Date Joined: 8 August 2002 Hello My name is Daniel O'Byrne, ÂÂ
The belief that a good photograph is the result of a good camera places the importance upon the equipment rather than upon the photographer. It emphasizes the machine rather than the man, the tool rather than the artist, the technology rather than the artistic intent. It is as if Monet had been told that the reason why his paintings were so beautiful was because he had such good paintbrushes. Or as if Paul Bocuse’s culinary excellence was explained away by his use of superlative pots and pans. Or again if Yo-Yo Ma had been informed that his Stradivarius was solely responsible for the stunning quality of his music.ÂÂ
One can be inspired and have an idea, be very creative in making this idea into a work of art, have developed the required level of craftsmanship, without the outcome of one’s efforts being motivated by the desire to follow a vision for one’s entire body of work. Vision is an overriding envelope that encompasses both inspiration and creativity. It is a blanket that covers the entire artist’s work, a blanket that often comes later in the life of an artist, after one has perfected one’s art and moved beyond the commonplace outcome that most artists have to go through. For this reason I placed vision as the third step of this process. I placed it there not because it comes necessarily at the end of the process but because in life it is often something that artists discover later on.
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Certainly, a master needs a masterful instrument, be it a camera, paintbrushes, pots and pans or a violin, as in my examples, or other tool, since this list can be expanded to include many other professions. But to say that the quality of the art is caused solely by the quality of the instrument is to miss the point altogether about the importance of the artist. It is missing the point about the human factor, about the man or the woman that actually made use of this instrument. After all, art is made by artists and not by tools. Tools are inanimate objects that need someone to set them in motion. And to set a tool in motion so that art is created through the use of this tool, an artist is needed.
I am now retired from working as a Mental Health professional having worked in the Royal Air Force and National Health Service, giving me more time to persue my photography and artwork. I am a Semi Professional Photoghrapher. Here you will find a collection of my photographs and a selection of Digital Art, Traditional Painting and Sketches that I have also used the digital medium to enhance. Please feel free to pass on any comments. My Camera Gear
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Comments (35)
MedTran39
She's absolutely lovely!
busi2ness
Fantastic portrait, excellent soft feather decoration enhancing the quality of the light.
Zorg1955
Lovely and sweet portrait . . . .
SoulSearcherr
she is a cutie
short_ribs
Great shot buddy! I find it a bit dark though... Superb compo and that feather scarf thingy works perfectly! great work.
elmurray
You not only take pictures of beautiful animals, you are now adding beautiful women to your collection!!! Well done, Danny!
Hendesse
A lovely portrait, i like her smile. Excellent photograph!!
MrsLubner
Wow. This is great and you really got her zest for life. Good clean shot with good character and pose.
kansas
A beautiful girl and an excellent portrait shot.
RobyHermida
OHHHHHHHHHHHH my friend that beauty! who this woman beautiful tam?? Without place to doubts a spectacular picture!! A spectacular woman!! and a great photographer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Brave!!! Brave!!! Brave!!! Roby
Onslow
A lovely portrait in natural light - I think it may have benefited from having a reflector on the shadow side - well framed and a beautiful smile :)
jogi1302
I think, you had a good day today... ;) ....a really good portrait Daniel.
Richardphotos
first class portrait and she is a living doll!!
rainbows
A superb portrait, Danny. I like this shot a lot, beautiful young lady. Hugs. Di.
clifftoppler
Knowing your previous photographic taste for things "~flighty" I'm worried. Where did the feathers come from? Winter is a bad time for plucking. You collected discards! I do, I do... believe. Nice shot. I like the softeness
Loloe
Very nice portrait! your model is really lovely! Bravo Danny!!!
Littlejock
Great portrait and colours
Janiss
Excellent portrait with sweet tints!
BorisB
She's really a beauty with a strong expression, very well done!!
vulcanccit
Wonderful Job!!! perfect portrait
valcali
A lovely soft and muted portrait. The tone compliments her skin nicely and her eyes nice and sharp. ;o)
bkhook
She is beautiful... Excellent capture!
Shucoda
Simply stunning mate! Everything about it is beautiful, you lucky guy surrounded by such beautiful women :) Well done mate!
monjo71
Great portrait. It's nice to see you are adding a bit more diversity to your gallery. Great job! John
sharky_
Beatiful portrait in white feathers. Excellent. Aloha
lizzibell
Very nice portrait...
vlaaitje
yes she is a natural beauty no doubst.....lovely lighting and pose....such a wonderful series we took together....!!!
Thelby
Nice sparkle in this lovely young lassie's eyes!!!
RodolfoCiminelli
A beautiful and very expressive model....!!! Excellent portrait my friend....!!!
kjpweb
Weird bird - but nice! What's that species called? Great shot and detail! Agree with it being a tad dark!