- What is going on guys?
My name is Chris Hau and
welcome to the beautiful island of Madeira.
Now if you don't know where Madeira is,
it's actually a Portuguese island
just up the coast of Portugal.
If you zoom in the North Atlantic Ocean,
zoom it one more time and the last time.
That, right there is Madeira.
Now, this part of the world
is one of my favorite places on the entire planet
so I'm super stoke to be here for the week.
And today, we are going on the famous Levada walk.
Explorin' like the irrigation systems
up in the high elevation but
I'm also gonna be explaining
why you guys you need two cameras on you
if you want to be a professional photographer.
If you don't want to be a professional photographer
you still probably need two cameras
just to get the job done right.
So let's jump into a how to tutorial adventure vlog
kind of combination thing.
Woohh!
(energetic music)
- Okay so I always feel we lucked out on these trips
right now cause the weather is absolutely beautiful.
The funny thing is we were at the hotel earlier
and the guy was like,
"I don't know the weather doesn't look like good."
As we are driving up the mountain,
there was this crazy fog and look like it was like raining
or we were like, "Okay today is one of those days."
Okay there's a bug on my nose, (chuckles)
Today is one of those days where it's gonna be like,
Rain trying like go through the mud,
I got brand new shoes.
I knew they gonna get dirty by the end of it.
And then looks like we got through the clouds,
now it's beautiful. It's like absolutely gorgeous.
Like Lizzie, how would you describe this one?
- Oh ten out of ten.
- Oh yeah, hand to pin, ten out of ten.
All right that's enough information
for you guys at this point. Let's continue this walk.
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- I'm serious. (chuckles)
- [Chris] Jessie, do your bird call.
- Oh yeah. (bird chirps sounds)
- (Lizzie chuckles)
- (Jessie chuckles) - (Chris chuckles)
- Look like a chipmunk. - Yeah (chuckles)
- (Chris chuckles)
- (Lizzie mumbles) Bird.
- All right, so fun fact this is one of Levada's
right here the irrigation systems,
they we're like walking along here in Madeira.
So, the first tip and the reason
why I actually carry two cameras on me
as a professional photographer and videographer
is that having two cameras can serve a purpose.
So one, could be dedicated specifically to photography
and the second one could be dedicated
specifically to videography.
I used an A9 for my photography
and I used an A7S2 for video because
I find the video looks better at the A7S2
and the A9 teams deliver on professional photos
a little bit better so that's why I have both
A9 and an A7S2 so I can shoot both photos and videos.
And each one kinda has its dedicated purpose.
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- Another reason why I like having two camera bodies
is that I can dedicate a lens to each camera body.
So let's say I'm shooting a wedding,
while I can have a wide angle lens on one camera body
and a telephoto lens on another,
cause the time that you would spent switching out the lenses
means you can actually miss the really important shots,
the ones that get you more jobs in the future.
The ones the people actually post,
like they kissed at the wedding,
so making sure you have two camera bodies
means you can save time from switching out lenses.
So it's a great investment to have two bodies.
I hear a waterfall. Woohhh!
A little baby one.
- You wanna shot? - [Chris] Oh Sweet.
- Waterfall. - Waterfall.
- [Chris] Waterfall.
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- All right so we've been hiking
for about an hour and a half at this point.
We just pit stop at a waterfall,
had a classic Portuguese ham and cheese sandwich.
It was delicious. But right now,
another reason why you need two cameras
and this is one of the most obvious reasons
why you need two cameras in case
one of your cameras actually goes down.
You have a back up camera to continue the shoot
drawn and a really expensive shoot
Let's say you're getting paid like 5k or 10k per shoot.
And one of your cameras goes down,
your clients are not gonna be happy with that.
So making sure you have two camera bodies
to catch up on your shoot,
should one of them not be charge,
should one of them breaks,
should one of them fall,
whatever happens, at least you have a back up plan.
Okay, we're getting a bit hot now.
Cause we've been hiking for the last two hours
but we just found the most epic waterfall.
Check this out. After we expose this in the shade right now.
- Oh yeah!
This island.
Oh yeah!
- [Chris] Look who's hiding over here.
Lizzie, what are you doing?
- Filming a waterfall.
- She's so cute. Filming the waterfall.
The best. Okay.
I really need to like put my feet in this water
cause I am--
Wooohh!
I'm tired from carrying this bag too, so much stuff.
Why do I choose to bring the 72 hundred with me?
