Tips & How-Tos

Great advice on photography from leading voices. From the photo studio to the farthest reaches of the globe, learn about gear selection, lighting, shooting techniques, editing, and more.

Video: How to Reduce Noise in Night Sky Images

Learn how to eliminate pesky noise and grain in nighttime images with a variety of post-production techniques.

Video: Creative Ideas for Photographing Children at Home

Learn some of the tricks of the trade from one of the best in the business, and bring your family photos to the next level!

Putting the Same Person in the Frame Multiple Times: Trick Shot Tips

Making a trick shot with the same person in the frame in different locations is a fun way to make a photo that makes people look twice.

MC-31 Tips and Highlights

Learn tips on how to use your MC-31 to the fullest.

Video: Exploring Your Back Yard for Great Macro Photography Opportunities

Photographer Heather Larkin takes her SIGMA 70mm F2.8 Macro Art Lens and explores her back yard for fun and interesting macro photography opportunities.

Seven Tips for Maintaining a Cam Op’s Most Valuable Asset

Those who work in production are conditioned to promote themselves as invincible in ordered to be a desirable pick for any crew. We scoff in the face of an eight hour work day, demanding a minimum of 12. We live…

Tips on Shooting The Moon Using Telephoto Lenses

Long lenses and celestial event planning apps are both needed to make amazing photos of the moon aligned with architectural features. Learn how to plan your next big moon shoot!

Quick Guide to Rigging the SIGMA fp Camera for Cinema Users

Sigma Cine Pro Graham Sheldon demonstrates several rigging set-ups for the Sigma fp camera for Cinematographers.

Documentary Shooting with Sigma Cine Primes

Producer and DP, Graham Sheldon, discusses his early resistance to shooting a doc series on prime lenses due to fear of a rough terrain and a tight schedule, but how inevitably the elevation in image quality from the SIGMA primes…

Stretch Your Creative Vision with Panoramas: A Beginner’s Guide to Your First Attempts

Sigma Pro Liam Doran offers pointers for amazing panorama photo captures.