Because Cool Nerds are hard to find! Art, culture, travel, music, theater, photography, science, yoga, film, architecture, design, fashion, writing, poetry, wine, museums, nature, hiking, painting, social media...name your passion! Per Paul & George.. ""A Good Nerd is hard to find," "A Nerd is a terrible thing to waste."

There is so much Art and Culture in Orange County and surrounding areas. This group will include a range of events from theater, lectures, museums, galleries, festivals, films, music, architecture, dance, design, restaurants, photography, and more. We celebrate artistry, creativity, and original thinking. We require a clear facial photo so our organizers can recognize you at events. If you cannot provide a facial photo, please write to me directly to explain the situation. We do allow exceptions …

The Film, Music, and Fashion Production Workshop, FMFPW, is a non-profit collaborative workshop to help our members develop hands-on-training in the fields of Film, Music, and Fashion production. Those wishing to break into the industry as well as those already in the movie, music, and fashion industries are welcome to join. Its purpose is for participants to advance their skills through practice, to network, and to build demo reels. The group includes a wide spectrum of industry professionals-- …

I am a passionate fine art and commercial photographer and really enjoy the energy of being around other passionate artists. The purpose of this group is to get together and share the excitement of photography while learning and improving your photography skills. We will have frequent meetups as well as fee based workshops and seminars with an occasional weekend workshop trip for those, like myself, who love the landscape. This is not your typical photography Meetup group.  I really try to go be …

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 …

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 …

The Notice Network (Network Of The Individual Connected Everywhere) Mixer hosts its monthly business and social networking events at restaurants, nightclubs, lounges, bars and other trendy locations in Los Angeles, California. ​ Invitees are given the unique opportunity to meet others with similar interests and ambitions to form relationships and help further their careers in a completely social entertaining environment. Each event includes networking, and amenities such as drink specials, li …

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 …

No Lomographer is an island. We thrive off of our community's fun and feedback. 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 even 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 and it's outskirts.

The Dying Kingdoms are prehistoric lands of savage adventure. Civilizations both young and old dot the landscape, vying for supremacy, wealth, and power. As a fantastical world, the lands of the Dying Kingdoms hold a populace of both humans and non-humans, all in different cultures with uneasy relations. Most dangerous of all, monsters roam the unclaimed spaces. Where kingdoms recede as their power fades, creatures of fear slink in. Goblins, nightgaunts, ogres, and worse things now dot the lands …

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.

This group is for people who are interested in Chinese martial arts or currently/previously trained Chinese martial arts.  No previous martial arts experience necessary!! This group is a collaborative effort between three martial arts schools in Los Angeles: Wushu Shaolin, LA Wushu, and South Coast Martial Arts.  At each meetup is a at least one representative which includes Shifu Sal, Coach Rick, and Coach/Shifu Philip Sahagun who are all well-respected in the Kungfu/Wushu community.  We train …

Come and play in a conscious way! Explore, learn, grow, evolve, practice, and develop community with open minded, alive, awake people. Sexual energy is a powerful tool for transformation, healing, solidifying relationship, and community building. This group is about helping Los Angelenos meet their deep inner yearning for more sensuality, more sexiness, and more connection. We do this by inviting any and all sex positive groups, events, or individuals to let the group know about happenings that …

This group is a place for photographers, artists, models and creatives to work collaboratively to create some amazing photos in various genres such as boudoir, vintage pin-up, fine art, film noir, fetish/alternative, avant garde and other themes. I wanted to create a group that would give photographers and models an opportunity to do more than just the typical beauty portraits and fashion photography. We will have all kinds of group shoots, giving you some rare shooting opportunities; everything …

The advent of such photography critique sites such as You Are Not A Photographer means that many of the "pro" photographers these days don't even know the bare minimum and have probably never set foot in a real darkroom. I formed this group because I believe film photography will never truly die, and instant gratification from Instagram doesn't always satisfy! If you're tired of seeing Photoshopped photos ALL the time and you miss the graininess that comes with film and the gratification of maki …

This is a place you want to be apart of. This co working movement is based on the values of collaboration, community, sustainability, openess and accessibility. All members, whether a microbusiness or an established leader in their field, are equal in voice and spirit.

Dynamite Editorials is a fashion editorial production company created for the education of emerging industry professionals such as photographers, stylists, models, makeup artists, and hair stylists for the purpose of creating amazing editorials for portfolio use, promotion, and publication. Yes, that’s right Dynamite Editorials gives emerging artists a chance to get PUBLISHED! Artists are able to gain some real life experience working on a fashion production and an opportunity to network while l …

This group is for Large Format photographers who wish to network and brainstorm with other LF film photographers. Come and show off your large format view/field or monorail camera! Photographers who are new to LF are welcome as are those who are established and happy to pass on advice to those just starting out. It doesn't matter what you shoot, whether it's landscape, portrait, architecture or still life etc, as long as you're shooting LF or MF film but not digital. Also welcome are creatives …

This is a group for people to discuss and learn ways to use social media to build upon one's entertainment career whether one is an aspiring to break into the film industry, music industry, or modeling industry.

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 …

I LOVE to shoot. And I'm never happier when I combine 2 of my favorites: Women & Photography. This group is for ALL skill levels however you must have a Camera (Digital preferred but you may shoot film). This group is a NO-hate Meetup for Card Carrying Lesbians ONLY. Ok you can be a Card-carrying Ally but you MUST be female. Some of my best friends are Honorary Lesbians. You MUST be over 18 years of age. Lets go Whale Watching, Nature and Museum walking, street shooting, and coffee-klatching, (A …

Come, meet up, and express your faith through ANY kind of art you can imagine! Weather it is painting, music, poetry, acting, dancing, or any other kind of expression of Art, please join us to share and strengthen each others faith creatively!

This is a group meet for photography and film projects. We welcome photographers, models, actors, actresses, MUAs, hairstylists, artists and filmmakers to join our group, promote new concepts and collaborate on projects. We can learn from each others and pool our talents to get the works done! Whether you’re a student or amateur with aspirations or a seasoned professional, we hope this group holds value.  We have meets for group workshop and individual session on a monthly basis.  Connect with u …