August

Summer ended with a splash and not because we were all out enjoying hot, sunny weather at the beach. 

When it rains, it pours, and in a way, summer did end with a bang too.. But also a few claps and flashing skies.

Nevertheless, August was a great month. A month that has seen considerable growth for my Instagram, clocking in at a little over 300 in the last week (and I didn't even cheat with third party apps and sites!).

It's also been a month of renewed effort and refining across the board for my photography. I've been putting out, what I believe to be my most consistent, high quality work; to date. If you've been following my work over on Instagram (www.instagram.com/whiteglare) you may  will have noticed.

This post contains several of my favourites taken this month (not all) along with images taken for memories sake during family day's/trip's out. Enjoy them!

University

Before I go on to talk about the main subject of this post, I'd like to share with you a few shots taken at my family's BBQ for my parent's silver wedding anniversary:

Now, onto the big story. 

For the past couple of years, I have been contemplating applying for University. For a few reasons, I never actuated on any of my plans of applying. Reasons including the fact I hadn't gotten the grades in the subjects required for course entry, I never even studied them.

This year however, I decided it was now or never. I booked myself an open day viewing back in May and attended in early June. That day was a turning point.

The facilities, equipment, environment, lecturers and the course itself where all very impressive. I instantly felt I was on the right path, that this is what I should do and where I should be.

So, shortly after I rather dishearteningly (because I was so late) began applying. I never really believed I had much of a chance, I applied up to 6 months later than the first applicants, I didn't have any of the required grades and for an entire month, the incompetence of the College in which I last studied, meant I couldn't send of the application, for lack of referral.

Finally, with just four days until the application deadline, I was able to send of my application.

Around three weeks later, I had received an offer. How? Well, despite all of my shortfalls, I did have one saving grace, my portfolio. Accompanying my application was an email with links to my Flickr portfolio album, this blog, my Etsy shop and my instagram profile. 

Thankfully, and rather flatteringly, they was impressed enough by my portfolio alone to offer me the place.

I accepted the offer yesterday, I start this September.

More from the BBQ:

                                          

'Trashed ashore' - Photo project

After a rather long hiatus, I am back with another blog post!

Within today's post, I'd like to share with you the photo project I recently shot and published on my Flickr page. For the project, I set off, camera in hand, to the banks of the River Thames here at Cliffe.

I wanted to capture and display the amount of rubbish that has and continues to accumulate on the banks of the Thames here. The more commonly visited section of what is known, to myself at least, as the 'Sea wall' is tidy in comparison to what lies further around the shore. Shattered glass, used needles, dead mice, rats, birds and a whole other host of nasty attractions are commonplace, in an area which is supposedly a nature reserve.

Caught littering in an area wardens patrol? A hefty fine could be headed your way. All the while, literal tons of rubbish sits festering, out of site and out of mind.

Why doesn't anyone do anything about the rubbish? I'm not sure, but I believe something should be done.

Check out the photos, here. And remember, these weren't taken in the worst parts, I ran out of time before I could reach those areas.

Thank you for reading!

Race weekend -

For my birthday over the May day bank holiday weekend, I returned to Brands Hatch after an almost three year hiatus. It's the first time I've visited Brands hatch, well, any racetrack, since purchasing my DSLR. So, I used the opportunity to attempt shooting motorsport (or even simply fast moving subjets) for the first time. 

As I wanted to capture cars in motion whilst still retaining a sense of that said motion, I had to use a technique known as tracking. I'm very pleased with what I managed to capture, bare in mind I only spent around 5 minutes out of the entire day taking pictures.

Here's my favourite:

What do you think? Let me know in the comments!

Luke

Getting the word out -

Good afternoon!

Recently I've been hard at work designing promotional materials for my business. More specifically, I've designed business cards and a poster. Take a look:

Business card images are not pictures taken of the final product. These are preview images generated by the site in which I ordered through, final product shots will be shared when they arrive!

So, what did you think? 

I cannot wait to get my hands on them! If you'd like some business cards to hand out to friends or family, contact me over at: www.facebook.com/whiteglarephotography

Thank you

Lumia 640 captures, customer reviews -

As aforementioned in a previous blog post, I intended to share a couple pictures I took with the Lumia 640 during my time with the device. Well, here they are!

Hope you liked them!

Now onto what's new. Firstly, I've added a new page to the blog, the new page being 'Reviews'. The page's purpose is self-explanatory and I look forward to sharing customer's reviews with you all shortly.

That's all for this post, be sure to check back tomorrow as I'll have a new post up.

Kind regards,

Luke 

I'm writing to tell you.... -

If you've been following my posts on social media sites such as Facebook and Instagram, you'll know that I recently added a new product and product line to my Etsy shop!

In order to cater for a larger swathe of the demographic, I have introduced low price point items. I hope that this will see in an increase in visitors and sales, allowing those who are on a budget to still be able to buy beautiful photographic prints.

The prints are in the form of beautiful, glossy postcards with a high-quality finish. They're crisp, vibrant and perfect for sending off to a loved one or friend. They're also great for decorating, scrap booking or even collecting. 

Their low price allows you to experiment with different ways to put them to use! If you've purchased any, snap me a picture of how you've chosen to use or display them!

The postcards are available to purchase separately or as a pack of four, with a generous saving to be made if you decide to go for the latter option. Also, purchases of more than one single postcard at once, will not be charged extra delivery for each additional postcard.

Lastly, to anyone local to or familiar with Cliffe; all of the images printed were taken there! They'll be a little more special to you.

Postcard listing: www.etsy.com/uk/listing/230106926/stunning-photographic-postcards-singles

 

On another note. Microsoft, formally Nokia, sent out one of their latest devices for me to test out; the Lumia 640. Below is a product image I took of the device, upon discovering it's blue finish perfectly matched that of my beside table.

I'll have the images I've taken with the device to share with you shortly!

Thank you for reading! :)