( CNN ) -- One brief window of opportunity when all the elements align themselves . The light , the look - it all comes together . Point and click : Richard takes a lesson from Magnum photographer Raghu Rai in Delhi . And then -- the click . A fleeting magical moment come and gone , then lost forever . But preserved in one picture . This month Richard Quest goes in search of the perfect photo . `` Get me Demarchelier ! '' One of the orders barked by the infamous editor in `` The Devil wears Prada . '' Patrick Demarchelier was indeed worth that special mention in the film . Richard visits this uber fashion and portrait photographer . In New York Demarchelier teaches Richard the techniques involved in composing the perfect picture . The great Henri Cartier Bresson once said : `` Photography is the simultaneous recognition , in a fraction of a second , of the significance of an event . '' Magnum Photos bequeathed us with a living record of our history . From the Normandy Landings to Tienanmen Square , Magnum 's members have captured some of the most iconic images of the photographic age . To find out more about Magnum photos please click here . Richard finds out what it takes to join this elite brotherhood . In New York , he visits Steve McCurry , the man behind National Geographic 's `` Afghan Girl . '' Then it 's off to Delhi to meet the legendary Raghu Rai . Whatever you do do n't photograph wildlife and babies ! Richard is off to find out why getting that perfect shot can often be next to impossible . Try getting either to stand still ! Quest learns from the masters in both of these -- - the acclaimed baby photographer Anne Geddes and , in San Francisco , award-winning wildlife photographer Frans Lanting . You just have to look at our news stands to see what a celebrity-obsessed culture we live in . Every few months a new gossip magazine emerges promising even better and more compromising pictures of celebrities at their best , at their worst , showing us what they 're doing and what they definitely should not be doing . We are the voyeurs , and we just ca n't get enough of them . The paparazzi have spawned this celebrity culture showing celebrities as anything but perfect . In London Darren Lyons , snapper turned celebrity himself , tells us how his business really works . But while we all love to curl up with a good gossip magazine , most of these photos will never be remembered . But there are photos that will endure , like those taken at our weddings . The wedding photographer is one of the honest jobs in the business . We visit a wedding in L.A. and capture a couple 's special moments . Finally , Quest is back with Frans Lanting in San Francisco . And this time he is the one taking the photographs . They go to the Ano Nuevo state reserve to photograph a colony of elephant seals . To view more of Frans Lanting 's work please click here . Richard shows us his metal as he snaps away . But then it 's back to the studio to see if his photographs will indeed seal the deal . E-mail to a friend .
Patrick Demarchelier goes in search of the perfect photo . He meets Steve McCurry , Richard Quest , Steve McCurry and Patrick Demarchelier . Quest puts his new skills to the test by photographing a colony of elephant seals .