began to receive some amazing blog posts from our marathoners and realized featuring them would be so much better! Thanks you guys, for making our job easier Simply click on the corresponding image or marathoner name to jump to the [...]

2011, Tips & Tricks

Photography by Chance

Posted by on August 5, 2011 at 4:01 pm.

Everyone preps for 12×12 differently, but have you ever considered not prepping at all? Here’s Valerie McTavish‘s take on how she would run the 12×12 Vancouver Photo Marathon Get the perfect shot. In one hour. And then do it eleven more times. It can be daunting to receive a clue and then come up with a [...]

2011, Camera talk, Syx, Tips & Tricks

Six by Syx: Tip #6 Think of EVERYthing

Posted by on August 5, 2011 at 11:32 am.

To help prepare you for the marathon, Vancouver Photo Workshops instructor and 2011 12×12 judge Syx Langemann offers up a 6-part series of tips and tricks to get you through Saturday August 6th. SO… Your camera is clean Your bags are packed You’ve read over the tips one last time (seriously, go read them over - they are fun [...]

2011, Camera talk, Syx, Tips & Tricks

Six by Syx: Tip #5 Tripods, Low Light Shooting & Fun with Your Flash

Posted by on August 3, 2011 at 1:34 pm.

To help prepare you for the marathon, Vancouver Photo Workshops instructor and 2011 12×12 judge Syx Langemann offers up a 6-part series of tips and tricks to get you through Saturday August 6th. This year, you will be faced with a later start time; therefore a later end time. As the sun goes down on the marathon, [...]