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 (36)
kgb224
Outstanding capture my friend.
magnus073
Danny this is a super photo and it is great to see a dress shop from another era. Where in the world did you run across this at ?
Cosme..D..Churruca
great find Danny... and a romantic owner for sure. super!
Meisiekind
Oeee, a place where I can spend some serious time! Great image of this age old beautiful items! :)
tstray1
Really cool shop and great picture of it!
tennesseecowgirl
Lovely~
marybelgium
ravissant !
Hubba1
Cool :0
rockstrider
Not something you see very often - nice share Danny!
kansas
Wonderful. Oh how I would love to browse through this shop!
flora-crassella
wonderful and intersting shot!
RodolfoCiminelli
Wonderful and very creative shot my friend.....!!!!!
flavia49
fantastic shot!!
adrie
Wonderful capture my friend!
jocko500
wonderful looking
romanceworks
Wonderful shot and just loved all those fancy hats. CC
virginiese
excellent capture
babuci
Love those hats so many to choose from. Looks like a dollhouse interial. Wonderful colors.
sandra46
EXCELLENT SHOT
bazza
Wow excellent find and capture where did you find a place like this, love all the old style clothes..Beautiful...
MedTran39
Super job!
npauling
A lovely old shop that you have captured so well.
lucindawind
oh its lovely .. I really like thse stores
sharky_
Hats was sure popular during that time.... Aloha
rainbows
It's beautiful, Dear Danny. I would love to spend some time there! Huggies. DiDi. xx
lyron
Excellent shot!!
pauldeleu
Look so delicate...
DennisReed
Stunning setting!
Alex_Antonov
Beautiful work!
HERBshines
Exquisite my Friend......A Real Beauty, appreciate it.....