Lake Lure, NC Photography Retreat

10/21/25 -10-24/25 (peak fall colors)

Hosted By

Jon Snip

A LUXURIOUS THREE DAY GETAWAY
Portfolio Building / Workshops / Networking / Adventure / Chill

ONLY 5 SPOTS TOTAL AVAILABLE

Featuring Travel Influencer & Model Bianca Velardi

Join Jon Snip & Bianca Velardi In Lake Lure, North Carolina to experience the fall colors in style! An all-inclusive three day getaway experience filled with portfolio building, workshops, outdoor adventures, active movement, networking, and quality chill time with like-minded individuals. This marks the third annual photography retreat hosted by Jon, and the focus this year is shifting to something truly irreplaceable: intimate, one-on-one guidance tailored specifically to your creative journey. While courses and workshops offer knowledge, nothing compares to personalized mentorship that examines and gives direct feedback on where you are now, identifies where you want to go, and charts the precise path to get you there. Soul goals, not troll goals.
*Trip is extremely limited: only 5 spots total are available, and this is not a "scarcity" marketing ploy, it's to ensure quality 1-on-1 time for each person.

What's Included

3 Night Stay in a luxury house (2 x single occupancy, 3 x European Hostel Style Bunk Beds)
Ground Transportation to and from the local Ashville airport AVL (if you fly there) as well as to and from the Lake Lure Adventure Photoshoot. We have a 7 person passenger van rented.
Food - The house will be furnished with healthy food and snacks for the entire three days (special requests can be met).
2 Photography Workshops - First day will be a shooting and short-form video. Second day will be business, social media. The workshops will be shorter this year to allow for more 1-on-1 time.
1-on-1 Strategizing with Host - Each attendee will get quality 1-on-1 time with Jon Snip to get direct feedback on their photography, their website, their social media, or any other area they desire in order to make a customized game plan to follow moving forward.
Guided Portfolio Building Shoots with Bianca around the house and at the lake. You will get plenty of 1-on-1 shoot time, this is not like a crowded meetup where you will have to fight for a photo.
2 Morning HIIT Workouts - I'm passionate about fitness, so optional morning group workouts will be available two of the days.
Community Building/Networking - Spend the weekend with like minded photographers and a professional travel influencer/model. Network = net worth. Community = Wealth
High Quality Relaxation - The portfolio building, learning, & Lake Lure adventure will be balanced by quality relaxation; hanging out poolside and around the fire pit at night, playing games, etc.

What's Excluded

Flights or transportation from your home to the house in Lake Lure, NC

Where We'll Be Staying

Luxury House in Lake Lure, North Carolina

- The house is conveniently located 20 minutes from the Lake.
- Single Occupancy for 2 attendees (premium) / Hostel Style Bunk Beds for 3 attendees.
- Pool, hot tub, fire pit, movie room, + many other amenities

Trip Itinerary

Tuesday 10/21 - Day 1
- Arrive at the house!
- The house is located in Lake Lure, NC (20 minutes from the lake). *The house is driving distance from TN, AL, GA, KY, FL, NC, & SC.
- Ashville Airport (AVL) is the closest airport (45 minutes from the house). Charlotte Airpot (CLT) is the nearest big airport & is a 2hr drive from the house.
- I will have a passenger van rented and will do airport pickups from AVL if requested. Times will be coordinated with other attendees for time efficiency.
- Settle in, get acquainted, and meet everyone.
- Dinner will be provided at the house.
- Sunset shoot on the property around the house.
- Editing Session in the house. I will go over my full editing workflow and answer any editing related questions (This was highly requested last year)
- Chill and play games by the fire pits outside, hot tub, etc.

Wednesday 10/22 - Day 2
- Morning HIIT workout poolside (attendance is optional)
- Breakfast at the house
- Morning workshop: shooting & short-form video with skill building exercises + Q&A. I'll teach you everything I know about creating the kind of content that will attract YOUR dream clients.
- Mid-day guided portfolio building in and around the house
- 1-on-1 time with Jon Snip to audit your portfolio, website, social media, or whatever else you want that time to be. *Other attendees will have free time to chill, edit, or shoot with Bianca during 1-on-1's.
- Guided sunset shoot at the house
- Dinner at the house
- Chill and play games by the fire pits outside, hot tub, etc.
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Thursday 10/23 - Day 3
- Morning stretching & workout poolside (attendance is optional)
- Breakfast at the house
- Morning workshop: business & social media w/ Q&A. I'll teach you systems and strategies to optimize your business and get your content in front of your dream clients.
- 1-on-1 time with Jon Snip to audit your portfolio, website, social media, or whatever else you want that time to be. *Other attendees will have free time to chill, edit, or shoot with Bianca during 1-on-1's.
- Lake Lure sunset adventure photoshoot. We will take the van and drive down to the Lake for a sunset photoshoot with the beautiful reds and oranges that fall in North Carolina offers.
- Dinner at a local restaurant (meal also included in the ticket price)

Friday 10/24 - Check Out
- I will be offering a ride to Ashville (AVL) in the morning if requested.

Price / Payments / Exclusivity

All-Inclusive Lake Lure Photography Retreat Private Room Ticket (single occupancy): $2,295 (2 available) *payment can be made in 2 installments
All-Inclusive Lake Lure Photography Retreat Bunk Bed Ticket (triple occupancy): $1,640 (3 available) *payment can be made in 2 installments
Click Here To Apply For Your Spot (*you will be directed to fill out a brief application form (2min) *This is to ensure that each attendee is a great fit since spots are limited.

Trip Cancellation

- If Jon Snip were forced to cancel the weekend getaway due to reasons outside of his control, all payments would be refunded in full.

Photo from our Zion Retreat last year

Photo from our Costa Rica Retreat the previous year

Kind Words From Past Students