Benjamin James

Benjamin is an Ex-Professional Athlete turned wildlife photographer and conservationist. He is also a freelance videographer for The Wild Immersion, a company dedicated to spreading awareness on conservation to future generations. Benjamin is affiliated with several NGO’s and is the director of CLIC, an NGO providing and installing solar power for indigenous tribes in Colombia.

He is considered one the best jaguar photographers in the world.

Check out his SONY APLHA profile here

https://alphauniverse.com/member/#/benjamin-james/

This tour is for everyone. For nature lovers and novice photographers or aspiring wildlife photographers.

Animal Behaviour

In your wildlife photography tour, you will be taught everything you need to know about wildlife photography; and understanding animal behaviour as all our settings change depending on the animal and their behaviours. Understand gear, camera setup and settings for optimal results. We will master advanced focus techniques for tracking animals and birds

Shoot manually

We will learn to use every setting manually to give your photography its own unique style. Only you know what you want within in a picture, automatic settings or aperture priority etc only know what the camera wants.

Shutter speeds

This photography differs from other wildlife photography as you are handheld on a boat, there is always movement, so you build the skill of having a steady hand.

The Camera

We will learn about the technical aspects of the camera and lenses

Every night after our day of shooting jaguars and other wildlife we will connect our photos to Lightroom and let the fun begin. This is where you can make your photos even better, or worse. I see many photographers come to the Pantanal, spend all the money on cameras, and lenses and travel to ruin their photos post-production. We will develop your unique style for editing as it is very important that you stay consistent. We must also understand the histogram and balances between blacks and whites.

You can't go wrong with anything from Sony, Nikon and Canon. In regards to lenses, having more reach is always needed for wildlife photography. A 70-200 is a very versatile lens. We find the perfect focal length for the pantanal is 400m. This is why Benjamin James uses a 400mm. Anywhere from 200-600 is also very versatile.