Hey, I’m Paul

My name is Paul Goldberg and I take pretty good photos.

I am based in Seattle, WA where I spend most of my time adventuring around with my wife, petting dogs at breweries, attending concerts at the very last minute, and occasionally taking photos

I have been shooting film since mid 2024, first starting with an old Olympus Pen EE-3 half-frame camera and I fell in love.

I primarily shoot 6x4.5 medium format and 35 mm color film

  • I find most of my cameras on Ebay, Facebook Marketplace, Glazer’s Camera, Kenmore Camera, and Shot On Film store

    • Minolta X700

    • Mamiya RB67

    • Mamiya 645

    • various point and shoots:

      • Olympus Pen EE-3

      • Minolta AF-DL Zoom

      • Nikon Lite Touch Zoom 105

  • I still experiment with different film stocks from time to time, but the following are my favorites and what I primarily use

    35 mm:

    • Kodak Gold 200

    • Kodak Ultramax 400

    • Cinestill 800T

    • Kodak TMax 400

    120 mm:

    • Kodak Gold 200

    • Kodak Ektar 100

  • I mix my own developer and develop both color and b+w at home.

    I have recently switched to Kodak 3-Part C41 kit as my color chemistry due to better cost at volume, but I previously used Cinestill C41 kit with good success

    I do not develop b+w film very often, but I currently use Rodinal and Photographers Formulary archival fixer

    Equipment:

  • Currently I scan all my film on an Epson V500 Photo scanner using Vuescan software. I do touch ups and final color balancing in Adobe Lightroom

    I have experimented with Silverfast and struggled to get comfortable with a workflow that I enjoyed

    I have just received a camera scanning kit from Essential Film Holder that I look forward to testing out. I will be using my Sony a6600 for and I plan on using Negative Lab Pro for conversions. I especially look forward to re-scanning my 35mm rolls because they come out a bit soft on my Epson scanner