It's so heavy, and I used it like twice.
I gonna get like an 85 or something like that.
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- Okay, so back to the point of this video,
having two cameras on set.
Another great reason why it's important to have two cameras,
instead of multiple cameras for multiple objectives.
So you can set up one camera on a ronin or a stabilizer.
Have another one for vlogging or have one for an A cam
and have another one for B cam
so you can get two angles of an interview
because saving time on set means you're saving money
so that it's good for your client, that's good for you.
So actually getting two cameras
will save you money in the long run.
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- Okay, so we just got back to the hotel.
I'm a little wreck from the Levada Walk.
Like we don't normally do Levada Walks everyday.
And my legs, were just like,
They're, they're about to cave out right now.
So we just went to the pool.
We like hang out by the sun.
And now we're gonna go for a quick dinner.
But getting back, the reason why
you need two cameras is that you can baby one camera
and maybe a little riskier with the second camera.
So if you have a little extra pocket change,
go on the cheap websites,
just like Kijiji, Craig's List, Ebay, whatever.
The cheap camera websites are, buy a cheap camera,
put a cheap lens on it.
You can be a little riskier with that camera
put it down near the water,
attach to different things
and then the other one you can baby.
So you can get more interesting type of shots.
Cause normally, if you're babying one camera
you have really an expensive camera.
Typically, you don't wanna take risk with that camera
so might not get the risky shots.
The ones that are a little bit more interesting.
So that's another reason why
having two cameras is kinda nice.
- [Chris] Elizabeth, are you ready for dinner?
- Ready. Let's move.
- [Chris] Let's go.
- Do you have your wallet?
- Nope.
Again I don't have anything.
I'm gonna go get the keys for the car.
(laughs)
- [Chris] The keys are right here.
I got the keys for the car.
And the wallet,
is--
wallet.
See, Lizzie, I have my wallet now we can go.
Dat-da-dat-dah!
- So you have like terrible sense of timing.
So I was like,
"Chris, do we have time to shower?"
And Chris, "Oh yeah. We have time to shower."
But it's like 6:15. Isn't dinner at seven?
Like how long do we stay together?
He's like, 40 minutes."
But we really have to leave right now.
- Yeah, and it's a new country.
So I have no idea where anything is.
Or how to drive properly on these roads.
So let's go do this.
(laughs)
- Lizzie, This the is the nicest parking garage ever.
- You have a point.
- [Chris] All right, let's,
definitely our BMW. - Awesome.
- That was a very exciting drive.
Driving in Europe or actually driving in
any new country is always a little terrifying.
Especially when you drive a nicer car.
- Chris was like this, with one hand,
and driving with the other.
- Which is even unsafe
but I was very nervous.
So now my nails are nice and clean. (Lizzie laughs)
- Anyways, apparently we are going to
a nice dinner place and
I'm really excited to eat it at this point.
- What are gonna get for dinner?
- Steak.
- Steak?
- Yeah.
- Okay, Madeira is known for, (Lizzie speaks foreign words)
I don't know how to say it,
ens-enspanchada?
Enspenchada?
Espetada?
I'm so sorry. It was day one of the trip.
I was still kinda learning Portuguese.
Anyways, back to the vlog.
Espentada?
Bruuuhhh!
So many, okay, yesterday,
Lizzie and I had the best meal here.
It was so good. She had fish with banana and
passion fruit. - Passion fruit.
- Oh and I had like, sirloin steak or
like steak or whatever the, the, okay,
espeniada?
The food here is incredible.
Yesterday one of the best meals we've ever had.
So I'm super excited to see tonight will top yesterday.
- [Chris] That's you. - That's me.
- What do you wanna eat? - Food.
(Chris and Lizzie laughs)
- Okay, so it's the following day.
After dinner last night,
we were pretty exhausted.
And we just went right back
and just like fell asleep.
So we finally slept a little bit longer.
We're not feeling as sick anymore.
I gonna want to tied up this whole
why you guys need two cameras?
So, if you guys have the budget and
you can afford to have two cameras,
I would highly recommend it.
Obviously, start with one camera
and then work your way up.
Maybe start with a professional DSLR
and maybe get a small DSR or a Go Pro
or maybe just start shooting on your phone
as your second camera so you can get a variety
of different angles.
So whatever your budget is, start working your way up.
As you get two cameras, you make more money.
You can upgrade each one.
So that's my whole summary of why you guys need two cameras.
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