Epson’s Color Imaging Contest 2008! – Shoot photographs, create graphics

he Epson Color Imaging Contest is your biggest chance to compete with the best in Asia. All you need to do is shoot photographs or create graphics that best express your ideas centralized around Epson Philippines’ 10th year theme of “Achieving Perfection.”

You may submit your original photos or graphics expressing any of the following images:

Images of city scenes
Images of top tourist spots and;
Images of heartwarming moments captured in Filipino events or celebrations.
This year, we’ve made it easier and more exciting for you to win. Apart from the International Awards Grand Prizes, every eligible entry is also eligible to win in the Philippine country and Regional award levels. It is your best chance to gain international recognition. So, go on and let your creativity speak!

Entry submission deadline: 29 August 2008

Color Imaging Contest Categories

Shoot photos and create graphics!

You have a chance to win multiple regional awards at 3 levels:

Country Awards – Best in the Philippines
(Applicable for entries in the Philippines only)

1st Prize: PHP30,000 + Epson P-5000 viewer
worth PHP41,995 [1 winner]

2nd Prize: PHP15,000 + Epson Picture Mate PM270 printer
worth PHP11,995 [1 winner]

3rd Prize: PHP10,000 + Epson Picture Mate PM270 printer
worth PHP11,995 [1 winner]

Top 30 Merit Prizes: Epson TX200 multi-function printer [The top 30 entries will be selected via local judging in the Philippines. These entries will be the ones sent to Japan to be eligible to win the country, regional and international awards.]

Visit www.epson.com.ph for details!

Photographer’s Dream Mass Media Storage Device – HP MiniNote vs Epson P-5000

I was studying the available UMPC products in the market and was inclined to get the ASUS Eee PC but, i decided to beg off and wait a few days more. I wanted to get a UMPC for the portability when travelling for a shoot and being able to work at the same time. My existing laptop is a 15″ macbook pro.. heavy but gets the job done all the time. My only problem is that carrying it around with 2 cameras and a couple of lenses and a suitcase (a total of 3 bags) everytime i leave for some festival can get really tiring.. i need to bring it down to 2 bags (and extra bag for pasalubong!) …

Waiting a few days paid off, when the display of the new HP Mininote came out, tried it out and instantly fell in love with it, (anybody want to buy my Epson P-3000?) The Mininote solves so many issues and hopefully i can increase my productivity while on the go.. I know it isnt a fair comparison but what the heck, if we talking about photographer tools and maximizing work while we are on the go… the HP Mininote wins.. Great tool for bloggers too since there is WIFI and bluetooth, making your 3G phone Handy for Internet anywhere access. There is a lot of realestate With a 8.9′ screen compared to the Epson’s 4′ screen.

The only problem i see is that the Mininote is so versatile for the photographer that people may want to borrow it (your wife or baby may want one of their own too!)

The best thing about the comparison is that the list price estimate for the HP Mininote is P29,990 compared to the Epson P-5000 which is estimated to be around P35,000 in the market. What’s the kicker in the whole deal? The HP gives you 120GB of HD space compared to 80Gb for the Epson P-5000, a really big difference in terms of storage…. now that camera megapixel sizes have increased to 10-16MP on the higher end models.

Running the Windows Vista opens a lot of possibilites (not that I am a fan! OSX Rules!) watching movies or download streaming news and videos is possible.. shooting tethered?(will have to confirm this) Did i mention anything about the webcam? i think i forgot to put it on the side by side comaparison… so now your 3G+yahoo messenger+webcam = live mini broadcast! anywhere and anytime..

There are other options, I chose the HP Mininote for the HD space, the 2Gb ram, the licensed OS, and the fact that it looks like a macbook pro! hahaha

Am sure the other UMPCs available can give you a better deal, but I just feel that the HP fits my needs as a photographer on the go..

… this is not a paid advertisement.. just sharing…