Posts by Martin Bloomfield
The Training Gap in Forensic Lighting
When Tools Get Blamed Instead of Technique: The Training Gap in Forensic Lighting In today’s age, speed matters, and when it comes to forensic investigations, CSM’s, CSI’s and examiners are under pressure to get results, process the scene and get the hell out, after all, time is money. There’s new equipment in the forensic…
Read More35 Years Later: Reflecting on a Pivotal Case in My Career
Today (5 February 2025) marks the 35th anniversary of a case that would become one of the most significant in my professional journey. On this day, at 8am, I found myself on the wind-swept South Downs, specifically at Devil’s Dyke near Hove, camera in hand, ready to document a crime scene. The day before, a…
Read More2024 UK Fingermark Symposium – Review
Last week I had another day out of the office/classroom. This time it was for the UK Fingermark Symposium created and organised by Paul Butler from ForenteQ Limited and John Hicks from West Technology Forensics. There was a brilliant range of guest speakers, many are UK’s leading experts; Roberto King spoke on Innovation and the…
Read MoreWhy are Cameras Changing to Mirrorless?
Why are cameras changing to mirrorless? There are at least six reasons why camera manufacturers are no longer making Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) cameras and are moving across to only making mirrorless cameras. Before we get to the six points it’s probably worth just talking about what an SLR camera is and why it’s…
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