Welcome to the Bay Area Fine Art and Fashion Meetup. This is a meetup for photographers, models and stylists interested in Fashion and the Fine Art Nude (bodyscapes, body painting). This Shootout is offered as an opportunity for quality one-on-one time in a pro studio with talent and equipment that will expand your portfolio. The group shootouts will be in studio with 2 or 3 different sets. Each professionally lit, appointed with backdrops and naturally an exceptional and professional model. …

We would like to invite all photographers - Beginners to Advanced, Digital or Film, Men or Women to join our Meetup Group and participate in a variety of Photo Shoots, Workshops and Classes. Please note that many of our events involve tasteful nudity. For our Group Photo Shoots, we use both Photography Studios in San Francisco and on the Peninsula as well as a variety of unique locations like an Art Gallery, Victorian Bed & Breakfast and private homes and estates. (If you have a location that we …

Digital Photography - Composition - Lighting - Photoshop This group is a place where any passion filled photographer at any stage can come join in the fun meet new friends and learn. The intent of this group is to provide a venue for all who want to learn to use their camera to its fullest and produce images that will astound your friends and family. Please feel free to share your interests in the type of images you want to shoot and we will see about helping you take your images to a next level …

This group is for visual artists of all kinds who wish to make money with their art, either to supplement the income of their day jobs or to transition into a full-time art career. It doesn't matter what type of artist you are: you could be a painter, sculptor, illustrator, photographer, or digital artist. Whatever your medium, if you make art pieces that you wish to sell, then this is the group for you! We will get together to exhange ideas, tips, and tricks for marketing and selling our art, a …

This group is dedicated to bringing you a constant selection of the best models available, period. Model Madness focuses on more than just studio shoots. We are constantly on the prowl to seek out cool Bay Area locations that are a little on the 'edgy' side, and then we get the right model for that location. Our shoots include Fashion, Glamour, Implied, and Artistic Nudes. We also provide a variety of alternative styles, themes, and techniques to keep things interesting (grunge, bondage, chroma- …

Who is this group for? This group is for the serious minded committed photographer looking to advance their skill and understanding about photography. The Statement One of the best ways to become a better photographer is to work along side, mentor with, or learn from a professional photographer who is able to identify your personal strengths. "Photographers Working Together" is a club designed to help you grow, become more creative, and develop into the photographer you want to become.   O …

… http://silicon-valley.siggraph.org Recent meetings: Our annual presentation of the SIGGRAPH Electronic Theater, a video presentation of cutting edge computer animation from the SIGGRAPH conference, that occurs around the start of the year. Computer Vision Techniques for High-end Visual Effects by Chris Bregler and Kiran Bhat, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), the VFX branch of LucasFilm Mobile Visual Computing by Kari Pulli and Radek Grzeszczuk, Nokia Research Center Unity Techn …

Meet other local Photoshop users and the Adobe Photoshop team to trade tips, tricks and ideas. Be a part of a great community!

There are DOZENS of game development events and groups with very specific topics in the Bay Area. Attempting to go to all of them is insane. Let's use this group to discuss what we've learned at other venues. This will be our crowdsourcing for indies project! This group is a place for independent developers who live near Mountain View, Palo Alto, and Los Altos to discuss design trends, platforms, tools, testing and sales techniques, the media, the IRS, lawyers, cloning, pirates, advertising, pub …

A group where photography meets art. The idea is to focus on specific areas in photography and master the techniques to the highest level where you can start to feel your work and it becomes art. Portraits, landscape, food or modelling. Whatever the area is... it doesn't matter as long as you master it and feel it the results will be amazing. We will have meetups where members can deliver a short and quick down and dirty workshop 15-30 minutes on shooting a particular scenario they feel comforta …

Welcome to the San Francisco Bay Area Large Format Photography Group! This group is for the photographers, the LFers, from the San Francisco Bay Area who are interested in the large format (LF) photography using view or field cameras - a relatively small group of people among a very large number of digital shooters. The group is created to make it easy for the members to meet with the like-minded LFers and get involved in the activities such as the following: * Meet and network with the fellow …

This group is dedicated to the world of MALE MODELS who are not afraid to push their limits.  We will be doing shoots from High Fashion to Commercial Looks; from Fitness to Underwear. From Fine Art to Bodyscapes.  The modern male model is not afraid to shoot any genre of photography. The Candy Man is here to show all masculinity through his strong connection with the camera. If you are the photographer who is not afraid to shoot a male model; then this will be your new group. 

Would you like to meet people in your area who share your love for scrapbooking, card making and paper crafts? Or have you wanted to get started, but haven't had the time or didn't know where to begin? This group is for all scrappers and paper crafters in the Silicon Valley area. (Saratoga, Los Gatos, Cupertino, San Jose, Morgan Hill, Gilroy, Hollister etc. Really you can come from anywhere in the Bay Area!) Whether you are an experienced .. a beginner .. traditional scrapper.. digital scrapper. …

CLICK ON CALENDAR (at left) TO SEE A CURRENT LISTING OF CLASSES- Details about this group: Learn photographic skills from professional photographers; Mastering Your Digital Camera, Photographing Children, Formal Portraiture, Shooting Editorial Shots for Magazines, Travel, Studio Lighting, Product Photography for Websites, etc. Classes and events focus on learning to be a better photographer. Classes and workshops are offered in cooperation with local parks and recreation departments, university …

DSLR Video Central, or DVC, is a group of DSLR (Digital Single-Lens Reflex) video users who want to come together to learn, and actually start creating videos. We will have workshops, challenges, contests, guest speakers, and more. So grab your Canon 7D, 5D MKII, Nikons, or any DSLR camera with video capabilities and join us for some fun!

This group has been established for photographers and models interested in the art of fashion and sexy swimsuit/lingerie photography. The type of events scheduled should appeal to all skill levels, from the newbie to the aspiring professional. It's all about a community approach in helping each other grow as professionals while having alot of fun in the process. It'll also allow you to get some great shots for your portfolio!