Gallery: Your Best Shot 2010 and more!

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	December 30, 2010 Breaking news from America's top photo magazines From the Forums: Did you get snowed in this holiday season? Share your best snow photos here. Our readers share their thoughts. Join and Contribute!

	Gallery: Your Best Shot 2010 A collection of the best images submitted by our readers this year. New Gear: Samsung NX11 A redesigned grip and i-Control-specific buttons define Samsung's latest ILC. Behind the Scenes: Constructing a Leica M9 This two-part video offers a candid look at the assembly of this famous rangefinder. The Popular Photography Buying Guide Our opinionated take on the cameras and lenses we've tested. Photo of the Day Think your photos have what it takes to be named Photo of the Day? Then upload your best shots to our Flickr page. See the whole gallery here TECH SUPPORT Perk Up Pets Pictures: Everybody loves to photograph their pets -- but few know how to get the most out of their furry friends. Following any or all of these tips can improve your pet photography 1) Get down and dirty. You usually see Rover and Fluffy from above, but that's not the best angle for a portrait. Instead, flop down on the floor and meet them at eye-level; this presents them as equals in the photo and reveals their personalities. 2) Light it right. Direct on-camera flash will give your pet a killer case of green-, yellow-, or blue-eye. Try to avoid direct flash: If you can, bounce the flash off the ceiling or a wall, or move the flash off-camera. Or just ditch the flash and try available light, both indoors and out. 3) Fill the frame. You've heard this one before. Fill the frame with your subject to make it prominent and to crop out any distractions. 4) The eyes have it. You might find yourself shooting with a shallow depth of field, so whatever else you do, make sure the eyes are in focus. The windows to the soul must be kept clear!

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Gallery: 17th Annual Readers' Photo Contest and More!

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	December 23, 2010 Breaking news from America's top photo magazines From the Forums: Do you think the Sony Alpha 55 deserved to win Pop Photo’s Camera of the Year Award? Our readers share their thoughts. Join and Contribute!

	Gallery: 17th Annual Readers' Photo Contest Action/Sports, Animals, Architecture, Candid/Humor, Landscape/Scenic, People, Still Life, Travel/Places. Mothers of Invention Sometimes you just can’t find the right tool for the job. That’s why these photographers made it themselves—then sold it to the rest of us. Gallery: Lunar Eclipse Photos Submitted by You Readers from around the world sent in some of their very best images. Software Review: Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 In the latest Elements, the changes are small but useful. Photo of the Day Think your photos have what it takes to be named Photo of the Day? Then upload your best shots to our Flickr page. See the whole gallery here TECH SUPPORT Good Aspects Q.When I use Canon Zoom Browser to crop images from my EOS 40D, it wants to know aspect ratio, 4:3, 5:4, 3:2, etc. When I shoot head-and-shoulders portraits, I almost cut their heads off a little when I crop for an 8x10. So, is it better to leave a little more room around when shooting portraits? A.Yes, and this goes back to the film days. Digital (and 35mm film) SLRs, with the exception of Olympus and Panasonic Four Thirds models, capture at a 3:2 aspect ratio, which can’t be fit into an 8x10 format without some cropping. The Four Thirds cameras and digital compacts capture in 4:3 (some offer you a choice). To determine exact enlargement sizes, multiply both sides of the aspect ratio by the same number. A 3:2 camera’s images will blow up to 4x6, 6x9, 8x12, and so on. Pictures at 4:3 can enlarge exactly to 6x8, 9x12, 12x16, and so on.

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