PHOTO TIP 1: When photographing anything that moves, such as wildlife and people, keep your eyes glued to the viewfinder. Don't wait for a peak moment and then put the camera to your face and expect to get the shot -- you may be too late. Fractions of a second can mean capturing a great image or missing it.

And if you snap the shutter at the wrong moment, don't take your eyes away from the viewfinder and express your frustration to the friend next to you. In those few seconds, you might miss the best shot of the day.

Jim Zuckerman left his medical studies in 1970 to turn his love of photography into a career. He has lectured and taught creative photography at many universities and private schools, including UCLA, Kent State University, the Hallmark Institute of Photography, and the Palm Beach Photographic Center. He also has led both domestic and international photo tours for 29 years to Africa, Asia, Europe, South America, and the American Southwest.

Zuckerman has been a contributing editor to Photographic Magazine for 32 years. His images, articles and photo features have been published in hundreds of books and magazines including several Time-Life Books, publications of the National Geographic Society, Outdoor Photographer, Omni Magazine, Conde Nast Traveler, Science Fiction Age, Australia's Photo World, and Greece's Opticon. He is the author of twelve books on photography.

His work has been used for packaging, advertising, and editorial layouts in thirty countries around the world. Jim's images have also appeared in calendars, posters, greeting cards, and corporate publications.