This meetup group is all about faces -  and how to photograph them.  We are talking about portraiture, beauty shots, headshots, mugshots, head and shoulders, character portraits - any kind of photograph of a face. If you can successfully photograph the face then the rest of the person is relatively easy.  All of the basics of competent people photography - fashion, glamour or fine art - can be learned from photographing faces.  In addition, if you are doing glamour or fashion you are probably mo …

Welcome to the West Toronto Photography group! We have fun hands on and engaging workshops for ALL levels of photographer We offer the best workshops possible for the money We pre-shoot and plan our workshops to allow for a quick paced educational and fun workshop. We do more specific lighting in an hour and a half then some 4 hr workshops do! FREE Parking out front of our building and on the surrounding streets What we offer from our unpretentious and engaging workshops: • Time is money, …

Hello there, Models, Photographers, Make up artists, Hair and Wardrobe professionals, Art Directors, and other enthusiasts looking to meet in order to network, share ideas, collaborate, and commune for various events such as photo shoots, educational workshops, and related happenings. Our name Beauty, Fashion, and Glamour Photography (BFG) clearly indicates what this group is all about. BFG Photography is a special interest group (SIG) where everyone can learning and help each other to advance i …

Passionate about Photography? This is the group for you! We are a group of individuals dedicated to the art of photography. Most the events in this group will be FREE. We will be meeting up over coffee, drinks or a meal to discuss and share our knowledge about photography. We will be organizing free photo walks in and around the GTA. We will also be organizing model shoots and workshops for the most cost effective price possible, lead by professional photographers and stylists. Our goal is to sh …

Advance Photographic Workshops is a learning group for novice, intermediate and advanced photographers interested in developing their skills and improving their portfolios. We specialize in editorial, fashion and glamour photography. All our workshops will provide a full team of creative professionals, including models, wardrobe stylist, hair stylist and makeup artist. In addition to providing an opportunity to shoot, our workshops will also provide lessons in Photoshop and other post-production …

Toronto Photo Club is an online photo community uniting local photographers to share their work and passion. Our meet-ups will include city outings with a model, studio workshops photo opportunities and image evaluation parties. New members welcome! To create your FREE personal profile at the Toronto Photo Club click here and join our Meetup group.

No GWCs, zero TOLERANCE for them, Toronto Photography Solutions is the answer to your photography needs in the GTA. We represent a team of talented photographers that have diverse backgrounds but a proven track record. Whether you want a traditional portrait from an experienced pro or get cutting edge originality from an up and coming talent we can match your wishes. Meet Photographers, Videographers, Models, Makeup Artists, Web & Event & Wedding Planners, Fashion Industry Professionals. Enjoy …

Open studio for artists wishing to work from the model. We offer an environment where artists can work on a piece over an extended period.

Taking your photography to the next level... Creative Edge Photography is a spin off of our much larger parent group, the Toronto Photographic Meetup Group. As such, this group is dedicated to the promotion of advanced level workshops and seminars for semi-pro and pro level photographers in the Greater Toronto area. Photography Classes, Workshops, Lectures, & One on One Mentoring These continuing workshops and mentoring sessions will help you learn more about the art & science of photography …

IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF EMERGENCY SUICIDE PREVENTION HELP OR IN DANGER OF HURTING YOURSELF OR OTHERS, YOU MUST PLEASE: Phone 911 if it is an emergency. Go to nearest hospital. This meetup group is designed to become a support network for friends, family and caregivers related or close to people with mental health challenges. Many families understand the dramatic emotional burden of dealing with loved ones with mental health challenges. Family and friends are relied upon to support those affected …

You don’t need to be an advanced photographer or pro to participate. All you need to make the most of the workshop is a determination to improve your images, and a basic working knowledge of exposure and operation of your camera. The sessions will be intensive and challenging, but also extremely rewarding; the more you put in, the more you get out.

The Ontario Photographic Workshop Series Meetup group is all about photography, from photographing landscapes and buildings, sporting events to music concerts, weddings and portraits, panoramas and HDR imaging to fashion and glamour and even macro photography. From time to time there will be suggested outings for those who can make it to these events but for the most part there will be fee based training and learning workshops run out of my small studio in Etobicoke. When the weather is nice we …

We have created a group for fashion professional and lovers. We want to create this group to have great events to connect fashion lover with other lovers of fashion in Canada. We already have had many fashion events where people create new friendships and found new business connections. Let’s have fun and unite the lovers of fashion in Canada.

