de·sign·er noun A person who plans the form, look, or workings of something before its being made or built, typically by drawing it in detail. This group is for all designers from analog to digital that want to share ideas, network, learn, and socialize. It's a meeting place where you can:   hear from industry professionals find out about valuable resources have your portfolio reviewed network with others to work together get introduced to new tools, techniques, and classes showcase your ow …

Fine-Art Photography class series to assist you in developing your talent and hone your skills. - Lectures - Workshops - Field Study - Hands-On - Tutoring - Outings Classes will help you…. Strengthen understanding of compositional elements, design principles, color impact, thematic expression, lighting environments, use of shadow, and the creative process. Learn photography and art terminology. Practice ‘seeing’ in new and creative ways. Develop personal artistic styles and bodies …

Hello, Whether you just started shooting or an advanced amateur, Maesto Workshop Programs will help to advance your photography skills via fun and creative workshops and photoshoots. You'll learn and build the essential skills that enable you to take the next step towards creating more powerful images. Models, Makeup Artists, Hairstylists and Wardrobe Stylists are welcome to join as it is a great way to network and connect with photographers. We'll hold regular workshops and photoshoots with emp …

Open to all who want to learn about Lightroom; speed up their workflow, and share hard-won knowledge with fellow enthusiasts. I'm a power LR user and Adobe Certified Expert with tons of ideas on how to teach, learn and share this amazing program. Let's take that steep learning curve and squish it down to a nice, flat easy--and fun--ride!

This meet up group is designed for the beginer, intermediate photographer, and any other who is interested in Maxim style photography. We will cover bikini, lingerie, beauty glamour photography with weekly workshops to sharpen your skills in studio and location shots and retouching techniques to achieve the "magazine look". We will host one monthly Big Photo Group Event with make-up artist and 10-15 beautiful models.  There is  a $5.00 membership fee  to sign in this meet up group pay by pal pal …

This group is for queer photographers of every level, from novices to pros. Learn composition, digital imaging, how to set up a portfolio, enjoy urban photo safaris, and more!

Los Angeles Studio Shoots will provide photography shooting opportunities to all experience levels to build portfolios and network with other photographers and models. A note for those wondering why our shoots cost money: Our shoots cost us money. Lots of money. I pour all of my energy into styling, wardrobe and props to create a beautiful theme for you to shoot. You don't have to schedule models and the other artists it takes to do this. Models, MUA's and hairstylists collaborate to gain experi …

This is a wonderful group of shooters who eager to learn more about photography and help each other along the way! No matter if you just a beginner or have an experience, you welcome to join our group. Some of the events are targeted to the beginner level, while the other Meetups will be more advanced. Organizer is making sure to build the schedule base on group needs, so if you have an interesting concept in mind that you would like to work on together, just let us know. Anna Donovan is the org …

Photos, Video, Film... anything recorded thru a lens and recorded from some sort of camera! Can be film cam, digi cam, or pinhole! How do we view the world? What do we want others to see? What do we want to say visually? Express thru visual communication? This site is more a Virtual Meetup than a Physical Meetup.... We'll have topics to explore, shoot, post.... it's more of a blog. We'll have physical Meetups quarterly in the South Bay to share our work -- hope you can join us!

Calumet Photographic is committed to offering a fresh and interesting variety of events, seminars and exhibits to ensure on-going photo education within the community. From new-product demo days to customer-appreciation sales to a huge selection of photo specific courses, we have tons of events specially designed with your needs in mind. In addition to our photographic workshops, you can ignite your creativity with Certified Training in Photoshop, Lightroom and Fine Art Image Creation. Our Adobe …

Welcome to the Photographic Workshop Adventures – Vegas.  This group is dedicated to the value of the industry in a whole whether our opinions seem positive or otherwise.  This group will have hands-on training events as well as discussion groups to understand the value of the photographic event and image result.  This group is open to photographers, models, MUA’s, Photoshop users, printers, wardrobe designers and stylists, and more.  You may very well be any level of the spectrum from beginner …

… There is a secondary goal to create one or more self-sustaining spaces in the San Gabriel Valley that function as collaborative work spaces for digital artists, including services like shared studio space for photographers, casting and table reading space for actors filmmakers, a digital gallery for displaying digital art and content,  classes and workshops to disseminate knowledge and provide incomes for those who want to teach what they know to others, and a place for events and gatherings tha …

… We also offer a variety of workshops including Basic Photography, Basic Camera Skills, Composition, Lightroom, Photoshop Elements, Photoshop, Portrait Lighting, Off-Camera Flash, Macro and close-up Photography, Fine Art Printing, Digital Asset Management, and much, much more. Join us for an excellent adventure of learning great photography techniques, skills and meet other photographers with a similar passion.

A SMUG is a place where you can learn, teach and meet up with other photographers who share your passion. It's also how we can tell you what's happening in our world and discover what's happening in yours. SMUGs are a great way to connect with other photographers and add a few weapons to your creative arsenal. Do you dream in megapixels? Would you consider giving up a kidney for a Canon 5D Mark II? You're not weird. You're one of us. And we think you'd fit right in at a SmugMug User Group …