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 (35)
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend. God Bless.
mininessie
amazing!
flora-crassella
FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DCLEW2
Gorgeous cat!
Meisiekind
She is gorgeous Danny - so regal!
NightGallery
Wow buddy! This is exceptional. One of your best ever. Just a perfect shot. Lighting is awesome and a great looking animal.
mariogiannecchini
Very beautiful capture , Danny ! Beautiful animal !
kbrog
She is a fine looking big cat, superb portrait capture! :)
romanceworks
A wonderful shot of this noble and beautiful lioness. CC
Feliciti
wonderful portrait of this big cat !!
BorisB
What a gorgeous portrait, excellent work!!
Bossie_Boots
Oh wow she looks so proud superb capture !!
ia-du-lin
excellent lion portrait, fantastic shot
West_coaster07
Awesome Danny!
magnus073
Magnificent photo Danny, she is quite lovely
makron
Magnifica foto de este León. Un acierto
sandra46
GORGEOUS SHOT!
bazza
Sweet cat capture!!
angora
wow!!! stunning!!!
jocko500
cool
gunsan
She is beautiful!
DennisReed
Majestic!
Hendesse
Excellent shot of this beautiful animal!
rainbows
Beautiful capture, dear Danny. Glad to see you are out and about. Hugs for all day. DiDi. xx
carlx
Wonderful!!!
fallen21
Superb capture!
RodolfoCiminelli
Amazing and spectacular photo Daniel....!!!
Punaguy
Gorgeous work Danny, tack sharp, great lighting, and nice bokeh~ Great shooting as always! Aloha~
MrsRatbag
She's a beauty! Love the bokeh, too. Excellent capture!
dixievb
Magnificent!