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FILM · Nike Swim · 2020

Abdoul Niane for Nike Swim: studio and deck

An editorial portrait session for Nike Swim with sprinter Abdoul Niane: hard directional light, negative space, RED and Zeiss primes, stills and short studio reels.

Frame pending

Nike Swim · RED · Zeiss CP.3 primes · 2020

Photographer, director, editor

The brief

Nike Swim needed stills and short video of Abdoul Niane that read as premium without a busy layout doing the work. Editorial, not catalogue.

Approach

One strong directional source, a lot of negative space, and confident pacing in the short reels. Studio for the portraits, then deck and water for the action frames. Shot on RED with Zeiss primes; stills and motion from the same setups so the set cuts together on a feed.

What shipped

  • High-resolution portrait set
  • Instagram-ready edits for a multi-post sequence
  • Short studio video reels
  • Behind-the-scenes frames
CREDITS
Photographer / director / editor
Ryan Rosenbaum
Athlete
Abdoul Niane
Creative
Nike Swim creative team