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Danger of death. 📷 OM Pen EEs 🎞️ Fomapan 100 ⚗️ Adox FX 39 II 1+9 7mins #believeinfilm #wwhfpd #halfframe #35mm

An electricity substation building. Two Doors covered in graffiti. There is a warning sign 'Danger of Death' to the right of the doors. Image is in black and white.

'Tickle Ye Not'. If you are a Brit of a certain age you'll get the reference. 😂. (Actually, it was the almost matching hair that caught my eye...) Wanders round Oxford St, London with the Ricoh 500G and Vision 3 500t. Home developed in Cinestill C41. #Believeinfilm

Man pressing intercom on a door with a mural of TV comedians from the 60s, 70s & 80s.

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Paula Smith @paulasmith.co.uk · 18h

Lunch time wander with the Half-frame. 📷 OM Pen EEs 🎞️ Fomapan 100 ⚗️ Adox FX 39 II 1+9 7mins #believeinfilm #wwhfpd #halfframe #35mm

A diptych of a cyclist in the forest - left riding by slightly blurry, right - cycling away down a path.

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Paula Smith @paulasmith.co.uk · 23h

Behind Liverpool St station. 📷 OM Pen EEs 🎞️ Fomapan 100 ⚗️ Adox FX 39 II 1+9 7mins #believeinfilm #wwhfpd #halfframe #35mm

Looking through city buildings all glass and steel and part constructed.

Architectural details of glass and steel of office buildings in the city of London

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Paula Smith @paulasmith.co.uk · 29/09/2026

Question for Sally Mann fans - which of her two books - Hold Still: A memoir with photographs and Art Work: On the creative life, would you recommend to read first?? 🤔

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Paula Smith @paulasmith.co.uk · 29/09/2026

Half-frame wanders 📷 OM Pen EEs 🎞️ Fomapan 100 ⚗️ Adox FX 39 II 1+9 7mins #believeinfilm #wwhfpd #halfframe #35mm

A man sits on an office building window ledge with a faded painted white line pointing towards him on the roadway. There is a small circular cctv camera above and to his right. The scene is in black and white.

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Paula Smith @paulasmith.co.uk · 28/09/2026

Lunch time wander with the Half-frame. 📷 OM Pen EEs 🎞️ Fomapan 100 ⚗️ Adox FX 39 II 1+9 7mins #believeinfilm #wwhfpd #halfframe #35mm

A black and white image of a path running through a woodland. The canopy level is very bright as the camera is pointed towards the sun.

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Maureen Bond @maureenbond.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

As Mr.Holga has said, I’m just going to leave this right here… #BelieveInFilm #Holga #FilmPhotography #toycamera #lofi #HolgaWeek2026

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Paula Smith @paulasmith.co.uk · 23/09/2026

My last frames of the roll from the Worldwide Half Frame Photography Day London Photowalk organised by @donkeyislandpress.co.uk I can hear the closing music of Eastenders (a British TV soap)... 😆 📷 OM Pen EEs 🎞️ Orwo UN54 100 ⚗️ Rodinal 1+50 9mins #believeinfilm #wwhfpd #halfframe #35mm

Half Frame Diptych - Left - A sign outside a housing estate building. It says 'Parking for Eastend Homes permit holders only.' Right - last frame of roll so only a bit of the frame is viewable. It is of the building.

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Paula Smith @paulasmith.co.uk · 22/09/2026

Building on my series of urban cyanotype prints… not to everyone’s taste. These Soho scenes are long gone and it felt right in cyanotype for some reason. #cyanotype #altprocess #believeinfilm

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Paula Smith @paulasmith.co.uk · 21/09/2026

Excited to be preparing new cyanotypes for Yes! Art. 27th Sept 26, Walthamstow, London. #cyanotype #believeinfilm

A table covered in mount cutting equipment and a cyanotype print ready for mounting.

