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Huawei joins Kadayawan festivities through Behind Portait Photography Workshop

After successfully holding mobile phone photography workshops for media and consumers in Manila and Cebu, Huawei paced up modern portrait photography in Davao City last August 19, 2017.

I was very thrilled to be part of the event as Huawei introduced the new Huawei P10 and P10 Plus through

Distinguished street and human photographer and Huawei ambassador Larry Monserate Piojo facilitated the session and imparted his knowledge on the fundamentals of photography, the significance of tools used and the artistry of portraiture.

 

Huawei ambassador Larry Monserate Piojo facilitated the workshop exclusively for users of Huawei mobile devices.

The participants were given the chance to try out the new Huawei P10 in the flesh and attested to its superior image quality courtesy of its Leica co-engineered dual camera.

To top these off, one participant went home with his own Huawei P10. That was amazing!

My entry using my own Huawei P10 Plus mobile phone. 

About Huawei Consumer Background

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Huawei’s products and services are available in more than 170 countries and are used by a third of the world’s population, ranking third in the world in mobile phone shipments in 2014. Sixteen R&D centers have been set up in the United States, Germany, Sweden, Russia, India, and China. Huawei Consumer BG is one of Huawei’s three business units and covers smartphones, mobile broadband devices, home devices and cloud services. Huawei’s global network is built on 20 years of expertise in the telecom industry and is dedicated to delivering the latest technological advances to consumers around the world.

More frames I took during the workshop in the hope of bringing home a brand new Huawei P10 mobile phone

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More about the Huawei P10 by Digital Photography Review

The P10 is Huawei's latest high-end smartphone in a more compact form factor compared to the company's Mate 9 phablet. A 5.1" Full-HD display with very thin bezels allows for a design that easily fits into even small pockets. On the inside, top-end compone

The Leica-branded camera comes with the same specification as its equivalent in the Mate 9 and combines a 12MP color sensor with a 20MP monochrome chip. Both lenses have an F2.2 aperture and the color variant also features optical image stabilization. As before, color and monochrome image information are combined for better image detail, higher dynamic range and lower noise levels. Other features include laser-assisted autofocus, a two-tone LED flash and 4K video recording.

On the software side of things a new 'Leica-style' portrait mode uses 3D face detection and applies a combination of fake bokeh, adjustable illumination and 'beautification' effects to your portrait subjects. We've put the hardware and software through its paces for our full camera review. 

Key Photographic / Video Specifications

• Leica-branded dual-camera with 12MP color and 20MP monochrome sensors
• F2.2 aperture
• OIS on the color sensor
• 27mm equivalent focal length
• On-sensor phase detection and laser-assisted AF
• Dual-tone LED flash
• 4K video
• 8MP front camera with F1.9 aperture
• Manual camera control and DNR Raw capture

Other Specifications

• 5.1" IPS display with 1080p resolution
• Android 7.0
• HiSilicon Kirin 960 octa-core chipset
• 4GB RAM and 64GB storage
• microSD support up to 256GB
• 3200 mAh battery
• Stereo speakers
• Fingerprint reader

DPReview smartphone reviews are written with the needs of photographers in mind. We focus on camera features, performance, and image quality.

The only image with Monochromatic Bokeh Effect I took during the activity part of the workshop.

Overall, the workshop was very interactive and I learned a lot from Sir Larry. Also, thanks to Ms. Corinne Bacani, Huawei PH Marketing Director for inviting us.

Truly, Huawei P10 is a selflessly designed smartphone and it's one of the commendable upshots I’ve seen lately. The Mate users should probably look elsewhere. And, of course, to everyone else - the P10 is everything Huawei claims to be - beautiful device, capable of both performance and photography. 

Ciao!