Light! Whether natural or in the studio light is the heart of every fine photograph. This group is for photographers that want to study light and master it to create beautiful photographs. Learn to see the way the camera sees. Learn to control light, to bend it and mold it to create the image you want. We will be meeting in a great studio in N. Hollywood. Some of our sessions will explore light in the studio with the lighting equipment provided and some will be out in the natural world. Come and …

Welcome Photographers! I will instruct you from everything from Lighting Techniques, Composition, How to work your camera to its fullest capabilities, Posing the Models and Photoshop Techniques. I am very easy to work with and very patient. I love photography and we will all have fun learning. I will pick locations that will give you a very different backround and your photos will stand out from the rest!

This photography group is aimed at those photographers like myself who love getting out of the city and into the landscape to chill out and photograph. In addition to Meetups we will schedule day and weekend trips and workshops into the landscape. Should be a blast for those that love to photograph wide open spaces! This is not your typical photography Meetup group.  I really try to go beyond their group "blind leading the blind" shoots and casual get togethers.  With over forty years of photogr …

Welcome to the OC and LA County Modeling and Photography Group This group is for photographers, models, hairstylist, make up, wardrobe stylist and clothing designers that are serious about creating great images. The group will meet once a month to plan upcoming shoots. Together we will decide on concept, location, models and wardrobe. If you are a photographer, it is prefer that you know how to use your camera and equipment. If you are a beginner please let me know, that way I can help you with …

There may be the magic of motion capture at night, such as brake light and headlight trails, fire movement and motion blur when passing objects etc; Reflections in water is also a large component of night photography. Night photography attracts many photographers due to its rich color and unveiled reflection of night lights. However the techniques required are quite high and prone to failure. This group wants to invite all members to share ideas and knowledge. How will the group evolve? Well th …

Free to join #1 L.A portfolio meetup for professional models, photographers &makeup artist. Create a profile, upload your photos and connect with other professionals.  It is open to actors, models, glamour fashion photographer, dancers, MUA, and hairstylist. Whether you’re a student or amateur photographer/model with aspirations or a seasoned professional, I hope this group holds value. We are looking for all who are interested in building stronger skills, and creating learning environment. Grou …

This is a networking group for artists in Los Angeles. We have an artsy space in Hollywood (on Melrose), the Neon Venus Art Theatre, and we feature exhibitions from LA artists. http://www.neonvenusgallery.com ; We also want to work with teachers and develop courses for children and adults on painting, photography and mixed media. However, the main goal for this group is for artists to talk about galleries in Los Angeles, exhibits, history of art and to keep each other updated with what i …

Street photography is the art of exploring life as it happens in the everyday moment, capturing the lives of others with an instant while observing your own, its not about creating photo memories, its about dissolving one's self in the experience of coincidences. It is straight photography in that it shows a pure vision of something, like holding up a mirror to society. Street photography often tends to be ironic and can be distanced from its subject matter, and often concentrates on a single hu …

Celebrity and Advertising Fashion Photographer Kevin Michael Schmitz is the director of the Location Lighting Fashion Photography Workshop Series. Shooting between Los Angeles and New York, Kevin Michael encourages photographic education to students from all over the world. He will be directing workshops in Los Angeles, New York, Milan, Italy, London, Chicago and Miami in 2012!

For those interested Exploring different culture wedding dress!!!!We all would like to help each bride create a beautiful wedding photography! This site is created to help those of you who are interested in getting into wedding industry.  The focus of this group is to help you build your wedding portfolio, update your port, network....This group consisted of event planner, photographer, makeup artist, hair stylist from all location. Most engagment shoot are real couple that looking for photograp …

The primary focus of the group is to help each other create artistic representations of the human form through photography. We will conduct photography workshops for all level of photographers with an artistic and creative vision.

This group was formed because several friends wanted to learn how to use their everyday digital cameras. It is our mission to make digital photography accessible to all people, and to give the amateur photographer the tools to be able to capture the beauty and action of their lives in order to create lasting memories. We hope to improve and strengthen our meetings, creating an open environment where novices and intermediate photographers will feel comfortable gaining knowledge, and experimenting …

Sexy isn’t just one thing‚ not to us. It is so many things and is open to creative (lingeries, implied-nude, nude) and artistic interpretation. Modern day glamour and classic pinup girls! If you are enticed by sex appeal or love classic beauty.. (model, make-up artist, photographer, hairstylist) JOIN! What we do goes by many names – boudoir photography, intimate photography, private photography, B-photography.