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Paula Smith @paulasmith.co.uk · 21/09/2026

Is that a barbell? More from the Worldwide Half Frame Photography Day London Photowalk organised by @donkeyislandpress.co.uk 📷 OM Pen EEs 🎞️ Orwo UN54 100 ⚗️ Rodinal 1+50 9mins #believeinfilm #wwhfpd #halfframe #35mm

Diptych - left view towards ChristChurch, Spitalfields. Hanging from a house is a barbell (I think). Right a panelled door with tiny letter box and door knob.

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Paula Smith @paulasmith.co.uk · 21/09/2026

More from the Worldwide Half Frame Photography Day London Photowalk organised by @donkeyislandpress.co.uk 📷 OM Pen EEs 🎞️ Orwo UN54 100 ⚗️ Rodinal 1+50 9mins #believeinfilm #wwhfpd #halfframe #35mm

A man sits at the top of a flight of stairs leading to a bridge over the railway.

Graffitied walls and a flight of stairs looking towards.

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Paula Smith @paulasmith.co.uk · 20/09/2026

I’m starting to experiment with more ‘urban’ cyanotypes prints. Thinking of presenting for sale. Would you hang this on your wall?? 🤔 #altprocess #cyanotype #filmphotography

Inkjet digital negative printed on transparent film ready for cyanotype exposure.

Digital negative exposing in the sun on cyanotype covered paper. The image is of a man with headphones walking past graffiti on a window. Reads you F&cking c*nts.

Drying cyanotype. The image is of a man with headphones walking past graffiti on a window. Reads you F&cking c*nts.

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Paula Smith @paulasmith.co.uk · 20/09/2026

From yesterdays stroll. Looking pretty good. First time with the Adox FX 39 and Fomapan 100. Looking forward to scanning. #wwhfpd #filmphotography

Black and white negative film hangs to dry after development.

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Paula Smith @paulasmith.co.uk · 18/09/2026

In other news… I’m first prize for procrastination strikes again. 🏆Finished my 1000 piece puzzle. West end was a little trickier as I rarely walk those streets.

A completed 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle of the Atoz map of central London.

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Davenant 📸 @marcdavenant.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Amateur Photographer will be running a piece on our exhibitions with some advice from me on how to get your work displayed (for what it’s worth). Probably next month if anyone is interested. We’ve now had over 155,000 visitors to our two exhibitions since October 2023.

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Paula Smith @paulasmith.co.uk · 17/09/2026

St Paul's, London looking glorious and grainy. Taken with a Canon TX 50mm 1.8 and KikiPan 320. Developed in Bellini Euro HC 1+47 for 10mins. #cameraphotofilm #kikipan320 #believeinfilm

Black and white view across the River Thames towards the city of London skyline and St Paul's Cathedral.

Black and white view of a portion of the dome of St Paul's Cathedral looking up through a tree and part of a building.

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Paula Smith @paulasmith.co.uk · 17/09/2026

Three bins, a bench and a tomb. All on the wonk. From a walk round Clerkenwell. Taken with the Ricoh 500g and Fuji200. #filmphotography #ThursdayBins #aofoto #ECK #UrbanGaze

Three wheelie bins - blue, black and green, a bench and a tomb with a paved path in foreground and railings behind. Everything is sloped downwards towards the right which if I remember correctly is how the church gardens are as the buildings in the background are horizontal.

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Paula Smith @paulasmith.co.uk · 16/09/2026

Doors and windows. More from the Worldwide Half Frame Photography Day London Photowalk organised by @donkeyislandpress.co.uk 📷 OM Pen EEs 🎞️ Orwo UN54 100 ⚗️ Rodinal 1+50 9mins #believeinfilm #wwhfpd #halfframe #35mm

Diptych of door and window details in black and white.

Diptych of door and window details in black and white. Door on left has a letter box with word tradesmen printed above. Right is part of a window with tiny portraits covering the window like a screen.

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Bob Hitchcock 〓〓 @tamarphotography.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

THE WAIT IS NEARLY OVER! The first issue of ao, the FREE digital magazine which celebrates the aesthetic of the ordinary, will be published on Friday September 18 at 6pm. Follow us on @aofoto.bsky.social to be first to receive the link! #aofoto #EastCoastKin #WestCoastKin #photography

The very first edition of aofoto magazine.
Follow us at @aofoto.bsky.social and https://aofoto.art

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Paula Smith @paulasmith.co.uk · 15/09/2026

Black and white leaf detail of a palm tree in the sunshine.

