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GoPro Cameras

Part of Idiot's Guides

Author Chad Fahs
Ebook
DK. | DK
On sale Jun 14, 2016 | 224 Pages | 9781465450524
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People love to capture their lives in colorful shots and movies they can place on YouTube, Facebook, or their own websites. Rugged and lightweight, GoPro cameras empower their users by providing powerful technology to tell stories that strike the right balance of words and pictures. These high-tech cameras enable users to capture powerful images—whether it’s the miraculous beauty of a shark swimming by a coral reef or a motocross biker flying. However, users can’t just thrust this camera underwater or attach it to a bike and hope for the best. They need to understand the basics about how to correctly operate, mount, and care for this camera in all types of environments. It's crucial to learn the camera’s capabilities before they start spending serious cash on accessories and actually using it. 

The full-color illustrated Idiot’s Guides®: GoPro Cameras covers: 

- The fundamental basics of the GoPro and understanding your personal expertise.
- Familiarizing yourself with your camera and understanding lighting in differing environments (land, air, sea).
- The pros and cons of getting it wet.
- Mounting the camera to an object or mounting it to your person for shoots.
- Accessorizing with specialty mounts, differing housing, electronic additions, and additional items like fog filters.
- Knowing how to frame and photograph great shots and capture action.
- 40 step-by-step projects utilizing your GoPro camera to capture your favorite active sports (such as biking, basketball, archery, etc.), in addition to engaging home life events (such as pet antics, nature, childplay, etc.)
Chad Fahs is a filmmaker, author, and consultant with a particular emphasis on documentary and new media production, including photography, videography, and emerging visual and interactive formats. While in production, Chad uses a wide range of camera equipment, from professional studio and film gear to GoPro cameras and other ultraportable consumer devices. In addition to writing, Chad has taught courses in video and animation at colleges across the country. As a certified trainer and consultant, he has designed and delivered courses for Apple, Future Media Concepts, the Philadelphia Inquirer's photography department, and clientele from organizations that include the Smithsonian Institution, NPR, NASA, and the White House. Chad works in the Department of Communication at Villanova University, strategically planning facilities for a wide range of media production and journalism courses, international programs, and instruction for students and faculty on the latest technologies. Chad is constantly seeking out new uses for the GoPro action cameras, creating upcoming projects using the GoPro, putting them on drones, shooting 3D video with the GoPro, and exploring their usage in virtual reality applications. View titles by Chad Fahs

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People love to capture their lives in colorful shots and movies they can place on YouTube, Facebook, or their own websites. Rugged and lightweight, GoPro cameras empower their users by providing powerful technology to tell stories that strike the right balance of words and pictures. These high-tech cameras enable users to capture powerful images—whether it’s the miraculous beauty of a shark swimming by a coral reef or a motocross biker flying. However, users can’t just thrust this camera underwater or attach it to a bike and hope for the best. They need to understand the basics about how to correctly operate, mount, and care for this camera in all types of environments. It's crucial to learn the camera’s capabilities before they start spending serious cash on accessories and actually using it. 

The full-color illustrated Idiot’s Guides®: GoPro Cameras covers: 

- The fundamental basics of the GoPro and understanding your personal expertise.
- Familiarizing yourself with your camera and understanding lighting in differing environments (land, air, sea).
- The pros and cons of getting it wet.
- Mounting the camera to an object or mounting it to your person for shoots.
- Accessorizing with specialty mounts, differing housing, electronic additions, and additional items like fog filters.
- Knowing how to frame and photograph great shots and capture action.
- 40 step-by-step projects utilizing your GoPro camera to capture your favorite active sports (such as biking, basketball, archery, etc.), in addition to engaging home life events (such as pet antics, nature, childplay, etc.)

Author

Chad Fahs is a filmmaker, author, and consultant with a particular emphasis on documentary and new media production, including photography, videography, and emerging visual and interactive formats. While in production, Chad uses a wide range of camera equipment, from professional studio and film gear to GoPro cameras and other ultraportable consumer devices. In addition to writing, Chad has taught courses in video and animation at colleges across the country. As a certified trainer and consultant, he has designed and delivered courses for Apple, Future Media Concepts, the Philadelphia Inquirer's photography department, and clientele from organizations that include the Smithsonian Institution, NPR, NASA, and the White House. Chad works in the Department of Communication at Villanova University, strategically planning facilities for a wide range of media production and journalism courses, international programs, and instruction for students and faculty on the latest technologies. Chad is constantly seeking out new uses for the GoPro action cameras, creating upcoming projects using the GoPro, putting them on drones, shooting 3D video with the GoPro, and exploring their usage in virtual reality applications. View titles by Chad Fahs

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