As I mentioned in a previous post, we bought a GoPro camera (Hero3 black edition) to add to our department’s arsenal and I’ve been playing with it this summer.
The GoPro Hero3 (black edition) and the accessory remote.
I was talking with my friend, Reed Hoffmann, about it and he said something that made a ton of sense to me. We were talking about teaching our students about equipment. One of his approaches is to be the one who actually reads the manual. Even though I’ve read more manuals in my five years of teaching than in my previous 25 years as a photojournalist, I never really thought about it and when I said that, it was like adding the last link to a chain. There’s a ton of good information in manuals and if you want to get the most functionality out of your device, read the manual. Or know someone who has.
My second time out with the camera, I mounted it on my head as I umpired some softball games. I worked both behind the plate and out on the bases and was surprised by what I learned. In the office, I thought standing behind the plate would be too static, but as it turned out, that was the best perspective. Watch the video for clips from my last two outings with the camera and what I learned. The notes below are listed by when they appear in the video.
- Be sure to use the correct housing for the device. First time out, I was using the waterproof housing, which doesn’t all you to record good audio. In most cases you’ll probably use the skeleton backdoor. (:12) Continue reading
Learning as I go 