Greetings web, social, console, mobile game and application developers, game designers and entrepreneurs. You will recognize the Silicon Valley, San Francisco, East Bay IGDA Chapters and other Bay Area Game and application developer group friends here. All are welcome. Join us to grow and present your games and apps and related tools and platforms. Find other game developers for your projects. Get or give advice on design, funding, art, technical architecture, careers for your game or applicatio …

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. …

This meetup is for anyone interested in learning more about digital photography, studio lighting, outdoor lighting including working with models.     We'll put on events that will be free and paid - we'll keep fees as modest as we can - for everything to do with taking and processing digital images.   Your input is crucial to make this FUN.  We are having fun aren't we?????   Graham Sfphotocoach.com & BrearleyPhoto.com        

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 …

What's the difference between a snapshot, a commercial image and a Fine Art photograph? The answer, of course, is subjective and very much "in the eyes" (and minds) of the photographer and individuals viewing the work. This group will consider what makes photography rather unique among the Visual Arts. Light, composition, intent, and technique are a short list of topics we'll explore, both in the studio and on location. Take a look at our past and upcoming meetings and workshops, and consider jo …

The purpose of this group is to learn modern digital photography skills and promote creativity. The Goals of this group are to: • Learn and develop essential photography skills necessary to capture captivating images. • Inspire one another with enthusiasm; learn from each other, and fellowship. • Have fun going on photo field trips to practice your photography skills. All photography levels are welcome! The Focus of the group: Photography Workshops Keynote Speakers Photo Shoot Field Trips Photo …

A monthly meetup to share portfolios, bounce ideas around, and get to know each other as creative individuals. Bring whatever you want to share! Finished work, concepts, sketches... Also feel free to bring your sketchbook -- as this is a meetup for drawing stuff, we intend to do some drawing. xD Bring something that says something interesting about you and what your art is about -- doesn't matter if it's not sequential art. Because there tends to be a revolving door of new and old faces at these …

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 …

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!

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).

This is a group for anyone currently working or interested in Game Development. We primarily discuss current games and technology, market trends and issues facing the industry. Its a great causal place to network and pick up some interesting tips. Feel free to make suggestions! This group is for people in game development and for those who want to be. Join us if you're an artist, programmer, designer, marketing guru, any connection to game development at any level.

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 …

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 Learn more at Makesf.org