Recap: Canon PhotoMarathon 2010 – Manila Leg

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Nov 122010
 
Recap: Canon PhotoMarathon 2010 - Manila Leg

Canon PhotoMarathon 2010The Manila leg of the Canon PhotoMarathon Philippines 2010 was held at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City last Saturday, 6 November 2010. The event is the culmination of the Canon PhotoMarathon for the Philippines, which had its Cebu City and Davao City legs held in the past few weeks.

The PhotoMarathon is a whole-day photography contest open to users of Canon point-and-shoot (P&S), DSLR and video cameras. Participants are given three themes to interpret via photography, and they are allowed to shoot in a given geographical area. Each of them are then allowed to submit one picture per theme, which will be judged by a panel that includes the current Canon Brand Ambassadors. Prizes are awarded for the best pictures as chosen by the judges.

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PiPho 5x: Pinoy Photography’s 5th Anniversary Event

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Oct 122010
 
PiPho 5x: Pinoy Photography's 5th Anniversary Event

The Pinoy Photography Organization recently held its 5th Anniversary event entitled “PiPho 5x: The Passion Lives On” last Saturday 9th October at the SM City North EDSA Cyberzone. This event was the culmination of the organization’s 5th anniversary celebration, which started with two PiPho photography exhibits held at Eastwood and Shangri-La malls months before. More than 500 PiPho online forum members had signed up for PiPho 5x, and there was a big crowd in attendance on the day itself.

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Canon Print Like A Pro 2010

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Oct 072010
 
Canon Print Like A Pro 2010

Canon Marketing Philippines recently held a free color management seminar at the showroom of their corporate headquarters in Taguig last 23rd of September 2010. This event is the latest in Canon’s Print-Like-A-Pro seminar series, which aims to help printer owners and photography enthusiasts achieve the best results possible from their printers.

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3rd Canon News and Sports Photography Seminar

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Sep 072010
 
3rd Canon News and Sports Photography Seminar

Canon Marketing Philippines held another session of their News and Sports Photography seminar last Sunday, 5th September, 2010. It was the third iteration of their seminar series, with european pressphoto agency Chief Photographer Dennis M. Sabangan reprising his role as the speaker. I was informed of this event only a day before, and only because the event was moved back from it’s scheduled date Saturday 4th September to the next Click Here To Read More

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Sonic, Schmonic: Why Camera Lens have “Ultrasonic” or “Wave” On Them

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May 152010
 
Sonic, Schmonic: Why Camera Lens have "Ultrasonic" or "Wave" On Them

You’ve probably seen “USM”, “SWM”, “SSM”, “HSM”, “SWD” written on DSLR lens barrels and feature list, usually to imply that a given lens focuses fast and silently. Each sounds as if it came from some marketing guy with an overactive imagination. R&D Guy: “Hey, we’ve got this new lens motor technology. It’s fast and it’s quiet!” Marketing Guy: “Fast? Let’s for supersonic, like the-faster-than-sound-Concorde, but faster! Let’s call it ULTRAsonic! Click Here To Read More

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It’s an EVIL Camera! Run!!!

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May 142010
 
It's an EVIL Camera! Run!!!

EVIL. A word more commonly associated with dead zombies, clowns, Darth Vader, politicians. And now there has been a lot of buzz with EVIL cameras. It’s even spelled out in all caps E-V-I-L. A camera that’s hateful, malicious, despicable, loathsome? None of that sort of course. So what is an EVIL Camera? EVIL stands for Electronic Viewfinder, Interchangeable Lens. I guess “ILEV Cameras” just doesn’t have that ring to it. Click Here To Read More

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