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)
lyron
Cool shot!!
rjamason
lol hahahahahaha to cute lol
PD154
What an endearing little capture Dan, the title fits the pose, and the overall shot is in you r own inimitable style, Top notch photography my friend.
Marcel-P
Lol, very sweet moment! :D
Meisiekind
Awwww - the poor thing... it needs Prozac it seems!! LOL!!! Fantastic capture Danny and the moment was perfect! :)
flora-crassella
very cool shot!!!!
Grego_Sheen
Yes one of those moments and so well shooted! Excellent Dan!
bmac62
Must have been REALLY bad news:-) Super capture of what must have been a fleeting moment. I also really like the colors you've selected for framing.
BorisB
A superb capture, I love these moments...
MrsRatbag
Great shot!
kenwas
The perfect title! Great capture and thanks for the smile!
carlx
Very lovely moment and outstanding capture, Danny!!!
3x3
awesome capture of a great moment x f!
jeroni
Fantastic image. I like very much the colors
evensteven
I know the feeling. Great shot!
MrsLubner
And here I would have thought about prayer time in the square... LOL Your humor is the touch of light I needed this morning! Wonderful shot.
drag
Oh poor little guy. How sweet a capture is this.
RodolfoCiminelli
Excellent and opportune shot.....!!
Hendesse
Sweet. Excellent capture, just in the right moment.
adrie
Cool photoshot my friend, well capture.
monjo71
Love it!
West_coaster07
Well caught Danny!!
decie
lol the same as it always was, great capture but i think you should have waited a bit longer to see what arises :)
bazza
ooohh poor thing obviously didnt want its photo taken.. Lovely capture!!
taurus
Wonderful image, great capture
orig_buggy
awwwww ..such a sweet little guy!!
GBCalls
Once I stopped the laughter I regained my composure and now you type a comment....Excellent title and photo!
timtripp
FABULOUS!
MedTran39
Awesome shot! Precious and too cute!
lizzibell
nice shot...