One of the best parts about shooting with the DP2 is that you get wonderful RAW files to work with in post. In the Sigma world, these files are  given an .X3F extension, and typically are around 13mb in size. As we’ve mentioned, with the ..read more

My understanding is that photographer Robin Schwartz is an only child, and her daughter Amelia is an only child. It only seems natural that she appears to be a key point of focus for Schwartz in a good many photographs. As it also happens, Schwartz ..read more

Scott Kelby passes along a tip that I had accidentally discovered myself not too long ago over at the Photoshop Insider. The problem is sluggish JPEG exports from Lightroom, especially when exporting one large batch. The solution, as it turns out, and as Kelby ..read more

Photographer David Noton provides some advice on taking great travel portraits, heck, portraits in general. There’s a good bit of focus on something annoyingly important in all photographs, the background. Seems it’s just as important to keep in mind as your subject. Choose ..read more

Clearly considered one of the front runners in the superzoom category, the Sony Cybershot DSC-HX1 offers copious shooting features, a 9.1 megapixel sensor, and yes that big 20x zoom. In a review at Camera Labs, the Sony offers much, but not much more than cheaper ..read more

While I could easily continue to heap praise on the DP2’s image quality, I do have to try to keep myself a bit grounded. Not everything is ideal about the DP2, and those familiar with some of the early reviews on the DP2 might be ..read more

I continue to enjoy life with the Sigma DP2. Ok, it isn’t a perfect camera, but I love it as an image capture device. Contributing to this, that 41mm (equivalent) lens at f/2.8 wide open, which delivers very sharp photos, that take further sharpening in ..read more

With the latest update to Adobe Lightroom (2.4) you can now use Lightroom as your first step in the Sigma DP2 workflow, and sidestep the use of Sigma Photo Pro alltogether if you choose to. But, is this a wise decision? “I’m not sure”, and ..read more