Your Best Shots: 31 Fantastic Reader-Submitted Photos. Plus, Sony's New A57 Camera

Your Best Shots: 31 Fantastic Reader-Submitted Photos. Plus, Sony's New A57 Camera View this email online March 15, 2012 Breaking news from America's top photo magazines Your Best Shot Gallery: February 2012 One of our biggest contests ever turned up some truly amazing work Every month, we ask our talented readers to show us their best work for a chance to get published in the pages of Popular Photography. Last months was one of the biggest submission periods we've ever had and the results were staggering. The official winners will be announced in an upcoming issue of the magazine, but for now, here's a collection of some of our favorite entries. READ MORE >> New Gear: Sony a57 Translucent Mirror Camera The a55's successor is still all about speed March Photo Challenge: Macro Photography Send us your very best close-focus work DIY: Gyroscopic Image Stabilizer Physicist David Prutchi put together an incredible electric gyroscopic stabilizer, for a fraction of the price of a commercial version. Photo of the Day See the whole gallery here.  Be the first to hear about new stuff on PopPhoto.com by subscribing to our revamped RSS feed! TECH SUPPORT File Types Q. What's the difference between PSD and Layered Tiff Files? A. It may be arcane, but a debate rages among software aficionados: When saving a layered file in Adobe Photoshop, is it better to save as a PSD or a TIFF? We asked Photoshop’s senior product manager, Bryan O’Neil Hughes, for his thoughts. His answer? PSD—most of the time. If you create a layered file and save your layers, you want your file to open in a program that can reveal and make use of those layers. Saving as a PSD ensures that a double-click on the file not only calls Photoshop to open it, but ensures an accurate preview. Double-clicking a layered TIFF could open any number of programs, depending on your operating system, and many of these may not use layers. PSD files can also be useful because they can contain more information, such as PDF annotations. Do you have Tech Support Question? Post it on our Facebook Page.   More from PopPhoto.com:   Change your preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy Policy | Forward this email Add newsletter@email.popphoto.com to your address book to ensure our emails reach your inbox. Copyright © Bonnier Corporation, 460 N. Orlando Ave., Suite 200, Winter Park, FL 32789 Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here are those of the sponsors and are not an endorsement nor do they reflect the opinions of Bonnier Corporation or any of its publications.