This is a group of digital creatives in Southern California. This group includes digital artists, graphic designers, web designers, photographers, print makers and musicians. We will cover all aspects of digital art from production to marketing. Teach, learn, grow and make meaningful connections for the future!

This group gathers web designers, developers, and other people interested in working on the web. We will talk about web technology and the design process. Meetings are scheduled to be held on a monthly or bi-monthly basis.

The Designer/Developer Speed Dating meetup is phasing out and will be shutting down on July 1st, 2013. We are encouraging members to join us at the StartUp Toolbox Meetup which features a regular "speed dating" event as well as a ton of resources for freelancers, startups, and designers and developers of all shapes and sizes. Visit at http://www.meetup.com/The-StartUp-Toolbox/

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 …

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 …

Huge Los Angeles events are open to anyone who has interest in technology, UX, design, agency life and more. Join us for a fun evening of refreshments, networking and presentations by industry experts.

Hello Filmmakers, This meetup is about making films. We will mainly focus on shooting scenes andshorts in class for the purpose of finishing work as part of our curriculum.We will cover the basics of lighting, camera handling and shooting, scene scripts and screenwriting, acting and continuity, shot list and frame selection, acting basics and editing, among others.This is for beginning filmmakers so that they can workshop all theaspects of filmmaking using the equipment (lights, camera, boom mi …

The Los Angeles Art Group is a community for Artists, Writers, Poets, Musicians, Entertainers and Art lovers.   We encourage, support, and inspire each other to achieve our goals and enrich our community. All types of art and entertainment lovers are welcome, including painters, photographers, sculptors, conceptual artists, performance artists, filmmakers, graphic designers, etc. Jump on board and let's create, inspire, and grow together.

Alt+3rR0r LA is a meet-up group based in Los Angeles dedicated to Alternative Modeling, Concept, and Themed Photography. Our goal is to  give models (male and female) of all ethnicities and looks who have a passion for Alt Modeling--as well as photographers--a chance to participate in various fun, edgy, and affordable photo shoots. Group members will be able to collaborate with photographers, costume designers, and make-up artists for networking, photo shoots, etc, without having to pay ridicul …

Connect the digital people (tech entrepreneurs, programmers, and designers...) and high quality venture investors in Santa Clarita, CA to establish, mentor, and grow technology companies in the Santa Clarita Valley. The next great tech companies will come from SCV!

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". COME AND SHOOT EVERY SUNDAY WITH OUR SMALL GROUP PHOTOSHOOT 5 PHOTOGRAPHER AND 5 MODELS

Designer? Marketer? Media maven? Social Media addict? Looking to create a group of creative minded professionals across all areas - digital, print, marketing, advertising. It's always fun to socialize with others that speak the language but also a great way to network. Happy hours and events will be held primarily in a 10 mile radius of the heart of Santa Monica and the main goal will be to socialize, with networking as an added bonus. Our outings will be a mix - maybe it's trivia night,a mixolo …

The Photography Workshop Series will now be going in a completely new direction.  It is now directed by Advertising, Celebrity and Editorial Fashion Photographer Kevin Michael Schmitz, who is represented in New York, and primarily shoots between Los Angeles and New York.  For over 4 years, Kevin Michael Schmitz has directed the "Location Lighting Fashion Photography Workshop Series" with fantastic success teaching 50 workshops in LA, NY, Chicago, Miami, & Milan to photographers from all over the …

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 …

We are a group for event planners in Los Angeles who are committed to improving our skills, growing our businesses, and staying ahead of the competition. We are here to learn from each other, network and share ideas. If you want to learn from others and exchanges ideas then you are in the right place. We are open to event planners, wedding planners, industry vendors and service providers, venues, meetup organizers, sound & lighting, performers & artists, catering companies, florists, designers, …

"SHARING THE STOKE" The purpose of this group is to unite photographers who love to shoot surfing action, lifestyle, landscape, product, or portrait photography, as well as journalists who like to write about it. In short, if, on a perfect day, you have to think about whether to bring your board or your camera gear, this is the place for you! Please note that this group is not really designed to be a classroom or seminar-type meetup with lots of free instruction.  Just people who love being out …

Welcome! This photography group is designed for the beginner and intermediate photographer! The purpose of our shooting sessions are to learn new skills, capture gorgeous images for our portfolios, and to network and have fun while honing our craft. For additional information, please view the full description under Pages.

