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SPS
Member
Dianne
Owen
presents
An Exhibition of Creative Photography
at The Gallery
Portland Hall Spa, Portland Street
Southport. PR8 1LR
01704 537733
The Exhibition is open from 4th October until the end of November 2006
"Photography
and creativity have always been part of my life. Working with young children,
I use creativity to develop knowledge of them themselves, their environment
and the curriculum . Creativity is part of all our lives for a greater or
lesser part. Taking photographs helps me explore and record the world around
me, looking for images makes you look at things from a different perspective.
I look for pattern, colour and shape more than anything.
Starting photography in the world of film and the darkroom, made the creative
process a long and time consuming process. Now, I can take more images without
worrying about cost of processing and use technology produce images that are
more artistic. My images are made by combining my skills to make an image
in my style. Many of the them are still life, using objects that are around
me to make pictures, others are environmental, if I can't put part of me into
an image then it's not as enjoyable. I find natural history and record photography
more difficult as they have definite boundaries. I prefer to push boundaries
to make something different.
I'm an active member of Southport Photographic Society and Ormskirk Camera
Club. These clubs help develop photography in many ways, you get to share
your passion for photography with other like minded people. Sharing this art
form with others is a very important, we all look at an subject from different
angles. I am now starting to give something back by giving lectures at camera
clubs and judging club competitions.
Having this exhibition has given me the chance to use images that I wouldn't
put in Club Competitions and expand my own boundaries toward the more artistic
image. The Gormley men inspired me to make several images, some of which you
can see in the exhibition. The Head images in all their forms, started by
a simple reflection that I had accepted in Southport Open Exhibition last
year. I used these to explore emotions in combination with my love of Science
Fiction. I never plan an image, they have a starting point and eventually
a final click of the mouse. Each one takes it's own path as the inspiration
for that image takes me. Once an image is complete I rarely change it.
The images in the exhibition have meaning for me. I hope some of the images
here bring back a memory or make you consider their meaning, it's important
to me that the work here makes people think."
Some of the imges on show;
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