Date Joined: 8 August 2002 Hello My name is Daniel O'Byrne, Â
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.Â
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 (30)
flora-crassella
wonderful picture!!!!!!
Mondwin
Splendid words and beauty compo my friend!!Bravissimo!V:DDD.HUgsxx Whylma
carlx
Wonderful flower and focus, my friend!!!
jmb007
belle photo!!!
kgb224
Stunning composition and capture my friend.
Littlejock
The Colours and background is perfect.. Great composition my friend.
romanceworks
Gorgeous photo and wonderful quote. CC
Digitaleagle
Beautiful capture excellent composition and lighting beautiful presentation!
mininessie
beautiful¡
Liam.
Wonderful lighting
lyron
Gorgeous image!!
rainbows
Delicate and beautiful, dear Danny. Wordsworth's words make it special... Hugs. DiDi. xx
MaraP
WOW! Amazing capture and post-work! Perfect image 5+
tennesseecowgirl
Splendid !!
adrie
Wonderful flower capture.
kbrog
This is different for you. :) Beautiful composition and capture!
jeroni
Fanstastic
babuci
You just as good with flower then any other subject. Wonderful capture.
bazza
Very beautiful flowers Danny, well done!!
Blush
Beautiful flower sweetie Got to get over to your gallery and comment soon Plz keep me in your thoughts tomorrow..I get the results back from my bone scan and will find out if my cancer has spread or not Love this Hugs Susan~
magnus073
Fantastic work Danny, and this beautiful photo so well illustrates the powerful emotions a flower can bring out
MedTran39
Pretty!
DennisReed
Lovely!
Charberry
Gorgeous!
auntietk
Gorgeous image ... this is superb!
RodolfoCiminelli
Fantastic and beautiful photography Daniel....!!!
marybelgium
SUPERBE !!!
JaneEden
So sharp, the detail here is incredible, superb photography of such beautiful flowers, and love the intro prose too Dann. Hope you are well!! hugs Jane xx
M2A
Superb capture.
kansas
So very beautiful!