Camera of the Year 2007
We announce two more finalists in the running for honor of Pop Photo's Camera of the Year 2007, the camera that best refined or redefined photography in 2007.

20+ Simple, Useful, Clever, Fun Ways to Get Better Photos
A Tips & Tricks Special! Pros, readers, and Pop Photo editors share their secrets for taking your photography beyond the ordinary.

How To Shoot Cityscapes
Break away from the dark of night for great cityscapes.

Getting In The Mood with Light and Shadows
A pro photographer explains the power of working directionally with light and shadows.

Family Secrets
Takahiro Kaneyama's intimate portraiture stands out at the Japan Society's centennial exhibition.

Episode 4 on 'The Shot'
In the fourth installment of VH1's reality show, life's a beach and then you dive.

Olympus FE-280 (User Review)

A PopPhoto.com reader from Tampa, FL reviews the Olympus FE-280:

I have experience with high-quality cameras but wanted something simpler and easier to carry. The Olympus FE-280 won't give you that crystal clear picture of a distant sailboat or mountain range a mile away, but I was able to capture seagulls in flight about 25 feet away with the sunset behind them with great results. The menu on the camera makes it easy enough for a 10 year old to navigate with a lot of the same functions as cameras costing $500+. In this case you get a bit more than you pay for.

What's Hot: Tiny, easy to use, and fairly good picture quality.

What's Not: Zoom could be better.

Read the complete review here.

Sony Bravia KDL-52XBR5 52-inch LCD HDTV
Can you believe Sony just made it to XBR5 in their Bravia TV line? That's three XBR gens since 2006! The brand's newest LCD isn't cheap, but it delivers solid pictures and a lot more.

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Quick Flash-fill Rule: When using an automatic flash unit that doesn't provide auto flash-fill ratios, set the flash's ISO dial to twice the ISO you're using. Meter the scene, select an f-stop, set the autoflash aperture to the same f-stop, and shoot. The resulting 2:1 flash-fill ratio will produce filled shadows one stop darker than the main subject.

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