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 (38)
adrie
Beautiful photoshot my friend, wonderful capture.
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend.
flora-crassella
very beautiful scene! Nice story! Wonderful shot!!!!
lyron
Excellent image!!
Cosme..D..Churruca
fascinating work Danny.
Corwin13
Great job!
carlx
Fantastic colors, details and place, Danny!!!
3x3
lovely capture my friend x
BessieB
A really excellent shot, We always had bread and lard as children, yuk is all I can say!
timtripp
timeless!
schonee
Excellent shot! Great story Thanks
MC-Jay-One
Beautiful composition, great shot!
mss
Charming story and photo! The lady's outfit suits the scene perfectly!
jeroni
Wonderful and beautiful portrait
MedTran39
Super and interesting article!
bmac62
Super period picture. I had never read the background of the word grocer before. I worked in two grocery stores during my high school years. One was run by three Irishmen who were always kidding me as a "left footed Irishman" and a "brass ankle"...both old terms for a non-Catholic Scot-Irishman. We had fun and the customers were well served.
lucindawind
well now you went back in time did you ?! wonderful capture :)
DennisReed
Right out of the past!
KarmaSong
A beautiful capture, Danny ,and I learnt one more French word just now, thanks to you! (didn't know 'grocer' derived from 'grossier'!)
MrsRatbag
Didn't know you had a time machine! Great "old" shot!
RodolfoCiminelli
Wonderful picture my friend, I like the very beautiful old reminiscence....!!!
sharky_
Interesting dress wear. Absolutely great capture. Aloha
evensteven
Excellent period piece my friend!
durleybeachbum
Absolutely amazing information! I never even thought about all that before. Great pic too, of course!
npauling
A great trip down memory lane.
CavalierLady
A wonderful step back in time through your camera's eyes, Danny. So many interesting details to read and lovely prim Victorian lady.
sandra46
excellent photo and info! thank you!
romanceworks
A great shot. CC
Digitaleagle
What a great historical shot a wonderful glimpse of life with the lady window shopping dressed to fit the time period. The story and info. made the image come to life!!!
decie
Aw!! cool a wholesaler i will have one bum and a block of lard to go please :). Cool capture and did the woman beam back from the past for the shot? thanks on the info and again nice capture.