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Canon Launches Smile 7107 Photo Contest
Posted: 02 Sep 2007 02:21 AM CDT

Canon Launches photo contest in celebration of its 10th year

Canon Marketing Philippines Inc. calls on all amateur and professional Canon digital camera owners and users to join Canon's SMILE7107, a photo competition that aims to showcase the best and distinct Filipino images taken in and around the Philippine archipelago. The activity will provide a venue to showcase exemplary photos from Canon photographers and to assist in the promotion of the beauty of the Philippines.

"The SMILE 7107 photo competition is just one component of our ImageNation campaign to celebrate Canon's 10th anniversary in the Philippines," said Ramon Arteficio, president and CEO of Canon Marketing (Philippines) Inc. " Canon users have definitely captured and stored millions or even billions of images, enough to create a Canon ImageNation. This contest also provides a venue for us to suppoert Canon users and reqard them for their passions, while promoting everything beautiful and wonderful in the Philippines."

Aptly named after the Philippines' 7,107 islands, SMILE 7107 will have 10 themes:

• Churches
• Portrait of the Filipino/Faces of the Filipino
• Flora and Fauna
• Colorful Fiestas
• Filipino Food Fare
• Cityscapes
• Scenery
• National Landmarks
• Delightful Children
• Nightscapes

These themes will allow participants to capture all that is beautiful and wonderful in the country.

Creative effects done within the camera at the time of exposure, such as multiple exposures, flash fill, lighting, filtration, etc. are allowed. Digital retouching is allowable on density, contrast adjustments, minor cropping on composition, burning, and dodging, and global adjustments. Major manipulation of main images through adding and subtracting are not allowed.

To join, interested citizens and permanent residents of the Philippines only need to submit a completed SMILE 7107 entry form, a CD containing the photo entry in jpeg format (at least 300 dpi), and a 4×6 sized print out. The CD must be labeled with the photographer's name and photo title. All these requirements should be sealed in an envelope and labeled: SMILE 7107, Canon Marketing Philippines, Inc., Marvin Plaza Building, 2153 Don Chino Roces Ave., Makati City.

Drop boxes are located at the 1st, 2nd and 5th floors of the Canon head office at Marvin Plaza Building and at the head offices of I-Magazine Photography and Digital Photographer Philippines. Entry forms and additional information can be requested at the Canon head office at Marvin Plaza Building or it can be downloaded from www.canon.com.ph (What's Hot Section), the Club EOS website (www.canon.com.ph/clubeos), the Digital Photographer Philippines's forum (www.digitalphotographer.com.ph), or via email request from SMILE7107@canon.com.ph

Deadline of entries is at 12noon of September 15, 2007. A first, second and third place winner will be awarded per theme. The 10 first place winners will be given a PowerShot S3 IS digital camera and an A3+ sized printout with frame; the 10 second place winners will take home a Selphy photo printer and the 10 third place winners will receive a Canon Pixma iP1880. Aside from the 30 winners, a special category winner, the Judge's Favorite, will be selected across all categories and will receive a voucher for Canon products worth P50,000.

"With Canon celebrating the 10th year in the Philippines, we are poised to strengthen our leadership position, making the brand synonymous to imageing through activities like the SMILE 7107 photo contest," said Margie Escueta, corporate planning and communications, Canon Marketing (Philippines), Inc.

The exclusive photo contest is open to all Canon camera users, both digital point and shoot and digital SLR users.

Personally capturing the wonders and majesty of the 7,107 island of the Philippines using one's camera is one awesome feat, but bringing home a prize and being recognized for it is more astounding.

Show the world how beautiful the Philippines is. Grab your Canon camera today and capture 7,107 smiles now.

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