This is a group for folks who are a part of the modeling and photography industry in the Chicagoland area. Models, photographers, makeup artists, hair and wardrobe stylists, and everyone else involved in shooting. We welcome all experience levels, from beginner to experienced, hobbyist to professional. This group is fun, creative and friendly, and we'd love to meet you at one of our events, so come on by! When you come to events, don't forget to bring business cards, comp cards, books, and anyth …

This group may be the place for you if you are a professional photographer, a make-up artist, hair stylist, fashion designer or model and would like to build up your portfolio of work or diversify it. We photograph mainly models, have different themes and experiment with light. If you are inspired by great photography and would like to refine your craft this group is for you. There is nothing better than connecting with people who share a similar vision and passion. The primary focus is to take …

We would love to organize a group of those who are passionate about "Nature Photography" to go out shooting together at various places we set up, who have the desire to learn together, share our artistic vision, and sharpen each others skills! Any level of photographer is welcome, from Beginners to Pros! Where would you like to go exploring next? What is your vision for your photography? What would you like to learn? Let's create a group that helps us grow together as photographers, artists, …

This is a group for photographers, models, MUAs, and stylists of all levels. We will focus on having meaningful, purposeful, and fruitful meet-ups that will enhance everyone's portfolio through meet ups, work shops, learning events, access to private studios, and much much more. If you are serious about expanding your portfolio and learning more about the industry, then this is the only meet up you will need. There are some rules that must be adhered to in this group: Photographers: Every model …

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.

This group is for beginning photographers or those who want to start photography business. Join now and learn from someone that has been in the industry for decades. Join now and stay posted for upcoming workshops on Photography, Photoshop, Marketing and many more topics.

If you're involved with Digital Photography, the concept of the "Digital Workflow" is likely part of your day-to-day routine. Whether it's simply transferring files to your computer for the web or printing, or working as a photography professional, you're involved with workflow. Membership is open to digital photographers at all levels of experience - from beginner to seasoned pro. Our goal is to improve our digital workflow knowledge and techniques, and as a result, our final images; through a …

Studio photography I believe is frequently overlooked, underrated, and misunderstood by many photographers. I'm hoping to make this more comfortable and useful thru shoots focusing on aspects of planning, styling, and lighting the model shot. Sharing practical setups and artistic composition ideas is what Fine Art/Glam Foto Shooters is all about. This meetup group welcomes photographers of many levels but there is a camera requirement. Yours must have a hot shoe capable of tripping studio lights …

If you enjoy photography, either shooting or posing, come join us. We meet to learn, build our 'Books' and have fun. Share your ideas and suggestions as to locations and themes for shoots. I hope to have meet ups on location shoots, fashion, artistic, syncro-sun, studio lighting, how to model, how to pose and direct a model. Tell us your ideas. All are welcome but tell us if your a photographer, model, designer, make up artist or stylist.

Amateur photographers over 50. Let's get together and take pictures, share photos, talk about photography, see exhibits, socialize.

Our book club will be reading the likes of Adams, Sontag, Barthes, Crimp, Wall, Benjamin, Baudelaire, Tagg, Poe, Szarkowski, Bazin, Krauss, Sekula, Burgin, Batchen and many more. Writers (photographers, critics, philosophers, poets, historians) who want to know what photographs are, how the conditions of their production effect their meaning, how we experience them, etc. The group is open who all are interested in photographs, share, enrich your thoughts. and deepen your practice.

This group is an adjunct to the Chicago Professional Photographers Association. CPPA has been an active professional organization providing education and community for professional photographers in greater Chicago. We are adding this meetup group as a way to reach out to aspiring photographers looking for a a resource for learning, and networking. In addition to monthly meeting announcements, this meetup group will be used to offer workshops and seminars on a wide variety of photographic techniq …

Phantom 42 Studios was created to serve the creative community in Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin by offering instructional workshops and other special events for photographers, models, and artists.

No Lomographer is an island and where there's an analog will, there's a way. Here we can plot workshops, events, field trips, and other fantastic film festivities. You can suggest locations, projects, and workshops. Its an interactive community, just like it should be. Join us as we spread our Lomographic love across the city.