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The elusive work/ life balance….can you achieve success AND have a life?

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1st January 2013

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UPDATED at bottom!! Blog wars!!

Personal silliness

6th July 2010

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Mr Hitler NOT happy about the new Rebel T2i/550D!!

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9th February 2010

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The dark side of timelapse…

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1st February 2010

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Keeping up with the traffic…

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21st November 2009

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Someone is again, REALLY not happy about the latest Canon news!!

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20th October 2009

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Bloom’s USA Video Blog: The British Invasion

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12th September 2009

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Someone’s not happy about the release of the Canon 7d!

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31st August 2009

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The things we do for friends…

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13th August 2009

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Paying the bills and having fun!

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13th July 2009

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Philip Bloom’s USA Video Blog: Chicago

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13th June 2009

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Tom Guilmette gets his revenge

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28th May 2009

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Bloom’s USA Blog: Boston

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26th May 2009

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Growing old…ungracefully

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20th May 2009

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Philip Bloom’s USA Video Blog Part 7: Alchemy and the Magical Sunglasses

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7th May 2009

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  • Here is a more acceptable form of a selfie. Introducing "The Cat Selfie" You will need something like a 100 megapixel Fuji GFX100 to do it though 😄
  • A little bit of motion control this evening with the superb @rhinocg ARC II and @sonyprofilmmaking PXW-FX9
  • When you’ve been out filming most of the day and you need to get back ASAP as the cats have texted to say they are hungry... I started in Whitstable in Kent and drove for 90 miles to my home in Richmond, Surrey (London suburbs) Oh, for the self righteous amongst you who are outraged at my speeding, this is called “time-lapse” I wasn’t actually driving at almost 6000 mph! @gopro Hero 8 Black nightlapse mode. The GoPro is still my favourite action camera but WHY OH WHY did they make the lens non removable and change the door mechanism???
  • This is my “OK what’s my next shot going to be?” face. This afternoon’s filming in gorgeous Whitstable was a very successful bit of additional filming for my @sonyprofilmmaking FX9 review due out at the end of next week! Lots of gear in this photo...I know if it don’t list it that’s what the questions will be. I also know if I do list it then I will still get those same questions! Damned if I do, damned if I don’t! 🤣 Obviously the FX9, lots of @zacuto bits including their base plate, arm and new Kameleon pro EVF. My favourite monitor of all time, the @smallhd 702 touch (the video about this monitor is the most creative video I have made in years!) The lens is the Sony 70-200mm F2.8 GM. The microphone is the superb @rodemic NTG-5 and the tripod is the @sachtlersystems Flowtech with FSB-8 head. Oh... @peakdesign strap of course!
  • I’ve been LEGOed!! They even got the All Saints logo and True Religion jeans right! Shame the camera isn’t correct...oh, and four cats short 🤣
  • It’s taken me some time but I’ve finally got my @sonyprofilmmaking FX9 into a perfect rig (for me) and I am using 6 different companies. You absolutely can use the camera out of the box, it's way better than the FS7 was but not quite how I want it. This rig now sits beautifully on my shoulder, nice and balanced and with the adjustable EVF bracket and sliding shoulder base I can do the same for any lens making sure the centre of gravity is on my shoulder. This makes handheld so much less of a strain. @zacuto Kameleon Pro EVF, VCT pro shoulder base plate, top plate, EVF axis mini bracket and trigger grip. Oh and get 15% off anything for the FX9 from Zacuto with coupon code BLOOMFX9 ☺️ @smallrig_official nato rails, mic holder and 15mm rod for the LCD screen. Some photos have the @coreswx V Mount. Battery plate, some have the @movcam one. I also have the Wooden Camera one which I really like due to the ability to be able to keep a BP-U battery of any size on the camera. All these adaptors have to convert the voltage up to 19.7 volts due to the unusual DC power in of the camera. All the adaptors have the issue that the voltage always status at this in the LCD display of the camera even if it’s low. That’s why it’s important to have a BP-U on the camera just in case the main battery dies plus it makes the camera battery hot swappable. I have the camera’s LCD screen mounted at the back of the camera now I have the EVF on the camera. What I love is I can angle it anyway I want, face it downwards to protect it in the bag and even have it face assistant side so if you are lucky enough to have one they can access and see the settings and change them via the handgrip. I also have the Movcam rear top plate and side plate for attaching whatever I want on there. There are three unused NATO rails on them right now. One I use with their monitor arm when I use my, erm...monitor. I have a simple SmallRig microphone holder for a 15mm rod and the @rodemic NTG-5. Last but no least holding all those cables in place are the trusty @thinktankphoto whips! My review of the camera will be ready by the end of next week! It’s epic! 😃
  • 381 days after the cameras rolled on the first shot of epsiode 1, I am proud, happy and rather relieved to announce that ALL the episodes for @mzedu_ "Filmmaking for photographers" are now LIVE!!! The bumper and rather epic 2 hour post production episode went online about an hour ago! It was a labour of love and the most time I have ever spent on a single project, but worth it in the end! Check out the full 6 episode breakdown, where you can of course buy the course at bit.ly/mzedbloom (link also in bio) Oh and yes, it is a great course even if you aren't a photographer. It's the best one I have made without a doubt. I made this little promo to celebrate and to let you guys see all 6 episodes for free...sort of! 😆 This track, “Wandering”, is by the amazing @dustinlaumusic courtesy of @musicbed
  • This is life’s way of telling you to take a break... Watch till the end (and with the sound on), I promise I am not trying to hypnotise you!
  • Even the best edit assistant money can buy will eventually nod off watching me cut the longest thing I have ever edited in my three decades of doing this! Have a good sleep Lollipop! 7am start tomorrow and bring me a coffee please, extra shot as usual! We are almost there!!! @sonyalpha 35mm F1.8 and 90mm Macro, Sony A7III @thebloomcats

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