Varina Patel

Current

• Independent Professional at Visual Light Photography (Self-employed)
• Independent Professional at Photography By Varina (Self-employed)

Education

• University of Phoenix
• Cleveland State University
• Wright State University

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Connections

77 connections

Industry

Photography

Websites

• My Website
• My Blog
• Recent News

Varina Patel’s Summary

There is nothing more remarkable to me than the power of nature. It is both cataclysmic and subtle. Slow and continuous erosion by water and wind can create landscapes every bit as astonishing as those shaped by catastrophic earthquakes or volcanic eruption. Nature is incredibly diverse – quiet streams and roaring waterfalls, burning desert sands and mossy riverbanks, silent snowfall and raging summer storms… this fantastic variety insures that I can never photograph the same scene twice in the same way.

Landscape photography is demanding. It is not unusual to climb a steep trail and wait several hours for sunset – despite intense heat or numbing cold – only to climb back down in the dark without getting the shot because the light wasn’t right. I am more than willing to return to a location many times if necessary. I don’t mind cold hands, wet feet, muddy clothes, or aching muscles – if in the end, the photograph makes an impression. I love hiking long trails through wilderness, crossing rivers on slippery stones, and climbing sand dunes by the light of the moon. I thrive on rising before the sun in order to capture those first rays of sun on the mountain. I am irresistibly drawn to the challenge of finding the right light, in the right place, at the right time. For me, photography is a passion that will last a lifetime.

Follow my blog at http://photographybyvarina.blogspot.com
Follow me on twitter at http://twitter.com/varina_patel

Varina Patel’s Specialties:

Landscape Photography, Workshops, Presentations

Varina Patel’s Experience

• Independent Professional

  Visual Light Photography (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Photography industry)

  February 2006 — Present (3 years 10 months)

• Independent Professional

  Photography By Varina (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Photography industry)

  March 2005 — Present (4 years 9 months)

Varina Patel’s Education

• University of Phoenix

  BS , Information Technology , 2003 — 2005

• Cleveland State University

  English 1997 — 2003

• Wright State University

  Art, English 1994 — 1996

Additional Information

Varina Patel’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Blog
• Recent News

Varina Patel’s Interests:

landscape photography, stock photography, writing, hiking, camping, backpacking, outdoors

Varina Patel’s Groups:

Cleveland Photographic Society, Light Harmony, Mocha Moms, flickr, Fred Miranda, Photo Sig, Photo.net, ShutterStock, iStock, Fotolia, Dreamstime, Stockxpert, Snap Village,

•    IFPO_info - A Group of Freelance Photographers
•    Arts, Antiques & Aficionados
•    Canon EOS Digital Photography
•    Women in Photography
•    Stock Photography, buy and sell images
•    Success With Linked !n
•    Friends of LinkedIn
•    Success With Twitter

Varina Patel’s Honors:

Cleveland Photographic Society Year End Awards - 3rd place Nature Category
FOCUS 2007 Photography Competition - 1st place B&W category
Cleveland Photographic Society Competition - 1st place, 2nd place
November 2007 BetterPhoto Photography Contest - 2nd place

Varina Patel’s Contact Settings

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