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High Dynamic Range Imaging with the Sigma DP1x by Jack Howard

High Dynamic Range Imaging with the Sigma DP1x

Tips & Tricks for top quality HDR shots from Sigma’s serious compact cameras

Jack Howard

There are number of key things in the feature set of Sigma’s Foveon-chipped compact cameras, the DP1s, DP1x, DP2 and DP2s that add up to a class of cameras that is, in so many ways, perfect for serious High Dynamic Range Imaging in a very small package.

A three-shot auto bracket burst at +/-3 EVs around the metered exposure at ISO 100 f/7.1 with the Sigma DP1x gives this tone mapped high dynamic range image great detail and color information through an amazingly wide dynamic range. I used the popular HDR program Photomatix Pro to merge and tone map this file, and applied a little perspective adjustment in Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended to fix keystoning. This is College Hall on Douglass Campus of Rutgers University in New Brunswick, and is probably my favorite building at RU.

TOP_Photo_PerspexFix_Photomatix_2 — A three-shot auto bracket burst at +/-3 EVs around the metered exposure at ISO 100 f/7.1 with the Sigma DP1x gives this tone mapped high dynamic range image great detail and color information through an amazingly wide dynamic range. I used the popular HDR program Photomatix Pro to merge and tone map this file, and applied a little perspective adjustment in Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended to fix keystoning. This is College Hall on Douglass Campus of Rutgers University in New Brunswick, and is probably my favorite building at RU.

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Introducing the new technical editor of Sigma’s Photo World, Jack Howard! (Part II)

Who am I? Part 2

I’m a writer!

That self-portrait in my first post, (and the variation on the Sigma Home page right now,) was shot just last week at Rutgers Gardens, in New Brunswick, NJ. I first visited this amazing geometric stand of trees back in the early ‘90s when I was studying History, English and American Studies at RU, and from my first visit, I’ve wanted to make cool photos in this spot, and I’ve revisited it many times through the years as a photo subject. There is just something about this stand of trees that draws me in.
Continue reading Introducing the new technical editor of Sigma’s Photo World, Jack Howard! (Part II)

Hi, I’m Jack Howard, and I’m working for Sigma now. It’s nice to meet you all!

Hi, I’m Jack Howard, and I’m working for Sigma as a Web Editor now. My mission here is simple and concise: create and curate web content for Sigma’s Photo World that is informative and inspiring to the Sigma community of photographers.

Of course, this means I’ll be writing and editing How-to, Tips & Tricks, and Tutorials for making the most of your Sigma lenses, cameras, and small strobes. And it also means finding, sharing and celebrating fantastic photos and videos created with Sigma’s tools. Are you (or someone you know) doing something amazing with Sigma gear? We want to know! Have a question about field technique, or which lens is right for you? We’ll do our best to tackle these, too!