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 (27)
borsy
Beautifully done!!!
cynlee
oh wow- this is F-I-N-E, fine!!! not overdone at all! lots to look at! :)
ChadAustin
Very cool!!
alvinylaya
I don't usually comment on mixed medium gallery but your work is really eyecatching. Way cool.
groush2
Dan... Execution,Composition,Color...et al are perfect, I really Like this work.... Beautifully done !!!
SophiaDeer
Bravo, Bravo!!! This is a beauty. Reminds me a bit of Dali, my favorite artist.
RodolfoCiminelli
An excellent combination of elements!!!..he has a surrealist climate, and it is a very creative realization!!!
shirell
You've managed to capture the creation process in quite a successful way. I love the colors and the expressions on both faces!
SirJohn
Fantastic image! This one is pure class.
jlmattson
Beyond Excellent Artwork ! Wow ! Fantatic Idea and Composition... You definately have very original and creative idea's... Bravo ! ~ JLM ~
mooncat
Very cool! very graphic. I love the subtle grid texture in the background, nice touch.
che18530
Excellent work Dan. Love the compositional work and views for the tutorials. Beautiful color and definition. You work is amazing!
patmartj
Brilliant, amazing work, an abundance of talent!
JC_73
amazing work - have you signed some kind of strange document with blood, recently??
Trance
Gothic style turned modern with a few tweaks here and there..fine colors and textures.
zatman
OMG! Your work continues to stagger me, and progress is remarkable on a daily basis!!
tallpindo
Light-hearted, multifluous the line emerges from shadow. Still more time must elapse before the drawing is the full map of the travels. The tutor shares uncompomised by the beginning.
Doublecrash
Not at all overdone, I'd say. Quite wonderful.
clemens-k
its breathtaking! excellent relation between the technical aspects and expression and beauty! great expression of the characters
Misha883
I'm out of touch: Computer Art Tutorials? Looks like really neat stuff. I'd 'prolly stayed with either the male or the female image in each of the four examples. [But then, I'm not good enough to do any of this, so maybe can discount the opinion...]
Margit1
Excellent artwork! The pencil seems to make the woman's head alive - very original and creative!
Henrik_K
very nice and expressive, as if you can almost touch the head
HobbyHopper
Beautiful image. Nice reflection on a cheek.
Akinom
Again an outstanding work! You're really one of the masters here at MM!!! Bravo!
o0ii
stunning work! .. the blue/green color is excellent for this image!!
rohi
Well done Dan - I like it and I give an excellent for this image !!!
vlaaitje
this one is also a good one for a book cover "making art"....very well done