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Film / Highlighted Shots

My favorites,
in 35mm.

I'm Nigel Smith, a photographer based in Monroe, Georgia. I work with both digital and analog film, shooting still life, portraits, and cars. Here's a closer look through a few of my favorite shots on film.

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Selected frames / 01—24Film photographs, personal stories
Sunlight streaming through trees onto a misty road.35mm study 01 / 24
Frame 01

God Rays

Watching the light come through the trees in the morning.

Maxwell leaning against a silver car beneath autumn trees.35mm study 02 / 24
Frame 02

Maxwell’s Smolder

Shot on slide film, this is Max proving himself as tough as ever.

Mountain peaks beyond a campus walkway in warm evening light.35mm study 03 / 24
Frame 03

MTC Golden Hour

I love the clouds casting shadows on the mountains.

A sunlit dining room with flowers on the table.35mm study 04 / 24
Frame 04

Breakfast Room Flowers

Our breakfast room back at home.

A dog looking out from the window of a silver car.35mm study 05 / 24
Frame 05

Skipper in the Pontiac

Rest in peace, Skipper. Miss that dog.

A red barn in a field lit by golden evening light.35mm study 06 / 24
Frame 06

Some Barn Good Lighting

The barn on my home street lit up by the golden hour lighting.

A truck blurring past trees along a road.35mm study 07 / 24
Frame 07

Racing Down

This truck has always raced down our road. I don’t mind it; it makes for a cool shot!

A race car rounding a bend on a track.35mm study 08 / 24
Frame 08

Petit Le Mans (2024)

What a fun trip. Shot on my 70mm–300mm lens.

Maxwell standing among trees with swirling background blur.35mm study 09 / 24
Frame 09

Swirly Distortion

Notice the swirly distortion on the Pentax 50mm when wide open at f/2? Pretty cool, right? (feat. Maxwell)

Red roses in sunlight against a softly blurred garden.35mm study 10 / 24
Frame 10

Rose Gold

Our home rose bush.

Emmaline holding a chicken outside a coop.35mm study 11 / 24
Frame 11

GlaDOS & Emmaline

Emmaline with our chicken GlaDOS. Rest in peace, GlaDOS.

A leaf-strewn path and railing through autumn trees.35mm study 12 / 24
Frame 12

Fall Path

The fall path I went on with my cousin and grandma once.

The Teton mountains reflected in a still lake.35mm study 13 / 24
Frame 13

Teton National Park

A bit overdone, but I like it.

A snowy road beneath trees after an ice storm.35mm study 14 / 24
Frame 14

Snowy Georgia Roads

The ice storm that came through in early 2025.

Morning light illuminating a tree above a misty field.35mm study 15 / 24
Frame 15

Morning Lit Tree

On my home road on a chilly morning.

A wooden pallet beside a road and a line of trees.35mm study 16 / 24
Frame 16

Underexposed Palette

When I shot this, I actually got some raised eyebrows from the local gas station owners. Ask me about it.

A long, empty hallway lit by ceiling lights.35mm study 17 / 24
Frame 17

Backrooms on Portra

The Towers 1 in Rexburg has some liminal-feeling hallways.

Warm sunlight falling across a framed painting in a dark room.35mm study 18 / 24
Frame 18

Paintful Lighting

Kodak Gold & the golden ratio? Yes, please!

A person diving into a backyard pool.35mm study 19 / 24
Frame 19

Splashing Down

My dad taking a dive into our pool.

Three people talking together outdoors.35mm study 20 / 24
Frame 20

Ernie, Mid-Convo

One of my favorite shots on Portra.

A grassy clearing between trees and utility poles.35mm study 21 / 24
Frame 21

Scenic Cutout

A stunning cutout in the middle of an urban area in Monroe, GA.

A weathered gate and fence amid overgrown greenery.35mm study 22 / 24
Frame 22

Gates Closed

At the stunning cutout in urban Monroe, GA.

A building and streetlight silhouetted against a pink sunset.35mm study 23 / 24
Frame 23

Home Depot Sunsets

Golden sunset at the Home Depot.

A quiet road disappearing into bright morning fog.35mm study 24 / 24
Frame 24

Foggy Morning

My home road on a chilly, foggy morning.

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