This group is dedicated to building a community of people interested in applying technology to fitness, health and wellness. If you are an entrepreneur, developer, designer, work in fitness or health related industries and have a strong interest in being a part of a growing LA community, join us!

Greetings! I've started this group in the hopes of finding others who are interested in taking data - from surveys, clickstreams, and other sources - and turning it into stories. Looking for people who are interested in seeking and sharing knowledge related to data visualization, tools like Illustrator, PowerPoint, Keynote, and Prezi, and platforms such as Visual.ly and Tableau.

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 …

Hello: Welcome to the new “Culture Pub Social Mixers for Creative Professionals.” We have new leadership and a changed the name, redefining the group. (former group name was "art, music spoken word," etc. ) About Us: The Leadership Team runs ---another--- very large and active meetup called "Culture Pub of LA" in addition to this one that visits art and literary venues around the Los Angeles area. It's almost 3,000 members strong and sponsored by LACMA. If you are not a creative professional ( …

Color Correction for Indie Filmmaking About Color Correction: Color correcting is both a technical process and an art form that relies on an individual’s skill, experience and good taste. Color correction or color grading can elevate the production value significantly and even turn video captured with lower grade cameras into stunning looking images. Almost every TV program, documentary, music video, movie, etc. is color corrected these days. The difference between a graded and uncorrected image …

This is the west coast branch of the Web and Social Media Analytics group, the original started in 2008 in Chicago (http://www.meetup.com/chicagowebanalytics) Meet other professionals interested in all aspects of Web and Social Media Analytics. We gather 1-2 times a month to discuss key and upcoming web, search, BI, sentiment analysis, reporting and predictive analytics software (Web Trends, Google Analytics, Net Insight, BrandMeter, Radian6, SM2, ViralHeat, GeeYee, Omniture, etc.) Open to anyo …

Boxaplex is a co-working space in West Hollywood, California. Tired of working alone, or in a crowded (and noisy) coffee shop? We have desks for rent in a bright and modern office, where you can network with like-minded professionals and get...stuff...done. Started by Boxador (www.boxador.com), an online technology incubator. We would like to meet and work with like-minded entrepreneurs, user experience designers, web developers, software engineers, information architects, idea incubators or ju …

We are a group of Facebook developers that gather to learn from each other, share our creations, and network. Based in Santa Monica, Venice, Culver City, and surrounding areas, we represent a diverse group of coders, entrepreneurs, digital marketers, and tech lovers.

Southern California Renegades.... what kinda photo shoot are you interested in? Time to dust off the moped and head south. There are many photography education workshops on the market. None have the Renegade photo vision. Crowded markets need break away mavericks. The Renegade Photo Shoots group is for serious photographers intent on improving their skills, sharing with one another and trying a variety of things. Renegade Photo Shoots does photo education and adventure differently. We create as …

This is the US group for the "Everything Beta" program. BUILDING THE FUTURE. DIGITAL SOCIETY. EVERYTHING IS BETA. The "Everything Beta" program is a combination of software, workshops and open events. It uses the ioxit™ engine, driving an integrated open web builder with domain name management, graphical web design environment and structuring tools which allow for solid, real time design development and user experience. ioxit™ is created by the groups organizer Detlev

It's a friendly, casual, meetup to explore woodworking and everything related: Art, Architecture, Furniture, Digital Fabrication, Product Design, etc... It's a forward leaning group with a love for craft. If sitting behind a computer too long drives you crazy this may be the group for you. We love to get our hands dirty and plan on doing so. We encourage members to share their knowledge whether it's hand joinery or steam bent lamination we want to learn about it and we want to do it! If you know …