TTL (Thru the Lens) - Photography and Photoshop Workshops Take your Photography to The Next Level. This group is designed for the Photographer that wants to take their Photography and Photoshop skills to the next level. You will learn professional real world techniques of creating professional quality images. In addition to teaching you techniques, we aim to get you to see and think like a professional photographer and image creator. Learn Studio lighting in our Photography studio in the fashi …

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 …

This is a meetup group is created to bring Studio Photography in Los Angeles more fun and affordable to most photographers in the area regardless of their skill levels. It hopes to organize studio shoots by its members collectively in an effort to make them more affordable to everybody.

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 …

This group is dedicated to taking beautiful pictures of the natural world or including natural elements. Ever since I received my first camera at age 7, photographing nature was always my primary artistic passion. And ever since I joined the digital revolution a few years ago with the purchase of my first DSLR I have been working to build up a portfolio of images of nature. Now I would like to get together with other photographers with the same passion. I'd also love to share my knowledge and ex …

The primary focus of the group is to help each other create artistic representations of the human form through photography. We will conduct photography workshops for all level of photographers with an artistic and creative vision.

This group is for all those folks who want to learn more about photographing food. We will have meetups at local eateries about specific topics to help you learn more about shooting food with your digital camera. Please let us know what you would like to learn more about. Some topic suggestions could be, how to start a food shot, info about props and how important they are, camera settings, etc. I created this group to have fun gatherings to talk about what we love with food and also food photog …

Bel Air Camera will be starting a series of Photo and Video classes that will take place on Saturday's starting in September. These are designed to Educate the public, they are NOT sales pitches. Each week will be a different theme from "Entry Level HDSLR Video" to "Digital SLR 101". Classes on In Home Printing, LOMO Photography, In Home Lighting, Audio for Video, and many more. If you are a beginner in the photography & Video world, these are for you! If you have a working knowledge of shooting …

This group is for anyone in LA and OC interested in shooting photography in or out of the studio. Whether you are a novice or a pro, we welcome you to come and visit our studio. Our unique studio is located in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles, and features 1700 sq ft of space, floor to ceiling windows, a beautiful city view, dark wood floors throughout, and much more. Besides renting out our location to photographers and film productions, we will also be hosting events and workshops in the near …

Nick’s photography workshops will give every photographer, from those just starting out to professionals, the opportunity to take their camera skills to the next level. Understanding light, improving your shooting skills and learning the secrets of exposure and composition are all techniques covered on your workshop. The end result is a wonderful portfolio of pictures, the knowledge and skill to recreate them with confidence. About Nick Stern. Nick Stern is an internationally acclaimed News and …

This group was created to assist photographers from amateur to pro in enhancing their skills for shooting and processing lifestyle photography including personal and family portraiture in real world scenarios both in the studio and on-location. These fun and comprehensive workshops consist of theme-type groups shoots and related post processing. Develop your skills in various disciplines for personal, commercial, fine art and agency work. Workshops include: *Working with models *Lighting (natura …

This is a group for photographers wanted to learn the basics in photography, lighting, posing, understanding all camera settings, f/stop, iso, shutter speeds, stobe lighting, outdoor lighting... ect. All skills levels are welcome, and I started this group to help those photographers with no formal training to take their images to the next level. The basics are very simple to learn, but using them to say what you want to say is difficult. Why take a picture when you can learn to build an image.

Our intimate, small-group workshops are the antithesis of the 50-photographer cluster shoot. We teach real photography skills, posing, and lighting. You'll feel comfortable in our friendly setting and won't be intimidated to ask questions. Participants are encouraged to make any suggestions they like about posing and lighting. We light all our studio sessions with tungsten lights (hot lights), so there's no need for strobes or remotes - just bring your camera. Our 7,000 square foot storefront st …

Choosing various locations, Guided by the Eye Photo Workshop allows the participant to slow down and experience the world visually. It's a chance to turn off the noise that usually crowds our mind and open our selves to the beauty and abundance available to us in our every-day world. We'll choose different urban, nature and indoor locations to shoot in, later edit and work with captions to find the essence perceived by the photographer. All levels of experience are welcome! The group is lead by …

This is a group for anyone interested in digital photography and digital retouching. All skills levels are welcome from beginners to advanced photographers and designers. I started this meetup group to share my experience in this field and to teach basic and advanced techniques to make your shots look stunning. We will shoot together in our studio and we'll retouch our images in photoshop after it. Everyone how wants to learn great techniques and workflows to retouch portraits, glamour and beaut …