Middy Mal Hollywood - a photo on Flickriver

            Z8
Z 135mm f/1.8 Plena
SB-5000 (x2)
triggered via WR-R11a (CLS)

We just wrapped up the second Best Buy Associate Training of 2025.  These are a week-long event where 100 Best Buy camera sales people come in from around the country... one came in from Hawaii!!  

They spend a week sitting in classrooms and spending hours learning and shooting the newest cameras from Nikon, Canon, Sony and Panasonic.  

At the Nikon "Action Station" we also set-up a quick portrait corner.  using a black background, high-speed flash sync and some very talented athletes, we were able to make some pretty amazing portraits.

I had the Z8 set to capture Deep Tone Monochrome.  This gave the black and white JPGS a really nice "pop" when adding the speed lights.

This is MiddyMal over on Instagram.

Taken in: United States / Nevada / Lake Las Vegas (show map)

Taken on: September 25, 2025

Tags:

Nikon

Z 135mm f/1.8

Black and White

JPG

CLS

Off-Camera Flash

Portrait

Male

Athlete

High Speed Flash Sync

Nike

Basketball « less

Sets appears in: • Z8 • CLS (Wireless Only) more » • Radio CLS • Portraits • Z 135mm f/1.8 Plena « less

Groups appears in: • Nikon Digital Learning Center • Illuminations in Black and White

Camera: Nikon Z 8, f/6.3, 1/800 sec, 135mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon Z 8
Lens:	NIKKOR Z 135mm f/1.8 S Plena
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/800)
Focal Length:	135mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	On, Return not detected
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 20.0 (Macintosh)
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