Photo Gallery: The Best Reader Photos of the Month. Plus: Nikon's Coolpix A Tested

You are receiving this message because you signed up for the Popular Photography e-newsletter. Click here if you wish to unsubscribe. Photo Gallery: The Best Reader Photos of the Month. Plus: Nikon's Coolpix A Tested No images? View the online version. July 18, 2013 Breaking news from America's top photo magazines The Best Reader-Submitted Photos of the Month: June 2013 Get inspired with a collection of awesome images shot by our readers By now you know the drill. We hold a monthly contest and encourage people to show us their best work with no restrictions when it comes to category. This month's entries were, as they always are, awesome.  SEE MORE >> Tips From a Pro: Surf Photography With Pat Stacy The ins-and-outs of photographing one of the most difficult sports in the world Camera Test: Nikon Coolpix A Nikon takes its place at the front of the classy compact category July 2013 Contest: Your Best Shot Enter for a chance to win cash and be featured in the magazine 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 Terms A-Z E is for Exposure: The black cat on the black sofa. The kid in a white parka on a snow bank. These kinds of scenes fool through-the-lens meters into making these scenes gray. Fix 1, squash the histogram: Enable the histogram display on your DSLR, and use whatever meter and exposure mode you usually do to make a reading and/or exposure. Now set exposure compensation so that the histogram's pixel pile gets shoved hard one way or the other: negative compensation to shove it to the left for dark scenes, positive compensation to shove it to the right for light scenes. Yes, you want clipping at the edge. Fix 2, ditch the camera meter: Use a handheld incident exposure meter to measure the light falling on the scene rather than reflected from it. In either case, shoot in RAW for extra leeway. See all 26 tips here. 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.