Date Joined: 8 August 2002 Hello My name is Daniel O'Byrne,Ă‚Â Ă‚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.Ă‚Â It emphasizes the machine rather than the man, the tool rather than the artist, the technology rather than the artistic intent.Ă‚Â It is as if Monet had been told that the reasonĂ‚Â why his paintings were so beautiful was because he had such good paintbrushes.Ă‚Â Or as if Paul Bocuse’s culinary excellence was explained away by his use of superlative pots and pans.Ă‚Â Or again if Yo-Yo Ma had been informed that his Stradivarius was solely responsible for the stunning quality of his music.Ă‚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.Ă‚Â 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.Ă‚Â It is missing the point about the human factor, about the man or the woman that actually made use of this instrument.Ă‚Â After all, art is made by artists and not by tools.Ă‚Â Tools are inanimate objects that need someone to set them in motion.Ă‚Â 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 (25)
Faemike55
Cool capture
kgb224
Outstanding capture my friend. God Bless.
knupps
Brilliant.
flavia49
stunning
fallen21
Superb capture!
lyron
Fantastic picture!!
Richardphotos
the clarity is spot on!
bazza
Great shot Danny super looking craft. Sad about the job losses in today's economy..
kbrog
Armed to the teeth and heading up-stairs. ;) Excellent capture!
blinkings
Great shot.
mariogiannecchini
Fantastic shot !
romanceworks
Amazing!
CATMANDO
Great capture.
bmac62
Chrystal clear...both your outstanding photo and the apparent fact that our strongest partner is trading away something very important to all of us. The world is not a safer place IMHO.
skiwillgee
Love those wing vapors!
magnus073
Another truly amazing photo Danny, you are the best at these captures
jophoto
Looks like a very dangerous weapon. Excellent shot!
rainbows
Outstanding capture, dear Danny. Hugs for all day. DiDi. xx
Turin_Returns
Short sighted policy? Interesting....
RodolfoCiminelli
Absolutely amazing Daniel.....!!!!
MrsRatbag
Brilliant shot, love the compo; the details are breathtaking!
DennisReed
WOW!
carlx
Wonderful!!!
Lashia
Another beautiful shot- thanks for sharing! :-)
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pat40
Fantastic shot.