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 (46)
shipmanjonathan
Fabulous work! Love it!
kgb224
Awesome capture and dedication for Ronnie.
fredster66
Excellent. And a superb dedi.
decie
nice capture of the Cathedral,congrats Ronnie on your new post
MedTran39
Super!
kenwas
Beautifully done!
adrie
Superb photography, excellent capture.
magnus073
Cool photo Danny and wonderful message behind it
qrud
nice done work
PD154
Nicely done Danny, wonderful atmosphere to this one.,,,and thnk you for you kind words :)
flora-crassella
wonderful photo!
chudo121
A brilliant capture ! One nation under God ect. :D Lovely sentiment (;
jeroni
Beautiful composition. excellent work
kftate
Great capture! Excellent work.
schonee
Beautiful crip shot Very Nice!
Fred255
Nice one mate!
MrsLubner
Well, my jaw dropped. I can't imagine an American Flag inside a church! LOL Plenty of banners and such in the churches around me, but if a flag waved, it waved outside on a glag pole. Great shot!
romanceworks
A fascinating shot. CC
durleybeachbum
That figure in there makes this special.
virginiese
cool capture. Nice light and stunning architecture. Nice dedication
timtripp
superb image!
CavalierLady
Impressive pov and light and a thoughtful dedication for Ronnie.
carlx
Excellent composition and atmosphere, Danny!!!
KarmaSong
Excellent capture and thoughtful dedi, Danny!
Darkwish
You did great shot! Very well done!
THROBBE
Fantastic dedi and many congrats to Ronnie!
jocko500
yues the flag in the church.l that is wonderful to see that. if it was here we have a lot of law suits going . cool image
babuci
Great message and a wonderful photo.
Richardphotos
I love the very old floor and a beautiful building
3x3
lovely photo with great details 5+