One Room, Two Athletes

Beautiful window light lends itself to this high-energy sporty portrait shoot

- Joe Mcnally

Thrilled that Nikon USA is starting to roll out a series of stills and videos roughly titled ‘Performers’ (see https://youtu.be/ X7UkXnZc4us), I came up with the notion to address the multifaceted capabilities of the Z mirrorless system. The Z 7 is hi-res and handles action, but is the camera I would think of for a set-piece – a posed portrait. A defined moment that is under the control of the photographer. The Z 6 is more of a photojournalist’s camera, lower res, but fast, with an extended high ISO range. Great for low light, behind the scenes, quiet documentation. Both cameras embrace light in a beautiful way.