Canon EOS 60D and a whole bunch of L lenses

canon just announced it's newest DSLR on their line up. the Canon EOS 60D. click here for it's preview and here for in depth hands on preview.



also announced this month are bunch of L telephoto lenses plus world's first zoom fish eye lens.

the following are canon's newest (L) lenses:
Canon launches EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM


Canon EF 300mm f/2.8 L IS II USM and EF 400mm f/2.8L IS II USM


Canon develops 500mm F/4L IS II USM and the 600mm F/4L IS II USM



Canon releases EF 8-15mm f/4 L USM fisheye zoom lens

i'm gonna get my self on of those L lenses pretty soon! got to have at least one of all the L lenses of Canon. and of course, the i'm gonna get my self on of those L lenses pretty soon! got to have at least one of all the L lenses of Canon. and of course, the Canon EOS 5D Mark II.

all photos were grabbed from http://www.dpreview.com.

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published-Statement (take 2)

bought a copy of 07/08 Statement Mag issue yesterday. happy to find that both assignments were published and included in that issue.

did i mention on my previous post that i'm really thankful and happy for the experiences cause i have benn learning a lot from each assignment i receive?

here are my shots for the magazine (except for the cover of course) :p


(although, picture of Tricia was flipped.. hmm....)

articles by Jethro Trogo (Tricia) and Kris Andres (Sanso).

as i've said, i have very limited gears. but it proved to be an advantage for my third assignment (Sanso's profile portrait).. we did the shoot in his studio. there were a lot of paintings (his works) in his studio and the space to setup light and all is very limited. having only a 6 foot light stand, a shoot through umbrella and an external canon speedlite 430ex were ideal for the scenario.. they are my best buddies anyway.. :D

yey! hope that i get more assignments in the future.. :D

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front door series

july 25, 2010

model :: Betsy
make up by :: MakeupByMJ/ / MJ Delizo
hair by :: Maiko Abe





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here comes the bride

congratulations in advance!

June 4, 2010

Model: Bim.
Make Up By: Jean Agoncillo.
Hair By:: George Aliben.







all photos were shot, post-processed and owned by Kenneth Yu Chan (c) 2010.


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shoot for myystyle

at long last we were able to shoot again after almost half a year. thanks to our good friend Cathy for having these shoots..

clothes and accessories were provided by http://myystyle.multiply.com.

it's really been a while since our last shoot. our last fashion shoot was last year august 1st, if i remember it correctly.

our first attempt to shoot again didn't go that well. our lighting is somewhat a failure.. haays anyway. the second set was a little bit better than our first attempt.. here are some pictures for myystyle.

first set:
model: Jairra
make up artist: Jean Agoncillo






second set:
model: Princess
make up artist: Jean Agoncillo





all photos were shot and owned by Kenneth Yu Chan (c) 2010.

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canon lens mugs - free shipping anywhere

yup. that's right.. now you can have one or all of them! and canon mugs offers free shipment anywhere around the globe.



check out the blog for full details and comparisons between 24-105mm f/4 and 70-200mm f/4 lens mugs here..

and now will try to post some photos from our previous shoots (at long last LOL!).

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published-Statement

my first published assignment for a magazine was from the Statement Magazine (Philippines).

got the assignment 1 day before the scheduled appointment with the magazine's subject. very short noticed indeed. the assigned photographer was not available the last minute. and my friend Jethro, who has been contributing articles to the magazine, referred me..

i hesitated to accept at first, but then i realized that if i do not accept it now, when will be the right time? i don't have the complete gears as all other pros have.. my equipment are rather old and basic.. fortunately, i accepted the assignment.. the magazine only needed 1 profile portrait of their subject anyway, preferably whole body portrait.. and out of 100 photos that i planned to take, i think i'd be able to come up with one descent shot.



shooting for the first time (for magazine), i didn't really know what to do.. i have been into photography since 2007. i believe i have the basic skills and knowledge in taking good pictures. but taking photos as a hobby is far from taking photos as a profession.. for one the pressure would really get into you once you got the assignment. i have no idea who the subject was.. i have to think what the editor and readers expects. and of course, i didn't know if my best is good enough for the majority/public..

the experience of shooting for work is very different from shooting for pleasure.. i was very nervous before the shoot started.. but as the shoot went on, i just did what i always do when shooting.. focus and click the shutter.. well i did set up the light/ strobe a little.. but didn't exactly know what the result would be.. :p

to my surprise, i was finished within an hour. i was already happy and contented with the photos i took so far (hmm i don't think i reached 100 photos).. i always thought i shoot slow.. but anyway, before the day ends, i was able to submit 3 photos of my choice (the magazine only needed 1)..

i never really expected that my photos will be chosen and published. after a month, my friend texted my that he got my copy of Statement magazine, yes it's a complimentary copy. YEY! i got my copy the day after the awesome news.. right then and there, i was given heads up for yet another assignment for the magazine.. this time, i was really very very, pressured.

the shoot for my second assignment was yesterday, June 29, 2010. i will submit the photo within today or tomorrow, and i just hope that it gets published too.. yesterday's shoot, didn't go that well for me.. the weather condition and subject are perfect.. but i failed, clearly.. :c i have no excuses, but i guess i was really nervous and starstruck.. still unacceptable excuses..

i am thankful, though, it seems that each assignment (challenge), so far has given me the chance to learn new skills and to improve myself even more... (but i definitely need to upgrade my gears, starting with my camera, a Canon 5D Mark 2 and a Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8 would be great)... lessons learned and enjoyed every moment of it..

so check out the statement magazine issue 05/06 2010 and hopefully issues after this too!


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