Lens Guides

Hands-on reviews, technical information, and advice on SIGMA Art, Sports and Contemporary lenses for DSLRs and mirrorless cameras.

Photographing an aviation legend

When the noise of the airshow is over but the creative bug is still nudging you to express yourself, there isn’t a better subject than heading to a small grass strip and focusing in on a legend. I’m speaking of…

Panning Outdoor Action: Showing Motion in Sports Photography

Panning is a photographic technique to bring a sense of motion to a scene by following a moving subject through the frame. Learn from Sigma Pro Liam Doran

The Sigma 18-300mm F3.5-6.3 | C lens is Always Ready For Anything!

The Sigma 18-300mm F3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM Macro | Contemporary lens is best described as versatile . At just four inches long in the camera bag, and weighing just over a pound, this small lens covers wide angle to supertele, plus macro.

Stepping Out of Your Box

I am going to start this conversation with an immediate counterpoint.  Having a specialty within photography is a good thing, a very good thing. Specializing in one aspect of imagery will help you define yourself both artistically and commercially.  Clients…

Telephoto Compression with the Sigma 150-600mm DG OS HSM | Sports lens

Sigma Pro Liam Doran uses telephoto compression with the Sigma 150-600mm Sports lens to make a magazine cover shot.

Air to Air Basics with SIGMA’s Zoom Lenses

Each aviation photographer has their individual passion. Air show. Warbirds. Airliners. But I think in almost every aviation photographer is the common passion to want to shoot an airplane air to air. Maybe it’s the ultimate expression of vision and equipment in the…

Aviation Photography: Five Tips with the Sigma 18-300mm

We all live under budgets. But when it comes to photography, a budget should not limit our creativity. Even without a professional camera body and an assortment of lenses, you CAN get great photos at an aviation event. It’s all about…

BMX Riders with the 18-35mm F1.8 Lens

With it’s introduction back in 2013, the Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 DC HSM | Art lens took the photography world by storm as the first wide angle zoom with a 1.8 aperture. A wide angle has it’s place in sports photography, albeit on a more limited scale than my go to sports lens, the Sigma 120-300mm f2.8 DG OS HSM lens.

European Ski Adventures with the Sigma 18-300mm F3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM Macro | C

Capture the action and tell the story with Sigma’s new all-in-one lens, the 18-300mm F3.5-6.3 DGC OS HSM Macro | Contemporary lens.

Fat Bike Snow Racing with the Sigma 150-600mm Sports lens

Fat Bike Snow Racing with the Sigma 150-600mm Sports lens. Capturing Sports action in snowy conditions with this rugged, weatherproof zoom lens.