Jennie Keegan : Photographer

New York State of Mind – An exhibition of new photography work by Jennie Keegan June 2010 at Didsbury Life...

For this show, Jennie has selected work from her time spent in New York capturing this wonderful city through her own view. Whilst there, she studied digital photography and explored the city both as a tourist and as a photographer developing her skills as she went along. One of continuing series she worked on was bicycles, photographing all different types. She found them interesting and not always the first mode of transport you think of when it comes to New York. One of her particular favourites is photographing details of scenes from found objects to interesting buildings.

“What I loved about the city is you don’t kno what you’ll find but as soon as you see it, you know its the shot.”

Exploring different methods and techniques, Jennie has also done a series in Polaroid film, using the her new surroundings in Chorlton as inspiration.

Jennie has developed her enjoyment with photography over the last five years and has continued to explore its possibilities. From cityscapes to abstract details, her inspiration can come from anywhere and sometimes in the most unusual places.

“I have a weakness for reflections and love the fact that a reflective item can be like a blank canvas until something is in front of it and becomes an image.”

She also enjoys exploring different photography methods and capturing scenes from different angles, getting the shot just right.

Since graduating from Visual Arts at the University of Salford in 2006, Jennie has continued with her own work aswell as working as a portrait photographer and building upon her experience assisting on commercial shoots. She attended the International Centre of Photography in 2007 and completed a short course in Digital Photography. This wonderful experience has spurred her on to keep creating her own work and still find excitement in different forms of photography. Since August 2009, Jennie has become the art co-ordinator at Didsbury Life and will continue to encourage artists at all levels to showcase their work and talents.

If you would like to view more of Jennie’s work, please visit www.flickr.com/photos/jenniekeegan or alternatively you can contact her at keeganjennie@yahoo.co.uk or on 07706 115436.