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03.27.2012

Fan Photo of the Week #1: Robert Lopshire’s Ice Queen

© 2012 Robert Lopshire. Lens: Sigma 105mm F2.8 EX DG Macro | Camera: Olympus E3 | Shutter Speed: 1/90sec | Aperture:  f/11 | ISO: 100. Lighting | 22" Diffused Beauty dish, Orbis Ring Flash mounted on a  Olympus FL-50 Flash | Date of the shoot: 2/18/2012

“The Ice Queen” by Robert Lopshire is the first Fan Photo of the Week.

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03.01.2012

Why Upgrading to the Sigma 17-50mm F2.8 EX DC OS HSM is a Wise Business Decision

For APS-C shooters, the Sigma 17-50mm F2.8 EX DC OS HSM is a gigantic leap upwards in terms of overall performance compared to the variable aperture standard zoom kit lenses shipped with so many DSLRs.

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12.01.2011

Hurry Up: Digital Photo Pro’s 5th Annual Emerging Pro Photo Competition Deadline Nears!

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There’s still a few days left to enter the 5th Annual Digital Photo Pro Emerging Pros Photography Competition.

Entry deadline is December 6th, 2011, for your chance to win amazing prizes worth $20,000 from Sigma Corporation of America and other sponsors.

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11.03.2011

Guest Pro: Tamiz Rezvi at the American Photo Model Shoot

In follow-up to the Our Pros | Your Photos portrait critique with Sigma  Pro Kevin Ames I was given a [...]

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08.29.2011

Paint with Light- Portraits by Lindsay Adler

In this paint with light image there were two lights used to illuminated the subject. The light on the model [...]

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08.22.2011

Capturing Models with the 70-200mm F2.8 EX DG HSM II Lens by Kennard Tan

After having tried Sigma’s second generation APO 70-200mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM, it really made me crave to own [...]

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08.18.2011

Studio Shooting with the SD1 by Kevin Ames

I got to shoot an SD1 in Dallas, Texas in late July. The results are surprising. Don’t get me wrong, [...]

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07.13.2011

Portrait Tips by Lindsay Adler

Portrait photography is a unique and challenging art. Not only do you have to help a person look their best, [...]

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07.06.2011

LENS EXPLORATIONS: 120-300mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM

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120-300mm f2.8 EX DG OS HSM Features: Designed for use with full frame digital SLR cameras. May also be used [...]

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04.18.2011

The Versatile 85mm F1.4 lens by Kevin Ames

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Alexa John © 2011 Kevin Ames Shooting the 85mm f1.4 HSM Lots and lots of years ago, zoom lenses didn’t [...]

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