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 (25)
kjpweb
Nice one again! Nothing to critique here - nice poses and natural smiles. If anything - and that's more a matter of preference - I'd have like to see a little warmer tones...
mhyrdin
Pretty girls and nice photo, indeed !
Hendesse
A lovely shot of this pretty girls indeed. I like her expression!
GiMi53
It really looks that you had a lot of fun in this session, Danny ! would love to do my "first steps" in glamour photography with artists like you... Both girls have indeed a wonderful smile (as already noticed on Ilona's pictures ! Havea nice week-end, my friend !
amberlite
they're lovely models, keep wanting to say to the girl on the right, look up, look up :)
sharky_
Very nice shot and always smiling. Excellent. Aloha
busi2ness
Very well posed and composed.
Janiss
Of magnificent so smiling young ladies excellent portraits!
BorisB
Oh, I would like to rest in the middle of these two beauties ;-) , really a wonderful scene!!
kansas
Two very pretty gals. They look happy.
moochagoo
Beautiful ladies !
SNAKEY
I do understnd the two friends chilling but where was u and what was u doing there?? ..... God, u are in a very difficult position for the shot. hahahahah!!! ":O)) SNAKEY
lizzibell
Great photo....
RodolfoCiminelli
Beautiful and expressive models....!!!! Exellent photo Daniel.....!!!!
jogi1302
Excellent work Daniel. Again a beautiful portrait.
Shucoda
Wonderful smiles from 2 beautiful women... Thanks for sharing mate, you lucky man lol
Loloe
Lovely portrait again! Bravo!!!
erlandpil
It is a very sweet portrait erland
Zorg1955
No problem , you make glamour shots as well as wild life ones and I appreciate both . . . Excellent !
vulcanccit
Wow, this could be on a magazine, lovely happy faces, perfect for Womans Day or the like!
MrsLubner
the number of views vs. the number of comments tells you that this is one worth looking at. LOL. Comment? Well, of course it is great. You always do great work.
tallpindo
It's two very different responses to the camera. Like give and take.
Ger50
lucky you, such a wonderful models, I bet you had fun with the shooting together with Ilona!!
wildgoha
ha I miss a bit of laugh ,hey wonderful !
Gor111
Oh what a marvellous portrait you have taken of those two so beautiful and young looking ladies! A professional capture! I love it so much!!!