Patrick Rafferty is a photographer based in Hawick. He believes that photography begins at the first camera a person has and that it is all about the mindset that you have. He spent a lot of time just practising taking photos and spent a decade perfecting black and white prints in dark rooms.
To make money he takes photographs of babies, weddings and people. He runs a classic 'high street photographer' business so that he can make money to take trips to places like Barcelona where he can take photographs because he loves to take photographs. These are his uncomissioned work. He tries not to photoshop his work and takes photos of what he finds interesting. He loves to go to big cities like Barcelona where he can take lots of street photography.
The first picture that I chose was from Patrick Rafferty's website from his landscape prints. I like that there is lots that can be seen in the image and that the colours go from light to dark with green all the way through the picture. However I think that the picture could have looked just as good with just the bridge in the shot.
The next picture that I chose was from Patrick Rafferty's Facebook page. It was from one of his trips to Barcelona. I like it because the girl is looking directly into the camera. I like how the expression on her face I slightly unhappy and I also like that it is in black and white. I think that it adds to the photo and makes it look better.
The next photo I chose was also from Rafferty's Facebook. I chose this photo because I like the way that he has captured the image at the perfect time. With the cat having a displeased face and the woman looking loving towards it. However I think that it would better if it wasn't in black and white but was in colour.
I chose this picture from his Facebook. I like it because the rain is so heavy and makes it look like some sort of painting. I like that the street seems quite dark and that the woman is wearing bright pink which makes her stand out more and the attention drawn to her. Rafferty has managed to capture the image at the perfect moment.
Source: http://www.raffertyandrafferty.com/
https://www.facebook.com/patrick.rafferty1?ref=ts&fref=ts
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