Today we’d like to introduce you to Nate Herrington
Nate, we appreciate you taking the time to share your story with us today. Where does your story begin?
My journey to becoming a photographer and videographer started when I was 14 or 15 years old. With photography, I was intrigued by all things nature: clouds, water, trees, etc. So I started my journey by simply taking pictures of anything nature-oriented with my phone camera. I believe the phone was a Samsung Galaxy S3, and when I tell you the pictures were horrible, they were awful. All the images were so grainy, the color hue was overly saturated, and the sharpness was probably on the maximum setting. Overall, it was not good. You could probably check it out under my old Instagram user: @poeticportraits_. However, I enjoyed the process so much that I genuinely think no one could have told me differently. I did that for about 2 or 3 more years until I adopted a new passion for videography.
I started my filming career in my senior year of high school around 2019. When I was doing dual enrollment for an English class at Southwest Community College, my professor at the time assigned a project to record a video of our college experience with writing or filming. Since I had always wanted to be a content creator, I thought that the assignment would be a good way to break that mental block I had when it came to just beginning a project. Eventually, I walked around the campus and started to record my classmates in their element on campus, and the rest was history. Now, just like my early work with photography, the video was not good. The quality of the work was equivalent to a slideshow presentation; however, a big theme you would probably hear me say is that the journey and process meant the world to me.
With all those things combined, it set a firm and great foundation for the brand that I am building today.
I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
The process was not easy in the slightest. I dealt with so many things that I feel like a lot of creators or entrepreneurs face every single day: lack of motivation, improper equipment, mental barriers, and more. However, out of all those things that face creators every day, the biggest thing that I had to get over was my habit of waiting on things to be perfect, which would result in procrastination. My perfectionism was and is truly a double-edged sword that has helped and hindered me throughout my career, but I appreciate the support system I have that encourages me to keep pushing through that mental barrier daily
Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
I am a visual creator who specializes in photography and videography under the alias ‘limbø.’ I work closely with underground musical artists in the Memphis area and hope to branch out more. However, for now, I work closely with a Memphis artist/producer by the name of 6lonelyhearts. He and I have been producing content together for almost 2 years, and the work we have put out is honestly some of my proudest work to date. However, we have a huge project that we are preparing to shoot that I know will top our previous work. I don’t want to say too much about it because it’s an announcement for the artist to make, but I think it will be huge locally whenever it drops.
Other than that, I most recently shot a music video co-directed with Scott Romosa (Memphis artist/producer) for a group named Mafia 9. The song is called “Still Gettin Hi,” which pays homage to legendary Memphis producer DJ Squeeky. The video is out now, so you can check it out on YouTube.
I also have a professional photography business named “Nate Herrington Photography,” where I photograph couples, recent graduates, business headshots, special events, and more. I just started that business this year, and I am really excited to see where this avenue takes me.
Can you tell us more about what you were like growing up?
Growing up, I was definitely a curious kid, especially when it came to music, visuals, and fashion. I was always looking and experimenting with things that I felt were socially and culturally different from the standard a kid from Westwood is prone to seeing. However, I think those outside experiences have shaped me into what I am.
I grew up in a two-parent household that made it comfortable for me to be able to research cultures outside my own, and not be ashamed about it. Therefore, my curiosity was never capped and it has shaped some of the sounds and visuals you see today in my work.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.nateherringtonphotography.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nateherrington.photos/
- Youtube: https://youtu.be/p1D8s9ihV4w?si=UjQQRCrTfHZ97gBE
- Other: https://www.instagram.com/limbo.vis/
