Troutman Chapter 8: Emily Jackson FTW
“This is a classic, 90% of our photos are paddle-shots. These are cool because you get more of your surroundings from this angle. It might hinder your paddling a bit, so we do this a lot during training sessions but not in a competition.” -Nick
Emily Jackson uses the “paddle-shot” technique, practically invented by the Jackson-Troutman family, to capture her brother Dane who’s close on her tail. Emily holds her own in a family of professional kayakers. She won GoPro Mountain Games nine times, with the only year she didn’t win being the year she was pregnant with Tuck. Emily is a legend.
Pro tip: Stick a flat adhesive mount to your paddle and make sure the surface is clean before you give this tip a try. You don’t want your camera floating away!
How the shot was captured: HERO4 Black, .5 second Time Lapse mode, flat adhesive mount on paddle
Check out a little friendly competition in Chapter 9...