7 Tips to Make the Most of Your New Camera

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You are receiving this message because you signed up for the Popular Photography e-newsletter. Click here if you wish to unsubscribe. 7 Tips to Make the Most of Your New Camera No images? View the online version. December 27, 2012 Breaking news from America's top photo magazines 7 Tips For Getting The Most Out Of Your First DSLR Welcome to the world of camera nerdery Maybe you just pulled the wrapping paper from a shiny new DSLR. Or perhaps you used that holiday bonus money to get an interchangeable-lens compact. Regardless, you just upped your camera gear game and for that, we'd like to congratulate you. But, before you can make the most of your new set-up, there are a few steps you'll want to follow.  READ MORE >> Contest: Your Best Shot December 2012 Show us your best work for a chance to win cash and get published in Popular Photography The 2012 Readers' Photo Contest Winners Our Readers wowed the judges with thousands of great images 2012 Camera of the Year: Canon EOS 5D Mark III With ground-breaking low-light performance and Hollywood-esque video flair, the Mark III grabs our Camera of the Year award 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 Photo Glossary Q. What does it mean to drag the shutter? A. Dragging the shutter is a flash exposure strategy in which a photographer manually sets a relatively slow shutter speed (usually 1/8 to 1/30 sec, depending on the scene), this technique produces more background detail in a scene than typical automatic flash exposures record. Dragging the shutter is often employed by event photographers in dimly-lit indoor settings with relatively stationary subjects, and it relies on the instantaneous flash burst to freeze a subject sharply. (Without the flash, any subject or camera movement would produce objectionable blur at these shutter speeds.) With a TTL- dedicated flash system, the camera's meter will automatically produce the correct exposure for the flash-lit foreground subject. To determine what shutter speed to set for the background, meter it and set the shutter about about a stop faster. With brightly lit backgrounds or animated subjects, watch out for ghosting. 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.