Black and white image of bicycle handlebars and bike seat chained to a lamp post.

a woman cycles by a large open metal gate, peaking out on the wall behind is a mural of a woman's eye and cheek framed by flowers.

A curved corner of a brick wall. Right pointing arrows have been graffitied onto the corner bricks. There is a downpipe to the left and that is covered in graffiti marks.

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Paula Smith @paulasmith.co.uk · 15/09/2026

Pulled a freshly developed roll of Fomapan 200 out of the tank and got that sinking feeling… Double exposed. 🫣 I've posted about it in my blog. 👇 paulasmith.co.uk/my-accidenta... #filmphotography #doubleexposure #fomapan200

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My accidental 35mm Double Exposure Roll – Paula Smith | Photography

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Paula Smith @paulasmith.co.uk · 12/09/2026

Caught in the act - my footwork… 😲🤯 I never noticed I did that 😎 Thanks @wavesounds.bsky.social

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Paula Smith @paulasmith.co.uk · 12/09/2026

A Morris and a Bentley... From the Worldwide Half Frame Photography Day London Photowalk organised by @donkeyislandpress.co.uk 📷 OM Pen EEs 🎞️ Orwo UN54 100 ⚗️ Rodinal 1+50 9mins #believeinfilm #wwhfpd #halfframe #35mm

Hood detail of an old Morris Minor. In the background is a doorstep and a bollard.

Side mirror and hood detail of an old Morris Minor.

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Paula Smith @paulasmith.co.uk · 11/09/2026

From the Worldwide Half Frame Photography Day London Photowalk organised by @donkeyislandpress.co.uk 📷 OM Pen EEs 🎞️ Orwo UN54 100 ⚗️ Rodinal 1+50 9mins #believeinfilm #wwhfpd #halfframe #35mm

Bill board posting with graffiti over the top saying Curfew. Underneath hanging above a railing are some abandoned shoes (like plimsols).

Black and white image of a railing covering a former window boarded up and covered in graffiti.

Black and white diptych. Left is view down a road tunnel with Helch graffiti on each archway. Right is part of the brick wall with more graffiti and two fence holder stands propped up against the wall.

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Paula Smith @paulasmith.co.uk · 11/09/2026

Two men sitting on a bench huddled over looking at their phones talking. In the background is a modern glass fronted office block and lush planting.

View down some steps to a viewing area of the medieval and roman foundations of buildings. A small tree is planted and it is casting a strong shadow on the side of the wall.

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Paula Smith @paulasmith.co.uk · 10/09/2026

The last time I was at Spitalfields I saw a cat being walked on a lead. This visit it's a Parrot out for its daily stroll. From the Worldwide Half Frame Photography Day London Photowalk. 📷 OM Pen EEs 🎞️ Orwo UN54 100 ⚗️ Rodinal 1+50 9mins #believeinfilm #wwhfpd #halfframe #35mm

A black and white diptych of a parrot perched on a pet pram being pushed by a woman through Spitalfields.

A black and white image of a parrot perched on a pet pram being pushed by a woman through Spitalfields.

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Paula Smith @paulasmith.co.uk · 10/09/2026

Such kind words from Bob & Mary Jo about my recent photozine... 💚👇👇 Copies still available if anyone is interested - purchasing from paulasmith.co.uk/shop/books/ #photozine #believeinfilm

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Books/Zines – Paula Smith | Photography

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Paula Smith @paulasmith.co.uk · 10/09/2026

Black and white view between buildings on Artillery Lane, City of London.

Black and white image of a wooden door within a brick building with a letter box and buzzer built into wall to the right of the door.

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Paula Smith @paulasmith.co.uk · 10/09/2026

Black and white photo of lily pads floating on a shallow pool of water. Rounded pebbles can be seen below.

