Yes. We have a block of rooms reserved for attendees at the conference center, the Atlantic Oceanside Hotel ($202 + tax a night) and the Bar Harbor Motel ($159 + tax a night) across the street. Registration information will be sent when you sign up for the conference.

We will send an email to registered attendees before the event and ask you who you want to work with, what you want to learn, and the locations you want to photograph. Our team will take this information to create your personalized schedule for the event. One of the benefits of attending our conferences is being able to work with and get to know a variety of instructors, with a diverse range of styles. It may not be possible to go in the field with the same instructor every day, but everyone will be able to work with their top instructor choices and photograph their top locations.

We’ll photograph lighthouses, seascapes, gardens, mountains, forest trails, tide pools, rocky cliffs, lobster boats, lobster traps and so much more in Acadia. Acadia and Bar Harbor are an amazingly diverse photography location.

Some of the excursions will have almost no walk. You get out of the car and start shooting from the overlook. Other excursions require a hike. We will split the group to accomodate all hiking abilities when necessary.

Typically, highs are around 60 with lows in the 40s.

Be sure to bring appropriate weather gear. Remember that bad weather often makes the best images. Schedules will be re-arranged as needed to accommodate extreme weather conditions but most field sessions will go out in the rain.

Photography enthusiasts and pros. All levels of passionate photographers are welcome. Just be ready to eat, sleep and drink landscape photography for five days.

We recommend Photographing Acadia National Park: The Essential Guide to When, Where, and How, authored by Colleen Miniuk and The Photographer’s Guide to Acadia eBook by Michael Hudson.

You’ll want a DSLR or mirrorless camera and a tripod. We’ll share detailed equipment recommendations before the event. A laptop is suggested so you can work on your images during the post-processing and critique sessions.

You bet! Throughout the week we will eat meals together, go out to dinner in Bar Harbor and photograph together in small groups. There will be plenty of time to ask questions and hang out with your favorite photographers.

This is a hands-on, immersive photography experience. We’re not going to bring you all the way to Acadia to sit in a classroom watching something you could watch in bed on Youtube. Over five days, you’ll learn new techniques in the field while shooting with some of the world’s best photographers. There is classroom time available to practice post-processing and to get feedback on images, but you’ll be in the field most of the time. There are plenty of options available each day for you to create a schedule that matches your interests, inside and outside the classroom.

Of course! They are welcome to join us for the group presentations at no charge. The in-the-field teaching excursions are limited to ten people and are reserved for conference attendees only. A meal pass will be offered at an additional charge so that they can join us for group meals.

You can view all of the events you’re registered for by logging into your Out of Chicago account. In the upper right corner of the website, go to “my account” and “my conferences”. You should see your conference listed there. If it is not, please email us at support@outofchicago.com.

You can read the refund policy here.

If you have any other questions, please email me at chris@outofchicago.com