Tide Lines Photoshoot By Nathan Dunphy using the LomoChrome Turquoise 35 mm Film

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Scottish music manager and director of Bold Cut Records Nathan Dunphy is hands-on when it comes to nurturing emerging talent in the music industry. His creative passion doesn't stop there as he is also a budding film photographer, shooting bands on film. He recently took a trip with four-piece folk pop band Tide Lines, shooting them using some LomoChrome Turquoise 35 mm film along the Clyde in Glasgow. We talked to Nathan about shooting bands on film, the results from the LomoChrome Turquoise photoshoot and his thoughts on the close relationship between music and photography.

Photos by Nathan Dunphy

Hi Nathan, please tell us a bit about yourself.

I'm not quite sure where to start with this question, so I'll start with my introduction to photography. It was 2018, and I was in a late night YouTube hole on film photography and I thought 'why not? I’m buying a film camera'. I bought a Diana Mini along with a tonne of expired film. I took this tiny plastic camera with me on my travels around Europe that summer, and came back with an addiction to film photography. From there, working as a music manager, I've had plenty of opportunities to use this art form and delve deep into the world of film. I always aim to tell a story through my photos, and often find visual interest in the more simple or 'boring' things. I take photos of things that evoke emotion in me, regardless of what the emotion is. I'm really inspired by the work of early pioneers such as Saul Leiter or Vivien Myer, as well as newly established photographers such as Nadia Lee Cohen and Lisa Sorgini.

Photos by Nathan Dunphy

Talk us through this photoshoot. What did you have in mind and why did you choose to shoot with the LomoChrome Turquoise film?

The band Tide Lines had reached out to me to shoot promotional material for their new album. In preparation for the shoot, I took a look at the color palette they were using throughout their campaign, and knew I had the perfect film stock to try out. When I'd been in Amsterdam a few weeks prior, I'd found a roll of LomoChrome Turquoise film. I was immediately drawn to the color shifting film, and the ways in which it would make me shoot differently.

I knew it would demand more consideration of location, subject and framing. I bought the roll and didn't know when I'd use it, but was looking forward to giving it a go. Tide Lines were using a lot of turquoise and orange hues, so when the shoot opportunity came up, I knew I had the perfect film waiting to be used.

Photos by Nathan Dunphy

How did you find the results from this color shifting film?

To be completely honest, at first I was unsure. It really took me by surprise, and I was amazed at how unique the film stock is. After a few minutes of looking through the roll, I was obsessed. I love the finished images and feel it brings such an interesting 90s future nostalgia edge to the shots.

Photos by Nathan Dunphy

How is the music photography market right now and where does film fit into that, is there a growing demand for this aesthetic?

Music and photography are synonymous to me. The visual world you build around your music is just as important as the music itself, and I feel like film photography in particular brings an abundance of 'feeling' to that world. The experimental films that Lomography provide to the market are so unusual and exciting. I wouldn't be surprised to see entire music campaigns being inspired by the colors these films produce. I know I am certainly looking forward to trying out more of these kinds of films from Lomography.


To see more of Nathan's work, visit his Instagram page.

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