OM SYSTEM Nature Photography RETREAT

Join us for this immersive hands-on photography NATURE retreat featuring four OM SYSTEM ambassadors as workshop leaders. Any camera model is welcome.

Join us May 2nd, 3rd, 4th 2025 for this immersive hands-on nature photography retreat featuring OM SYSTEM ambassadors as workshop leaders. This retreat will provide insight and inspiration for some of the computational technologies like in-camera focus stacking, bird AF subject detection, Pro-capture, and depending on the conditions computational technologies like live neutral density, sequential and overlay multiple exposure, Live Time, daylight light painting using Live Composite, graduated neutral density (OM1 mark II or OM3), and more. This retreat will focus on Nature Photography (Birds, Bugs and Beautiful landscapes): Bird photography, Bugs (Macro/Close-up Insect and Flora Photography), and Beautiful landscapes (Creative Nature photography with creative compositions, frogs, mushrooms, focus stacking, patterns, cloud stacking, pareidolia, etc.).

OM SYSTEM Nature Photography RETREAT May 2, 3, 4 [2025] near DCA airport)
$599.00 $699.00

OM SYSTEM Nature Photography RETREAT (May 2, 3, 4 [2025], near DCA airport)

Join us for this immersive hands-on NATURE photography retreat featuring OM SYSTEM ambassadors as workshop leaders. This retreat will focus on Nature Photography and provide fodder (insight, instruction and inspiration) for some of the computational technologies like in-camera focus stacking, bird AF subject detection, Pro-capture, and depending on the conditions computational technologies like live neutral density, sequential and overlay multiple exposure, Live Time, daylight light painting using Live Composite, graduated neutral density (OM1 mark II or OM3), and more. Any camera model is welcome.

May 2nd, 3rd, 4th 2025

Nearby Airports: Alexandria VA (Nearby DC airports are Ronald Reagan Airport [DCA] and Dulles [IAD])

Join us for this immersive, hands-on photography retreat featuring FOUR OM SYSTEM ambassadors as workshop leaders.

  • Small group environment

  • Low participant-to-instructor ratio

  • Students rotate through each instructor/topic

  • In-depth instruction and inspiration with Four OM SYSTEM ambassadors: Frank Smith, Chris McGinnis, Tom Cuchara, and Lisa Cuchara

All times are Eastern time.

Pre-Retreat Zoom

  • Friday

  • Meet and Greet, Discussion, Camera Setup

  • 1pm

  • Session 1

  • 3:30pm to 7:30pm ET

  • Saturday

  • Session 2

  • 5:30am to 9:30am ET

  • Discussion, Camera Setup

  • 1pm to 3pm

  • Session 3

  • 3:30pm to 7:30pm ET

  • Optional dinner* (not included in retreat fee)

  • Sunday

  • Session 4

  • 5:30am to 9:30am ET

Post Retreat Image Sharing

  • Show and Tell — Share your images with retreat leaders and participants

  • Optional: Submit 1-3 images for Critique

This retreat will focus on Nature Photography:

  • Bird photography

  • Bugs (Macro/Close-up Insect and Flora Photography, flash, focus stacking, focus bracketing, etc.)

  • Beautiful Landscapes (Creative Nature photography, Creative Compositions, Frogs, mushrooms, focus stacking, patterns, cloud stacking, pareidolia, etc.)