Requirements Must be in a company that has revenues over $500,000 or have funding over $500,000 You must be the current CTO (Chief Technology Officer) or equivalent You must have been a previous CTO (or equivalent) within the last 3 years. This ensures that everyone in the group benefits from each other. If you are a new CTO, please contact one of the members and come as a guest. Schedule We meet on Tues, Wed, or Thursday once a month in the evening based on availability of 80% of the participan …

Hello and Welcome to Polyamory Toronto! We are a non-profit, community-run, community-led group with a goal to be the city's premier social & educational source on the topics of polyamory and open relationships. Our members come from a variety of backgrounds and communities, and hold in common the belief that love and intimacy are great gifts that deserve to be shared beyond the monogamy model that seems to be the status quo in society. Our vision is to live in a society where alternative rela …

Are you a game developer / designer interested in trying on the Oculus Rift to see what the fuss is about? Let's get together and make this happen!

This meetup group is organized and hosted by Toronto based photographer Andrew Maidanik. Andrew's key areas of specialization are portrait, fashion, nude, travel, product, food and animal photography. In his 16 years of experience, Andrew has conducted a number of workshops and masterclasses both in North America and Europe and contributed educational material to many digital photography textbooks and online resources. In this meetup group Andrew will share his vast photography experience and kn …

Vampire: The Masquerade is a role-playing game created by Mark Rein·Hagen. It was the first of White Wolf Publishing's World of Darkness role-playing games, based on the Storyteller System and centered around vampires in a modern gothic-punk world.[1] The title of the series comes from "The Masquerade", referring to the Camarilla's attempts to hide vampirism from humans and their governments, but is also a double entendre referring to vampires' efforts to convince themselves that they are not tr …

We are a group of creative people who gather to learn and share information on all image based mediums.

Seeing the Light a photography workshop by award-winning filmmaker Jarrett Rusnak Put your flash away. Switch to full manual.   See light the way a camera sees it.  Learn how to work in sunlight, diffused light, low light and street light after dark.  Develop confidence with your camera. In the true spirit of documentary guerrilla filmmaking, we will be hitting the streets of select locations in and around the GTA together (on foot), and seeking out a wide variety of lighting situations. Over th …

Toronto Photography Workshops is Toronto's most diverse, HANDS-ON,  and informative photography workshop group on Meetup. Workshops are taught by Maz, owner of Maz Images, and take place at his studio in Liberty Village, Toronto. Maz has over 25 years experience shooting commercial, fashion, portraits and fine arts, and is a natural teacher with 10 years experience developing curriculum and leading workshops and courses.  Maz's work has been published extensively and exhibited internationally. T …

Let's get together to create a magic! This is a group for everyone who is passionate about photography and wants to learn anything you need to freeze special moments in your lives. Especially the best, the most joyous ones to forever stay in them. Every workshop can help you understand the relationship between the light, contrast, colors, people, situation and the quality of photographs that you produce.

OpenStack is changing the face of infrastructure and cloud computing. With over 140 member companies, including Rackspace, Citrix, Red Hat, Dell, HP and IBM, OpenStack has incredible momentum. As an open source project with an open governance model OpenStack is poised to become the Linux of the infrastructure world. This meetup is for conversations and sessions about cloud infrastructure with a focus on OpenStack. Storage, Compute and Network are all fair game. No vShpere. Visit http://www. open …

Hi, my name is Matt and I run the Innovation Team here at Deloitte Canada. Innovation is hard and we have found that there is no correct formula for how you make a large organisation more innovative. If you are running a similar initiative, focusing on culture change and new product/service development - this will be nothing new. I am looking to start a small community of peers who are interested in what works, right now in Canada and to share stories, tips and failures. Let's chat and help each …

The gift economy represents a shift from consumption to contribution, transaction to trust, scarcity to abundance and isolation to community. - Charles Eisenstein Gift Circle's are an ancient practice that’s weaving its way into our modern world – and it’s about creating an alternative economy based on sharing. The distinctive feature of a gift economy is that people give of their possessions and services with no expectation of return. I got the idea to start my own Gift Circle after reading …

R and Matlab users have few groups to join so I started one on Meetup. This goup is to add the needs of those who use these tools for research in the financial services industry of models, algos, and trading strategies. If you fall into any of these areas of interest, please join to learn more ways enhance your uses of this software.

Who We Are The Etobicoke Business Network is all about forging strong business relationships and creating vibrant connections in the Toronto, Mississauga and Etobicoke business community.  Our goal is to provide a place that enables participants to make the right connections to grow their businesses and have healthy, strong business networks, without the high fees of those other groups. Where and When We host a regular meetup events, in the Etobicoke area.  We are holding monthly gatherings at a …

3D printing is the process of creating a three dimensional object from a digital file. We currently operate Makerbot Replicator 2s and a Makerbot Replicator w/ Dual Extruders, and our prints are made with PLA and ABS. PLA is corn-derived bio-plastic while ABS is a similarly structured plastic (the same stuff lego is made from!). Come join us to learn about the wonders of 3D Printing!