Today was a pretty cool day! FedEx pulled up with a bunch of boxes containing a huge assortment of lenses from Sigma Photo, one of the biggest camera and lens companies in the world. I recently signed a contract with Sigma to shoot an advertising campaign with the lenses that will run worldwide for three years. They want me to shoot travel and lifestyle, outdoor sports, and nature with the lenses, and then they’ll choose their favorite images and run them in magazines in a dozen countries, from Asia to Europe to North America. We have a tight timeframe to get to work on the project, since the nature photography segment is due in about two weeks, so it’s going to be busy. The lenses I’ve received, from a super wide angle 12-24mm, to a 500mm bazooka, are awesome, and perfectly suited to the various shoots. Sigma makes a collection of available light lenses that would be perfect for weddings, and that would integrate with my wedding photography quite well. I’ve pitched a second wedding-related ad campaign to them; we’ll see how ti turns out. I wish I could post some of the pictures from my first assignment, but I have to get approval from Sigma to post them on my blog. As a result, there will be a time lapse as this project unfolds. Nevertheless, stay tuned! It’s gonna be exciting.