OM SYSTEM Nature Photography RETREAT

Join us for this immersive hands-on photography retreat featuring OM SYSTEM ambassadors as workshop leaders. This retreat will focus on Nature Photography and provide fodders 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), and more. Any camera model is welcome.

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Dates TBA soon

2025 Arlington VA (Nearby aiports in DC are Ronald Reagan Airport [DCA] and Dulles [IAD])

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

  • Small group environment, low participant-to-instructor ratio, students rotate through each instructor

  • Pre-Retreat Zoom

  • All times are Eastern time.

  • Saturday

    • 6:30am to 10:30am Session 1

    • 2pm to 5pm, Discussion, Camera Setup

    • Optional dinner* (not included in retreat fee)

  • Sunday

    • 6:30am to 10:30am Session 2

    • 11:30am Optional brunch * (not included in retreat fee)

    • 2pm to 5pm optional excursion to a nearby garden or birding area

  • Monday

    • 6:30am to 10:30am Session 3

  • 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

    • Macro/Close-up Insect and Flora Photography

    • Creative Nature photography (Frogs, mushrooms, focus stacking, patterns, pareidolia, etc.)

    • Equipment

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        • Camera, all makes/models welcome! All skill levels welcome!

          • OM1, OM1 mark II, and EM1X users will get the most of out the retreat since those cameras have bird AI subject detection.

          • A couple of loaner cameras will be available

          • Bring extra memory cards (you will be taking a lot of images with focus stacking and SH2 and procapture)

          • Bring all of your camera batteries

        • A Macro Lens:

          • Olympus/OM SYSTEM 60mm or OM SYSTEM 90mm macro lens users will get the most out of this retreat, but other macro lenses are welcome

        • Medium telephoto lens (40-150mm)

          • for frogs, etc.

        • Telephoto lens (one of the following lenses for the birding session, please note that you do not need to carry all your gear all day)

          • 100-400mm

          • 300mm

          • 150-600mm

          • 150-400mm

          • 40-150mm with MC14

        • Flash Diffuser

        • Flash:

          • Best = Olympus fl700wr (see equipment list)

          • Good = Olympus 900

          • Good = Godox 860

          • Fair = Godox V350-O

          • So-So = Godox TT 350-O (takes only 2 AA batteries, doesn’t have a lot of power, doesn’t last long)

        • Optional, but recommended Equipment