Practical Photography

A NEW Amateur Photography exhibition at Ringwood’s Meeting House, entitled “Through the lens” is showcasing the photography of Helen Plant and Phil Green, members of Southampton Camera Club .

Self-taught amateur photographers, Helen Plant and Phil Green both have achieved a Distinction of the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain.

Helen says: “I am fascinated by the shapes, colours and textures of nature in close-up as well as on occasions a more abstract approach to the wider landscape.

“My preference is for subtle colours and lighting and relatively simple compositions.”

Although both use Digital technology for their photography Phil Green admits that his passion lies with traditional mechanical SLR’s. Phil has already exhibited before and off the success of that has decided to return to the meeting house to show off this latest exhibition.

“Most of my photographs are of nature subjects taken within twenty miles of home. I cover my local patch with an emphasis on the welfare of my subject. This is a major factor and one of which I am fiercely proud,” he says.

Their exhibition starts today at Ringwood to June 28,10 -12 except Sunday. Wednesdays and Saturdays the times are 10am - 2.30pm.