Black and white image of four Koi fish swimming in a shallow pool of water. Round pebbles form the bottom of the pool.

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Bob Hitchcock 〓〓 @tamarphotography.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Check out my review of @paulasmith.co.uk's zine "Amble In the Forest Vol 1". #offprint #aofoto #ECK #ClassicMono #FilmisNotDead #FilmPhotography #BelieveinFilm #photography #London #woodland #ForestFriday First post on Offprint - the blog engine that integrates with Atmosphere, EuroSky & BlueSky

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Amble In the Forest Vol 1

Review of a photo zine by Paula Smith

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Paula Smith @paulasmith.co.uk · 09/09/2026

This spring I tested something new for me: a roll of 35mm black and white reversal film from @apertureprinting.com I've shared the results here if you are interested: paulasmith.co.uk/black-and-wh... #believeinfilm #filmphotography

A 35mm contact sheet of black and white reversal film on the Lightbox.

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Paula Smith @paulasmith.co.uk · 08/09/2026

Oops, I seemed to have double exposed this roll of black and white. 🫣 Hopefully they’ll be some magic. #filmphotography #doubleexposure

A black and white negative hangs to dry. The frames have been double exposed.

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Paula Smith @paulasmith.co.uk · 08/09/2026

This should keep me going for a while… 🙌🎞 And yep I’m going to try E6 for the first time soon…🤞 #believeinfilm

A box containing film developing chemicals for black and white, e6 and ECN2 processes.

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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan @emdashman.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Hey #filmphotography #believeinfilm friends. I have a job lot of 14 photography books for sale. I’d rather they all went in one go £50 the lot, or £5 each. Can only post 10 pics, so last in reply…

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Paula Smith @paulasmith.co.uk · 06/09/2026

Happisburgh Lighthouse. My attempt to get back into painting again. The summer project. I look and see everything that’s wrong with it. That said, it at least looks like Happisburgh and isn’t a complete dogs dinner. 😆 #painting #stunday #acrylic

An acrylic painting of Happisburgh Lighthouse.

An acrylic painting of a lighthouse halfway finished

An acrylic painting of a lighthouse with sky painting in.

A sketched out drawing of a lighthouse ready for painting on a canvas.

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Paula Smith @paulasmith.co.uk · 05/09/2026

It’s Worldwide Half-frame Photography Day. 🥳 I’m loaded up and on my way to meet @donkeyislandpress.co.uk for a good old London photowalk. #believeinfilm #wwphfd

Top view of a OM Prn EEs held in hand on a train station platform.

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Paula Smith @paulasmith.co.uk · 04/09/2026

Over the summer I've been involved in the 'Wildways along the Ching' Artists Field Notes project... read more about it here. Of course - median of choice FILM Photography & double exposures. #believeinfilm #cyanotypes #doubleexposures paulasmith.co.uk/wildways-alo...

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Wildways Along the Ching – Exhibition – Paula Smith | Photography

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People Magazine @people.com · 25/08/2026

🔗: bit.ly/4qC1fWV Legendary singer-songwriter and country music icon Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80. Her nephew revealed the news in a Aug. 25 Instagram video. 📷: Getty

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Paula Smith @paulasmith.co.uk · 25/08/2026

I just heard the news. My heart is broken 😭 As feels the world without her. 💔Arh shit. #dolly

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Jevon Carey @jevoncarey.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Making a Dahlia Cyanotype is not a simple as you think it might be! I’ve written a fully illustrated account of making the print, from the original photograph through to the finished image. jevoncarey.myportfolio.com/making-the-d... #photography #cyanotype #alternativeprocess #analoguephotography

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jevon carey - Making the Dahlia Cyanotype.

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Paula Smith @paulasmith.co.uk · 18/08/2026

A few more results... #shittycamerachallenge 'Focus free' is about right that's for sure! Kodak Vision 3 500T. #believeinfilm

A lake with trees. It's usually filled with boats but due to the heat wave this summer it's as low as I've ever known it.

Two kids walk across what is usually a boating lake pushing their bikes across cracked mud.

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