About the Author

John Carucci has written about technology for more than 20 years and has published several books on the subject, including Webinars For Dummies and Digital SLR Video and Filmmaking For Dummies.

John has written more than 100 articles on photography, video, and technology. His work has appeared in many publications, including American Photo, Popular Photography, PDN, Shutterbug, Photo Pro, PC Photo, and others. He was also a contributing editor to Popular Photography Magazine from 2000 to 2002, writing about digital image and video technology. In addition, he was a contributing writer to Photo Insider, for which he wrote a bimonthly called “Digital Bytes” from 1998 to 2002.

Currently, John works as an entertainment news producer for Associated Press Television, where he covers music and theater. Those responsibilities include arranging and conducting studio interviews, covering field assignments (red carpets, news events, interviews, and so on), script writing, and editing both television packages and online segments. In addition to his television work, John also writes general news stories on the entertainment beat. Prior to that appointment, he was a photo editor covering sports, national, international, and features.

Dedication

To my usual suspects, who make their way on stages, sets, and boats.

Acknowledgements

Although it’s always fun, it’s not always easy to use a GoPro camera effectively. It’s even more complicated when you try and explain how to do it. ...

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