Join us for some terrific Bay Area Photography. Have a great time shooting in and around the Bay Area and beyond. If you are just starting out in photography or have been in it for a while you will fit in just fine shooting with us in the North Bay, South Bay, East Bay, SF Bay and exploring interesting places beyond the bay area as well. Our group has members of all levels, all experience, and all photographic mediums. So shoot digital or film, color or black and white; it’s all good here. Seaso …

Make:SF is an opportunity to get started in the Maker community. You can meet local makers, learn some new skills and grow from there. The goals are to: - Meet other local Makers - Share ideas, skills, and local resources - Gain new skills through mini-workshops - Hear guest speakers who are tackling large projects - Create collaborations between engineers, makers, craft folks, artists, etc. - Get opinions or advice on project execution

We are doing this Test Shoot once a month to give a platform for the talented up and coming Fashion Designers of the Bay Area. It will be pure ALTA MODA (High Fasion) supported by the brightest Make-Up Artist, Hair Stylist and Wardrobe Stylist. I would like to invite every creative talent in the Fashion Industry and the Photographers to join and shoot with us if you are trying to update your portfolio with some high fashion images. Our first TEST SHOOT  will be on March 4, 2012 Sunday. First cli …

OBJECTIVE: The goal of Tinkering Toms is to get creative juices flowing around photography, imaging and other art forms. Every other week we meet to share our work and open a dialogue with a variety of people from a variety of perspectives. CREATIVE ASSIGNMENTS: After each meet-up a new creative assignment will be posted. You’ll have two weeks to explore, consider, play and create a piece of art or Photography that fulfills the basic premise of the assignment. We’ll then gather to share and expl …

*Join our Google Group to participate in discussions in between events!* Artup is a Bay Area community-powered incubator for forward-looking work stationed at the intersection of contemporary art and digital technology. Welcoming artists of all disciplines, Artup provides a foundation for a consistent and engaging stream of high quality work for and by curious aesthetes throughout the Bay Area. The Bay Area is technological ground zero. Bay Area residents are the first to experience the impact …

This meetup group is for for Models, Photographers, Makeup Artists, Clothing Designers, and anyone interested in modeling and photography. We will hold Meetups, preferably in a photo studio, to learn and share different techniques in lighting, posing, and the different styles of modeling. We will also hold periodic social and networking events. Members of the group may hold workshops for anyone interested in the artistic and glamour styles of modeling, as well as lighting indoors and outdoors. M …

Glam Xtreme is for anyone craving to be involved in creative group photo shoots, done well!! If you like attention to detail then this group might be for you! Our shoots are geared towards glamorous, beautiful, funky, and trendy...even if it's just a meet in the park the models are done from head to toe, including wardrobe, makeup, hairstyle, etc...Our goal is to provide professional photo opportunities for photographers of every level, from beginners to elite, and we have fun doing it!!! Come j …

If you love the idea of working with other creative people in a positive, creative, and supportive environment, nothing will inspire you like being a member of "Light Study". Light Study is a purpose driven meetup. It is for advanced photographers to develop and master skills of studio lighting and photography, to come and share their knowledge and develop new skills and techniques, and for models, hairstylists, and make-up artist to work with these photographers, to push the limits of their cre …

This group is for photographers and models to meet and set up some group photoshoots. There will also be workshops given to those that are interested in learning about lighting, studio set ups, location shoots etc. We will be shooting all types of styles from casual, glamour, boudoir, fashion, and artistic nudes

I didn't decide to start this group, but my friend in Colombia suggested me that I should. He (Julian Giraldo) started a group called Medellin Que Parche with the purpose to show through photography, how artistic Medellin is. Now that I'm living in United States, my friend said "Hey, why don't you start the group over there? at the end you're part of Medellin Que Parche, so it could be like a separated group with the same purpose." I thought for a while and finally I said, let's do it! The group …

This is a gathering point for all of us finding our way in learning how to live creative in San Francisco. For filmmakers, video producers, camera ops, relevant start-ups, writers, coders, designers, actors, financiers, brain-stormers, make-up artists, costume designers, etc. A place to network, start projects, source talent, find a job and imagine new possibilities for how we can all leverage our contacts, talents and ideas to create more and better work. There is a chapter already started in N …

Let's get together and learn/discuss all the possibilities that Adobe Photoshop can do to help you express your creative ideas and your artistic career. This meetup group/workshop will help all Artists, Photographers, creative writers, and all creative people out there to express their creative ideas in a digital age. This meetup group/workshop will be especially inspiring for Art teachers who want to implement digital Art in their curriculum. You will learn the basic Photoshop tools and go home …

The Bay Area Independent Publishers Association (BAIPA) is a network of people in all aspects of the independent publishing industry. We are a non-profit educational organization linking writers with the services they need to publish and sell their work. Our meetings are an opportunity to gather information, exchange ideas, share successes and challenges, meet supportive professionals, and ask questions about the rapidly changing industry. Openness and enthusiasm have been the hallmark of the gr …

We are redefining the world of Glamour Photography by mixing Edgy Fashion and Skin. What you see in European Fashion Magazines will be our inspiration. We are dedicating this group to all Photographers, Glam Models, Make-up Artist, Hair Stylist, Fashion Designers and Wardrobe Stylist. This is a great group for aspiring photographers and models. We will give you the experience of collaborating with other creative people to get that cover shot for your portfolio. Mostly studio work but we will als …

Welcome to this meetup group - under new management! I have taken over as organizer so we will be moving forward in a bit of a different direction.  Mike previously focused on studio photography but I shoot outdoors more often than not so we will include a lot of natural and outdoor-off camera lighting as well. A bit about me - I started in January 2012 shooting bodybuilding/figure and bikini competitions and have shot several of these across the country in 2012.  I attended several seminar styl …

Who this group is for? Photographers: We offer Workshops, Classes and & Group Photo Shoots with primary focus on Glamour & Fashion Photography along with add on flavors of Boudoir & Swimsuit Photography. We encourage both male and female Photographers, to join our groups. Any experience level is welcome to join. We will help the newbies to become successful and experienced will share their wisdom. Clothing Designers: we are also looking for clothing designers who would be interested in featur …

Non-profit Festivals & Events covering tech challenges with emphasis on artistic expression and creativity. Bringing together independent artists, coders, game developers, creators, performers and musicians celebrating Art and Technology. CODAME exists to incubate and support artists, technologists and designers that push the boundaries of hardware, software, and physical/digital mediums. At the intersection of ART+TECH, CODAME is accelerating the way we interpret and express our rapidly changin …

This group is for wearable tech professionals, industrial designers, R&D groups, entrepreneurs, and enthusiasts to engage in the fashion/tech field through product presentations and workshops. Product engineers/designers, 3D printing professionals, researchers, gamers, crafters, tinkerers, inventors, gadget creators and/or tech artists engaged with mixed prototyping to converge fashion & technology who add digital dimension to their works by fusing advanced materials such as etextiles, wearable …

MAFIAD brings random people together to produce a short film IN ONE DAY. The goals of this meetup are to: Have fun! Act as an outlet for people's awesome creativity Bring movie makers of all levels of experience together into a wonderful learning soup Regularly produce short films that attract a following (your mother, possibly others) As you may have surmised by now this meetup is not about making perfect movies. Anyone is welcome to attend, amateurs and seasoned professionals alike. Roles …

American Canyon Fine Art People Photography + Off Camera Lighting + Beer This Meetup is aimed at photographers of all skill levels that aspire to transcend the “craft” of portrait photography and want to push their work into the realm of Fine Art. What is Fine Art Photography? Fine art photographs are made primarily for aesthetics and concept rather than for a practical purpose. Department of Motor Vehicles driver’s licence photographs are a good example of a portrait done with a practical purpo …

Emerging Arts Professionals/SFBA is a network focused on empowerment, leadership, and growth of next generation arts and culture workers in the San Francisco Bay Area through knowledge sharing, learning opportunities, and partnerships. Emerging Arts Professionals/SFBA’s events connect Bay Area arts and culture workers to each other, to the field at large, and to emerging ideas within and around it. Attendees can develop their skills, connect with peers, and find ways to sustain their commitment …

This group meets every other Monday at 7PM at Berkeley Espresso, for brainstorming over modeling and rendering epiphanies we all have had or will encounter with this fantastic platform (Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper and Flamingo nXT or other renderer). This is a chance to sort into cadres of similarly skilled users whose aim is to become a great resource for the kinds of ideas it takes to surmount problems in the face of school or work deadlines. While the online help and forums are great, nothing …

This group was created to assist bay area locals in learning more from each other. We facilitate small in person classes everyday for groups of 10-20 on all sorts of awesome subjects like  film, photography, graphic design,  cooking, business and technology subjects like programming. We will be holding classes, as well as professional networking mixers in the south bay, and soma Citizen Space locations. What is Citizen Space? We take the best elements of a coffee shop (social, energetic, creati …

This group is for all those working with 3d animation & motion graphics. Join us for regular meetups in downtown San Francisco at TH studio. We will have brief talks about animation followed by some good old-fashioned networking! In the meantime, please check out our work (www.transparenthouse.com).

Catch up, hang out, exchange ideas. This is a really chill no fuss meetup for all film, video, art, music people. Meetup with some peeps talking about your project or listen to works in progress.  This is nothing heavy.  We just want to create a crash pad for people in the Bay. We like El Rio - $1 PBRs and $2 Wells